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		<title>Mad Live Beats, Drum n&#8217; Bass style</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Video is the last in the &#8220;Dj&#8217;ing from behind the drums&#8221; Progtronica series as I move on to 2 exciting new projects that build of the foundation built here on these videos. Here I&#8217;ve introduced a new key piece of the arsenal the Roland SPD-30 octopad to play the live drumming. With this small pad and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100,000 views on YouTube</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 04:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of 2011 has been filled with brand new musical, business and creative opportunities. Most new projects are of the secretive nature but details will be revealed soon. In the meantime, the Progtronica videos have now reached a land mark of over 100,000 views on the NoServiceRequired YouTube Channel. Since developing the &#8220;DJ&#8217;ing from behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Twisted Digits&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve never liked the modern emergence of “sub-genres”, the incessant need these days to boil down each kind of music into dozens of sub-categories. I have found that, although it provides a decent description of the sound of the music, rarely can music be so pigeonholed as to be put into a place that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rumbling Sleep&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 is upon us and I couldn’t be happier about it. Don’t get me wrong, 2010 was far from a bad year, but the challenges, distractions, and relentless work load has lead to a perfect time for a reboot. Despite this need, I am very proud of where things have gone for Progtronica in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DJ’ing From Behind the Drums Part 2 “Twilight of 2010&#8243;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After doing the last track/video “Taste of Blue” introducing my new technique of launching clips and scenes in Ableton live using the Novation Launchpad while playing the drum part live, it opened my mind of the many different types of sounds and styles I could tackle using the same basic setup. I had the idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dj&#8217;ing from behind the drums Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although there was some live drumming on the recent Progtronica EP, for the most part I have focused my recording and performance techniques on live “re-mixing” of my own material. Drum wise my approach has been to record myself, often in several layers, playing live. Then take parts of the recording and slice, alter, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I write a song&#8230;&#8221;For Soul&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past year since I’ve been on this Progtronica quest, I’ve had the compositional approach of beginning with the idea of “What if I did this?” A lot of great music has been written with this type of inspiration, trying to figure out something one doesn&#8217;t know and then making a musical statement out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sidechaining with &#8220;The Stomp&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After doing all the post production, polishing, and arraigning of all other logistical details for the release of the “Live For No One” EP, I’ve gotten back to exploring new production and performance techniques in Ableton Live. The most crucial of all of these has turned out the be the “sidechaining” of certain effects from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“After-Math”: a video dedicated to the internal and external volatility of the recent past</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Challenges and how we respond to them is large part of what makes us who we are. Of course everyone knows the cliché of “with crisis comes opportunity” but just what that opportunity is and how to execute it to its fullest potential is not always as clear cut. From an internal perspective the recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The debut Progtronica EP &#8220;Live For No One&#8221; is out and available for free preview!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time has finally come. The long awaited Progronica debut Ep has been officially released. In the coming weeks it will be available for all to purchase on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, and a host of other sites. In the meantime, I&#8217;m offering to preview and download for free the entire album. Check it out, [...]]]></description>
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