Meetups – Page 2

SoundCloud links and other links from the May 9 meetup

Hello! Thank you so much for a great meetup. As promised here are links to people’s music pages and/or SoundCloud pages. If you are on SoundCloud and want to join the SF-EMM group, please see:

http://soundcloud.com/groups/sf-emm

Amotz Zig Av: http://soundcloud.com/glowing-dust
Amy: http://soundcloud.com/amster_girl
Ben Janik: http://benjanik.bandcamp.com/
Circus of Mind: http://soundcloud.com/circusofmind
Florent Berthaut: http://thehobartphase.net/ and http://hitmuri.net/
Gina Collecchia: http://ginacollecchia.com/
Josh McFarland: http://soundcloud.com/mello-dee
Louis Gorenfeld: http://soundcloud.com/extentofthejam
Mark Altin: http://10thousandhourquest.tumblr.com/ and http://soundcloud.com/mark-altin
Neil Johnson:http://soundcloud.com/dadakopf

Also we had a presentation from Taylor at Audulus. You can learn more at:

http://audulus.com/

Photos from SF-EMM BLENDR at Showdown SF (Feb 19)

X-mas party on Sat Dec 17! We call it “BLENDR”!

A bunch of us have been working really hard to bring you an awesome holiday party and we want you to be there! Announcing: BLENDR: X-MAS THROWDOWN!

B L E N D R

– A new monthly party hosted by The San Francisco Electronic Music Meetup Organization –

Come and join us, have a drink, and party at CLUB 93 to the best in Electronic Music for this X-Mas Throwdown!!

So diverse, you will hear everything from Trance, House (Tech, Deep, Latin, Progressive & Electro), Industrial, and Drum & Bass (Liquid & Hard).

This December’s 2011 Line will include the following –

8:00 to 9:05pm – KJ EVE (Industrial —>J-rock)
(http://www.youtube.com/user/hawaiiandelights)

9:05 to 10:10pm – ILOVEDJREY (House & DubStep)
(http://www.house-mixes.com/profile/iloveDJrey)

10:10 to 11:15pm – SUNNY (House)
(http://soundcloud.com/sattygalle)

11:15 to 12:20am – QUALAFOX (Drum & Bass)
(http://soundcloud.com/qualafox)

12:20 to 1:25am – GIOVANNI ESCOBAR (Trance)
(http://soundcloud.com/giovanni-escobar)

Please help us out. Print out a flyer and GET YOUR FRIENDS TO COME OVER!

SF-EMM September 2011 meetup notes!

Thank you all for coming out to the September 2011 meetup! I love hearing the new sound design projects, and welcome to the new members too!

Some quick notes:

Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCMRA): https://ccrma.stanford.edu/
Remix/remake the Nokia tune! (Thanks for the tip, Peter!)
http://nokiatune.audiodraft.com/
http://www.audiodraft.com/sourcing/contests/contest.php?id=123
The awesome djay iPad app—can do preview mix on a different audio channel, has cue points, zooms in on the waveform when scratching, auto beat detection, time stretching.
Make your own synthesizer with SynthEdit: http://www.synthedit.com/
Cool synth wiring + sound generation with Plogue’s Bidule plugin: http://www.plogue.com/?page_id=56
Some great brass instruments from East West: Hollywood Brass
ProjectSAM True Strike library for awesome, big drums + percussion: http://www.projectsam.com/
(If the link doesn’t load, check demos like this YouTube video.)
Audio feature: Kissy Sell Out. Check his MySpace page or BBC Radio 1 show.

SF-EMM September 2011

View more presentations from Amy L.

Qualafox’s DJ mixing demo @ August Meetup

PC, MixMeister, Korg KP3:

SF-EMM Summer Party

UPDATED LINEUP:

9pm – ILOVEDJREY (Indie Dance Music)
http://www.house-mixes.com/profile/iloveDJrey

10pm – SSATOSHI (Progressive House)
http://soundcloud.com/sattygalle
http://suneth.com/

11pm – LEWIS BROWN, JR (House)

12am – GIOVANNI ESCOBAR (Trance)

1am – QUALAFOX (Drum & Bass)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/QUALAFOX/354989245527

Come one and all to the first ever SF-EMM Summer Party!

Bring your friends down to an awesome event at the usual Hot Spot Bar at 1414 Market where we will have our very own DJs and musicians pumping out loud tunes from 9:00 PM ’til 2:00 AM. Yes, that’s right, we’re taking over this place for a whole night!

No RSVP necessary but let us know if you want to contribute music or do a set yourself: email info@sf-emm.org.

Let’s fill this bar!!!

RSVP on Meetup or Facebook.

SF-EMM member Giovanni Escobar playing a huge rave meetup: Pinky’s Bar & Grill (Sacramento)

Tomorrow, Saturday August 6, 5:00 PM:

Our own Giovanni Escobar is spinning some trance/hardstyle beats in Sac at Pinky’s Bar & Grill this weekend. $5 presales, $10 at the door. You must check this out!

April 2011 Meetup Slides and Notes

SF-EMM April 2011

View more presentations from Amy L

Also mentioned at the Meetup:

East West sound library: http://www.soundsonline.com/
iZotope Stutter Edit (the plugin BT wrote/uses): http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/stutteredit/
Apple Loops Utility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Loops_Utility

Meetup Notes – February 2011

SF-EMM February 2011

View more presentations from Amy L.

Some quick notes about upcoming events!

Jam Session on February 13! Sign up here!
Woodman Colón + Jane Woodman: they are playing at an arts night this Saturday February 5: Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 7:00-10:00 PM
The cover band Duran Duran Duran will be playing the Red Devil Lounge on February 18: Tickets and info

And a few other notes from the Meetup:

Chris Huelsbeck did the soundtrack to the new iPhone game Subsolar by Tenshi Noir is now available on the iTunes App Store!
For pretty bad-ass guitar effects in a VST check out IK’s AmpliTube3 modeling guitar effects processor
Next remix challenge: Round Table Knights “Say What”

Meetup Notes – January 2011

SF-EMM January 2011

View more presentations from Amy L.

Thanks for coming out to the Hot Spot to blast our neighbors with brain-shaking bass. Here’s the slides from the Meetup. A few of key things:

Download the audio files for the January remix challenge! Bring your remix to the next meetup and/or send it to us via email: remix@sf-emm.org
We need your help to carry speakers and set up the audio rig before meetups. More info and links to sign up for the newly-formed P.A. Crew

See you in February!