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Shows, shows, shows, as usual! Also, look in the video section here for a video blog of a typical day on the road with skylab2000. Working on loads of new stuff, as usual. Did a ring tone for Start Mobile, and a remix for Trixie which is in the Billboard charts! Also have a track in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Universe out now!
plays live.
Many people ask us how skylab2000 actually does a live set.
Well... Dennis Barton [aka skylab2000] controls it all. He doesn't just stand still on stage twiddling knobs or moving a mouse around. This is all about making music live and keeping the party going full on.
No DATs or backing tapes are used at all. A old laptop running a basic DOS MIDI sequencer controls a selection of synths, sound modules, software and samplers.
NO parts are pre-recorded on a DAT. No audio files are used. It's all mixed and mashed 100% live. No controllers, no system exclusive messages - just the notes.
The synths and sampler's audio outputs all run thru effects units and controlled live onstage. Vocals and emceeing are added as needed. A sixteen channel mixer is used to do the final mix.
The whole set is varied for the feel of the party, and is never exactly the same show to show.
Simple. :)
