Working with Mistakes.
Using mistakes as a source of  inspiration can open up a world of possibilities that our tools of correction often negate.
Night Shift
Any given weekend in Tokyo is soaked to the gills in techno events but once you step outside the greater downtown areas of Shibuya. Nakameguro and Daikanyama (a stones throw apart from each other) there really isn’t much happening techno
The Insidious Burden of Choice
There are a plethora of music making machines and software programs out on the market these days, many snake oils and, myriad merchants of miracle mojo peddling them too.
The Hardest Part of Cycling is the Pavement
My good friend, fellow producer and DJ and Yogacharya, Nik Sliwerski aka Muthafunka fell off his bicycle recently and hit his head really, really hard on the ground. He is in hospital with concussion and a fractured skull (which thankfully
Aldous Huxley Interview
Aldous Huxley’s works are profound and life altering, and he has left a powerful mark on modern culture and thought. Here is a half our interview with him speaking to Mike Wallace.
Rare Shane Berry DJ Set – Minimal Mosaic
minimal mosaic – shane berry mixes mosaic records A few years back I used to work at Tokyo’s only alternative cable radio station called radio:on where we recorded hour long shows on to Mini Discs – remember those? Well, after
Designing Sound for an iPad App
I’m very happy to have been involved in another collaboration with Information Architects (iA). This time around iA founder Oliver Reichenstein approached me to design some sound to enhance user experience on one of his new projects; a word processor
Sasha Plays Shane Berry Track, Pullitout
My latest release on Greta Cottage Workshop has been getting a lot of support from Sasha and this has been generating some great feedback for me. Here is a clip of him opening a four hour set with my track
iPad Controller Review: touchAble
The touchAble iPad app is ¥2000 (introductory price) and the app that runs on the host computer is a free download from their website.
iPad controllers Review: Livecontrol/TouchOSC
The TouchOSC iPad app is ¥600 and the Livecontrol app that runs on the host computer is a free download, as are the Livecontrol templates.