organic tactile // Hardware Jams 5th Birthday Bash 2023

2023 awkesome (Silvio Vantadoro)
https://awkesome.bandcamp.com/music
Artwork @vangiocico https://www.instagram.com/vangiocico/

In the context of music, “hardware jams” typically refers to a style of musical performance or composition that involves using hardware synthesisers, drum machines, and other electronic musical instruments in a live, improvisational manner. It is a form of electronic music production where the focus is on creating music in real-time using physical hardware devices rather than relying on software-based music production tools.

Hardware jams often involve connecting multiple pieces of equipment together, such as synthesisers, drum machines, sequencers, and effects processors. Each device is manipulated in real-time, often through the use of knobs, sliders, and other physical controls, to create and modify sounds and rhythms. The performer or composer explores different combinations of sounds, patterns, and effects, improvising and shaping the music as they go.

The appeal of hardware jams lies in the hands-on, tactile nature of manipulating physical instruments and the spontaneity and unpredictability that can arise from live improvisation. It allows for a more immediate and organic interaction with the music-making process, as opposed to the precise and pre-programmed nature of software-based music production.

Hardware jams can take place in various settings, from live performances in clubs or music venues to studio sessions and even informal jam sessions among musicians and of course: live recordings on Youtube. They offer a unique and dynamic approach to electronic music creation, allowing for experimentation, exploration, and the creation of unique sonic landscapes.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hardwarejams
Lisa Beynon
Soooooo it turns out you awesome lot been here 5 years in May!!!
Who wants a festival??
Put your names down if you’re interested…
And no we don’t have dates or infact know how long sets should be (will be 10 or 15 mins?)
But heck we’re jammers? Who wants a birthday bash?
FESTIVAL UPDATE!
Our festival is now scheduled for the Friday 9th June, Sat 10th June, Sun 11th June!

Gear used:
#Akai #MPCLiveII
#Arturia #MatrixBrute
#Arturia #MicroFreak
#Behringer #2600 #BlueMarvin
#Behringer #Deepmind12D
#Behringer #TD3
#Dreadbox & #Polyend #Medusa
#Elektron #AnalogFourMKII
#Elektron #AnalogHeatMKII
#Elektron #AnalogRytmMKII
#Elektron #Digitone
#ExpressiveE #Osmose
#Modor #NF1
#Novation #Summit
#Waldorf #Iridium

#iPadProM for Effects
#Behringer #X32
#Behringer #UMC1840 (for iPad)

Video:
iPhone Pro 13 (Cam) with Analog Heat MKII (X32 feed)
iPad ProM (Cam)
iPad Pro (Cam)
MacBook ProM (Cam)