So here is me showing off some of my beat juggling and scratching skills with the fabulous DJ Jaffa a true Cardiff legend and a major player in the British hip hop realm. A really nice guy, very patient, informative and a real pleasure to have some tuition with. Just happens this was one of … Continue reading Masterclass with DJ Jaffa
So the marvellous Deri Roberts my college tutor had arranged an evening for the group on the eleventh of December so some of us could go and visit the BBC studios over in Llandaff. Which was terrible generous of him considering it was his birthday. This allowed us an insight into how a Christmas special … Continue reading BBC Wales-The Bethan Elfyn Show:Christmas Special
Back once again at one of our favourite haunts the wonderful Exchange hotel. Delighted to be accompanied for today’s recordings by a fantastically talented duet known as Sister Bodhi. Sister Bodhi are heading for success with their debut EP set to be released in April happily titled ” Live At Carmel” these two incredibly gifted … Continue reading TME- Bella Collins& Jodie Marie (Sisters Bodhi)
These guys were awesome to work with a lot of fun. The band consisted of an unusual style make up. All though primarily a folk acoustic band with bluegrass roots hailing from Newport South Wales, its their actual instruments that give them a quirky twist. Such as Bongo Peet on the washboard, Bowman on the … Continue reading TME- The Apple Tree Theory
December has arrived and our first live recording session for the Toucan Music Exchange with the fabulous Dionne Bennett and the band. Which consisted of Toucan veterans Jon Goode on keys and bass, as well as Toucan owner Simon Kingman and obviously The Earth’s Dionne Bennett. They were accompanied by fantastically talented percussionist Paulo Tomateo. … Continue reading TME Filming Sessions with The Earth’s Dionne Bennett and The Toucan Band
One of the assignments for my foundation degree this semester was to go out and record spaces which could then be channelled through a device within Logic Pro X Digital Audio Workstation know as the impulse Response Unit. The impulse response unity captures sound of spaces which can be used for a number of processing … Continue reading Recording In Spaces
First things first this set was an end to a chapter for DJ Spektrum yes it had been fun but a new beginning was on the horizon. It was effectively an end to my partnership with Submerge Cardiff although it had been a fun run why it lasted it was time to move on. I … Continue reading PARANOIZE
Almost a week later after RAVE IN THE CHURCH on 27th November 2018 we were at it again in Undertone night club which was becoming a regular haunt for the label. This time it was a sound clash, a head to head with one of our first collaborators the Tremmah boys. Although I opted out … Continue reading TREMMAH VS SUBMERGE
After months of planning the evening arrived for a rave that would put Cardiff Underground music back on the map in some style. The long anticipated hyped up event in the city calendar was finally here. To say I was excited was an understatement. The preparation for the event took some doing regular meetings between … Continue reading RAVE IN THE CHURCH
On the Friday 26th October 2018 myself under sudo name DJ Spektrum and DJ Sarki opened up back to back as part of a Submerge 140 takeover for the popular Switch Up nights. This came about because of our collaboration with MC Ryder who knew Theo Switchup David Thomas the promoter of the night. I … Continue reading SWITCH UP- First Birthday Bash
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