JayKid and Space Pirates, recording artists for August!

Jay Kid, and the Space Pirates, will be gracing our studios for the month of August. Yesterday, they just came in to take a good look around the studio and work out how they are going to work with us. Today, we had some engineers (Simon and Frank) come in to help the guys out with setting up whatever equipment they feel like using.

The live room has been rearranged to the specifications of Space Pirates, so that they can bring in their laptops and use some of their equipment (like an Akai drum pad and some controller keyboards ) with Reason.

Some Space Pirates have taken over the live room

After the lunch break, they come in to the control room to see what we have to offer them. They want to record some of the synths in here, so spend some time looking around and choosing some interesting sounds. As they inspect the equipment, Jeremy tells us that he thinks Korg make some pretty cool stuff. Anyone who praises Korg is a friend in my mind!

The Yamaha SY1 and the Juno-60 seem to fascinating the guys with their retro cool, and they show some interest in the Kaoss Pad, which they are already familiar with and like to play around with.

An ‘arty’ shot of Jay Kid rocking the synths

Space Pirates have been delighting us with stories of how they play live, and we were so impressed by it we thought we’d let you in on it. Apparently, they have two computers- a Mac and a PC- both running Reason 3. The two computers are attached to a fader bank, and mixed together in real time. This is a pretty unusual set up, and sounds like the type of innovative work we like!

Another Space Pirate

Jay Kid, also known as Jeremy, has come to play in the control room while Space Pirates do some more work in the live room. So, each of our rooms is in full use and everybody seems satisfied with the work they are producing. Mid-afternoon, Space Pirates have to be off somewhere else and after a few more hours making beats, Jay Kid decides to call it a day too. All the guys will be back in next weekend, so check the blog then for news of their progress!