Behind the Scenes · June 09, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the landscape of music production, pushing creative boundaries and transforming the industry. With AI algorithms capable of analyzing vast musical datasets, composers and producers can now harness its power to generate unique melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. AI-powered tools can also enhance the post-production process, offering advanced audio editing and mixing capabilities. This article is about how I'm using AI tools in my music productions.
Behind the Scenes · April 24, 2023
Are you a keyboardist looking to record your music at home? Setting up a home recording studio can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With the right tools and a little bit of know-how, you can create a basic home recording studio that will allow you to capture high-quality recordings of your playing.
In this article, I'll walk you through the steps of setting-up both, basic and advanced home recording studios for a keyboardist.
New Music Releases · January 12, 2023
Known for his extraordinary mix of ambient and chillout songs with jazz, soul and even funk elements, Fantomacs now delivers his already fourth album "De Novo". It contains an interesting mix of instrumental and poetry tracks in German narrated by HMG.
Behind the Scenes · January 03, 2023
Recently, the high-end earphones DT-1990 Pro from Beyerdynamics found their way into my LakeView Studios. This article is about my experiences with these amazing earphones. Moreover, a direct comparison to DT-770 Pro and DT 770 earphones from Beyerdynamic will be part of this article as well.
Behind the Scenes · July 10, 2022
Recently, a couple of new mastering tools arrived in my studio and this article is about how they work and perform when used in my current projects.
Music Marketing & Promotion · June 29, 2022
The digital revolution of the music industry has created endless possibilities to share music on a global scale - awesome! However, this is creating additional complexity for the creators to ensure a fair reward of their hard work and creativity. This in itself is becoming an increasingly important topic since stream revenues are constantly dropping in parallel.
New Music Releases · May 01, 2022
Known for his extra-ordinary mixture of ambient & chillout songs combining jazz, soul and even funky elements, Fantomacs now delivers his third album "So Pure". It contains a lovely mix of tracks for the perfect evening - be it at home on the sofa or on the terrasse at the grill or lounge.
Behind the Scenes · March 24, 2021
Especially during the Corona-crisis it became more and more important for musicians to collaborate via the Internet for making music online.
In this third article of the series, I would like to share a tool called "Notetracks" that is extremely helpful when it comes to music production or collaboration with your bandmates across different locations.
Behind the Scenes · February 26, 2021
Especially during the Corona-crisis it became more and more important for musicians to collaborate via the Internet for making music online.
In this second article our experiences are disclosed in setting up private jam sessions using the services offered by KOORD.LIVE in conjunction with the Jamulus App.
Behind the Scenes · January 30, 2021
Especially during the Corona-crisis it became more and more important for musicians to collaborate via the Internet for making music online.
In this article, our experiences are discolsed in setting up the soft- and hardware configuration allowing my bandmates from D!kS (covermusic band) located in Neuss/Germany and me located in Switzerland to meet and interactively make music.