AUDIOMIND (ABA PRODUCTIONS) – PROFILE
NAME: AUDIOMIND
REAL NAME: CHRISTOPHE CASH
STYLE:
Audiomind encompasses a diverse range of musical styles and genres, but reserves a particular love for acid house and breaks. Currently, Audiomind predominately spins a combination of tech-house, techno, tech-trance and nuskool breaks. Audiomind’s philosophy requires him to be vastly adventurous in his music, while spanning a variety of styles for a collage of different musical tastes.
HOME TOWN:
Charlotte, NC USA
REPRESENTING:
Audiomind’s current crews are East Coast Unity, Vinyl Overdose and ABA Productions. For specifics of any of the artists and DJs, please email at abaproductions@graffiti.net
YEAR’s DJING: Since 1994
YEARS PROMOTING: Since 1993
YEARS PRODUCING : Since 1998
EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE:
Audiomind has experience on almost every turntable in existence (which includes CD ‘tables’) and has played on numerous analog and digital mixers, ranging from Rane, Pioneer, Vestax, Allen Heath, Numark, etc. Audiomind also has extensive experience performing on an assortment of different (live) effects processors and other “live act” equipment up to and including various samplers & synths, as well as a variety of analog and virtual synthesizers, drum machines and mastering equipment, etc.
DJ EXPERIENCE:
Audiomind has vast experience performing in all warehouse, club and festival environments. Audiomind has experience opening and closing for acts such as Dubtribe, Scott Henry, Adam X, Brad Smith, Carl Cox, Noel Sanger, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson, Chemical Brothers, Mauro Picotto, Antoine Clamaran, Danny the Wildchild, SpaceGirl, Terry Mullan, H Foundation, Monk, Donald Glaude, Icey, Micro, Deepsky, Jungle Brothers, Frankie Bones, Doc Martin, Roger Sanchez, Ak1200, Dieselboy, along with many others…..
BOOKINGS:
ABA PRODUCTIONS
EMAIL:
Abaproductions@graffiti.net
ABA PRODUCTIONS
AFFILIATED WEBSITES:
A Break Apart (aBa) - Central to me and aBa
THE DJ
Local Level
DIGITAL MAGIC
LOCAL LEVEL
AUDIOMINDz MUZIK
CENTRAL BY-STATION FOR AUDIOMIND
PROMOTE YOURSELF HERE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-Co-founder of label/crew/production co. – ABA Productions.
-Numerous underground mix & original recording promo releases, including uncut live show recordings.
-Audiomind is an active contributor to his local & regional scene……constantly strengthening, educating and promoting, while spending an infinite amount of personal time developing his regional scene and talent by throwing and promoting events, both progressively and positively.
BACKGROUND:
Born in Savannah GA to a Lakota Indian mother and Irish father Audiomind got his start in classical and native music at a very early age. When he was 5 he began to take piano and drum lessons and continued to do so on and off in school and at home for 9 years. During this time, Audiomind mostly performed within the classical realm. After receiving numerous honors, awards and recognitions for playing and producing music for live acts, etc, Audiomind discovered his true calling in “electronic music”. This new ‘enlightenment’ transpired after Audiomind attended his first large underground music event. Audiomind immediately invested in his first set of turntables (and mixer) and from thereafter incessantly accumulated records, samples and gear for mixing (and remixing), recording and playing throughout the Southeast US. Audiomind’s love has effortlessly grown for the atmosphere, vibe and harmony of the electronic music community, all the while transforming his progression into a professional DJ/Artist only that much more enjoyable and exciting.
After graduation from college, Audiomind moved to back to VA and began mastering his musical engineering prowess and his desire to achieve a name for himself in the underground electronic music community. At this time, Audiomind decided on an artist name for himself, humorously calling himself “OUT OF YA MIND”, which eventually transformed into “AUDIOMIND”. (Reflectively believing that by serious examination of the music, each note seemed to offer a delicate balance of blissful enlightenment with each passing drum roll and synth lead.) After extensive travel throughout the Southeast and Midwest US A Audiomind finally chose to make his home Charlotte NC USA, back in 1999.
Audiomind’s taste in music has varied greatly over the years and with so much affection and devotion to so many different modes of music, Audiomind chose not to limit himself by sticking to a single genre while Djing, Producing and Performing.
Audiomind’s biggest influences throughout the years has to include labels such as Siesta, Moody, Subliminal, Red Melon, TCR, Sunkissed, Defected, Terraform, Primal, OM, Hooj, Renegade Hardware, etc… but he embraces a special fondness for his extremely talented local artists, DJs & musical engineers.
Audiomind’s attitude and thoughts surrounding the electronic music scene (as they surround him) focus on the positive vibe, the dedicated expression of art through music, truth and dance, as well as his desire to bequeath a lasting impression on anyone he encounters. Audiomind’s philosophy also revolves around a respect and love for the many aspects of our community that encircle our individual expressions we create through art and sound.
Audiomind pursues the constant exploration of the subliminal ethereal of sound and the sub-consciousness of self. Aural elements include: abysmal resonance’s, transcendent tones, disembodied melodies, blurred rhythms, peripheral glimpses, bizarre juxtaposition, decayed voices, subterranean murmurings and beautifully, but terrifying, walls of noise. As Audiomind voyages into the depths of electronic mayhem, its supernal beauty and surreal ego-shredding sound encircles him, resulting in the beautiful balance between harsh reality and ethereal fantasy!
The websites listed below are for informational purposes only, while containing [and being] some of the most in-depth, detailed and comprehensive sites dedicated to, for and by artists, producers, as well as mastering and audio engineers. [With an emphasis on electronic music production that spans all genres of music, musical gear and computer music]
Submit ideas for any additional links....[excluding manufacturing/program makers, which we will assume you are acquainted with already.]
Sonic State
Synth Museum
Vintage Synth
Propellerheads Website
Harmony Central
Computer Music
Midi Tutorials
Synth Zone
More Info on the Midi Format
The Gas Station
Sound on Sound Magazine
Free Music Progz
Smart Electronix
Sonic Spot
One of the most excellent sites on the net for plugins, etc
Excellent Online Music Community of Artists/Music Producers who share patches/samples/files/music/etc
Hyperreal Machines
Future Music
Last, but certainly not least......This Online Music Engineering Community is perhaps one of the best I know for samples, discussion, fun, trades, mp3s, patches, hardware formatted files....etc.....etc......CHECK IT OUT!
FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, HERE LIES OTHER CREATIVE HAVENS FOR SUCH PROVOCATIVE INSPIRATION!
A Break Apart (aBa) - Click here to access an online forum community dedicated to DJs, music nerds, producers, engineers, mixers, artists and fans who unite and connect with others to share their inspirations, production techniques, graphic and web design principles, their dreams, events, music, tracks, mixes, politics, hopes, aspirations and together communicate their social ideals.
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