Taking the challenge this week, Mathew Jonson. Born in Vancouver, Jonson has set up one hell of a studio in Berlin - full of modular synths, drum machines and more - and on his Against the Clock he shows just now naturally he builds up layer of ambience over tweaked drum patterns with it. It's awe-inspiring, not just due to the amount of equipment or the ease with which he uses it, but due to just how damn fun it looks.
Re: [VIDEO] Mathew Johnson makes a tune in 10mins
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:21 pm
by zosomagik
This is my favorite one of these so far. I was a bit skeptical at first, I was wondering how long he was going to spend tweaking patches and things, but those vibes were heavy. As soon as I saw him reach for the 808 a couple minutes in, I was like
Re: [VIDEO] Mathew Johnson makes a tune in 10mins
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:56 pm
by fragments
I love that he starts with notes, with melody, with harmony. Its already more than a decent start to a song before he goes anywhere near a percussion instrument. Yea, this is easily one of the best one of these I have seen. The only other I really remember being impressed by was the Goth Trad one.
Re: [VIDEO] Mathew Johnson makes a tune in 10mins
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:41 pm
by zosomagik
Yeah, if you can get some big vibes going before percussion comes into play, when (or if) it does, it's game over.
