meet point – betterwithmusic

Meet Point: Camera Libre & Prototype Fund

“Prototype Fund is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Individuals and small teams receive a grant to test and develop open source tools and applications in the fields of civic tech, data literacy, data security and others.

The Prototype Fund team support the candidates in their application process, keeping things as unbureaucratic as possible and adjusting it to the needs of software developers, hackers and creatives. In short: the Prototype Fund brings iterative software development and government innovation funding together.

In the next three years about 40 projects will be funded. In total, the BMBF will grant 1.2 million euros in support of these projects.”

CAMERA LIBRE (Sam Muirhead)

“I make all sorts of videos – from documentary through to animation – but I have a focus on using, explaining and promoting Free/Libre/Open Source Software, Free Culture, Open Knowledge and Open Source Hardware.
In 2012/13 I lived a Year of Open Source, I’m part of the Open It Agency and the Open Source Circular Economy Days team, and I also run post-production workshops with free software!”

Meet point: INTO study

INTO students study in state-of-the-art learning Centres across the UK, USA & China, and progress to some of the world’s top universities.

Song: Ruins

Every year, INTO helps thousands of young people from around the world to study at a leading university. We work together with our university partners to provide specialist degrees and pathway programmes designed for international students.

Song: Meantime

Thinking about studying a degree in the UK, US or China? We can help you get there. We have over 10 years of experience helping international students like you to take their first step.

Song: Superconductivity

You’re guaranteed a great education with INTO, wherever you choose to study. Our university partners and affiliates are respected worldwide. And they’re dedicated to providing a great student experience.

Song: Moonxine Part IV

INTO study

INTOTV

Review: betterwithmusic 2016

Natural Therapy

Natural Therapy is basically folk with synths. Soft and pleasant songs that alternate electric and acoustic guitars, always with a bed of pads and different keyboards. Sometimes close and friendly, sometimes more epic. But always avoiding shrillness, looking hopeful, between contained happyness and good times of melancholy.

Relaxing music, but with muscle. Again playing with contrasts: to contemplate or dream but not to sleep.

CDDC + DCCD

CDDC is a compilation of ambient tracks with silences and repetitions, looped tiny melodies, prepared pianos, drones, clicks and crackles, arpeggiator sequences and modulated percussion, noises, reverbs and delays… Some dark atmospheres for suspense and tension moments. Some ethereal landscapes to contemplate and meditate. Always full of details…

Basically, “DCCD” is composed of several mixes, remixes and alternative takes of some “CDDC” songs.

More danceable and festive, with house, minimal or techno rythms as reference, “DCCD” leaving the dark and “not-at-all relaxed” air. The new versions explores a fresher and brighter side of these songs.

A new point of view with powerful kick drums and sequenced bass phrases, without forgetting all the noises, clicks and crackles.

HiFi City Tales

A compilation of Instrumental Beats: Hip Hop, Trap, Grime, Breakbeat phrases… Some smooth atmospheres for a walk…

Influences… Drake, Vince Staples, Kendrick Lamar, Landscapes, Shabazz Palaces, Schoolboy Q, Trim, Boy in da Corner, stroll along the beach, A$AP Rocky, MPC, window shopping, Future, Archy Marshall, Kanye West, summer night party, Kelela, Thundercat, Frank Ocean…

Some works “on demand”…

Los Nombres del Fuego

Prototype Fund

Also this year I was lucky to start two new parallel projects like (H) inercia and Maresia. That’s why I have not been able to expand the library in the way I would like. But I’m not going to complain about it, it’s a pleasure to be part of these new adventures.

And a lot of new collaborations. Thank you all for rely on my music!