Archive for October, 2009

Artist Spotlight | Aquasky Interview

Artist Spotlight | Aquasky Interview

We recently caught up with the Aquasky lads at the ‘Chew The Fat’ 12th Anniversary night in Oct, for a chat about life as one of the most enduring Drum n Bass, Breaks and currently Bassline House acts of the last 15 years. With the recent release of their ‘Deep Fat Frequencies EP’ earlier this [...]


London Elektricity | All Hell Is Breaking Loose | Oct 2009

London Elektricity | All Hell Is Breaking Loose | Oct 2009

As Halloween is almost upon us we thought we’d get into the spirit with this hi-res version of the hugely viral drum and bass music video ‘All Hell Is Breaking Loose’ by London Elektricity.  The video accompanied the single taken from London Elektricity’s fourth studio album ‘Syncopated City’ – released in September 2008. This video [...]


Drum Drops | Fistful Of Drummers | Featured Products

Drum Drops | Fistful Of Drummers | Featured Products

Our recent Label Focus video on Drum Drops delves into their unique catalogue of Drum Sample collections.  We look at the wide genre span within the label, the versatile multi-track sample format, and the people behind this acclaimed label. With this in mind we wanted to feature one of the Drum Drops packs in our [...]


Ableton Live | Sound Design With FX Racks | Rob Jones

Ableton Live | Sound Design With FX Racks | Rob Jones

The sixth LoopTV Tech Talk presentation of seven given by Ableton and Focusrite product specialist Rob Jones. In this free Ableton Live tutorial ‘Composing with Fx Part 1′ – Rob offers us some useful production techniques using the Ableton Fx racks.  Specifically here he creates a new bass line from a drum break using a [...]


Label Focus | Drum Drops | Oct 2009

Label Focus | Drum Drops | Oct 2009

This month we take a closer look at what master drum collection label ‘Drumdrops’ has on offer and why this acclaimed label is still breaking new ground with their drum collections and formats. Here we interviewed Mike ‘Prince Fatty’ Pelanconi – owner of Drumdrops to talk us through the unique appeal of the Label, the [...]


Akai APC40 On Test | Artist Clinic | Andi Durrant

Akai APC40 On Test | Artist Clinic | Andi Durrant

Attention all tech heads… Progressive House DJ Andi Durrant of ‘Riley and Durrant’ recently put the new Akai APC40 Ableton controller through its paces.  In this product review he shows us what makes it different to the other controllers on the market and why everyone should have one! We also see how the new APC40 [...]


Featured Products | Broken Beat, Nu Jazz & Soul V2 | Reel People

Featured Products | Broken Beat, Nu Jazz & Soul V2 | Reel People

Back by popular demand – we look at the follow up to the hugely acclaimed ‘Reel People – Broken Beat, Nu Jazz and Soul’ sample pack from Loopmasters. Vol 2 goes even deeper into the vaults of Papa Records…. Lovingly assembled by Reel People leader and Papa Records founder Oli Lazarus, this sample collection includes [...]


Competitions | Deadmau5 | Oct 2009

Competitions | Deadmau5 | Oct 2009

Later this month LoopTV we’ll be catching up with man of the moment ‘Deadmau5′ for an exclusive backstage interview – as he prepares to deliver another dose of his captivating live show of world class brand uber cool electronica as part of his current UK touring dates. In preparation for this LoopTV are proud to [...]


Evil Nine | Marine Parade | Icicles

Evil Nine | Marine Parade | Icicles

Neither evil or nine, Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy are Adam Freeland’s favourite pets.  Since signing to the electro maverick’s Marine Parade label, the breakbeat-spewing duo has collaborated with an elite of hip-hop dignitary while gorging on acclaim from the music press’s ink-smudged pages. Here we present their final extract from last year’s ‘They Live!’ [...]


Ableton Live | Using the Clip Editor | With Rob Jones

Ableton Live | Using the Clip Editor | With Rob Jones

LoopTV presents our free Ableton Live video tutorial, on Live’s audio clip editor, with Ableton and Focusrite product specialist Rob Jones. In this video Rob gives us some useful music production tips to make the most of your Audio Loops.  Specifically using the clip editor to create multiple sound layers from one source loop to [...]