Ever since I was 16 and learned to plug a computer into a stereo, I've been learning about recording, producing, mixing, software and anything I can about producing music within and without computers.
So ten years ago with Fruity Loops 3 and some CD's I nabbed from my parents, I made these, my first ever beats. I thought I'd share them you - be aware some of them are pretty simple but they're good for a listen. All I've done since making them was master them quickly and tweak out a bit of the ridiculous bass that was in them!
http://soundcloud.com/mikey-rockwell/sets
They were used a few years later by Shae Sterling in the short film "Cruisin'" which was a part of the bestselling DVD series High Octane.
Cruisin' on youtube
I'll post some more stories about how these humble beginnings evolved into the Kitchen Recording Studio
About Me
- Mikey Rockwell
- At the dawn of 2007 Mikey said goodbye to his back-breaking work as a cook under a megalomaniac chef and stepped down onto the lonesome road of the musician. Within a year he had helped build a recording studio and written, recorded and mixed a 13 track album - just before the implosion of the studio. A demo of his first single 'Turn Ya Dial Up' gave him a nomination for Best Unsigned Artist in Australasia at the Urban awards in Sydney. Before releasing the album 'Free Slaves', Mikey went on tour with now colleagues, Kolab and entered the studio and recorded and mixed their debut album 'What Comes Next'. Living with only the little money from performing and recording, his release of Free Slaves was hampered by a bare-boned existence yet the CD received praise and favour amongst listeners. Since then Mikey has been building a new recording studio which is open to the public and has been utilized by many artists in Auckland, and has performed around NZ and in Australia with The Shades, Kolab, Batucada Sound Machine and solo to boot.
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