04.17.14

Bozeman -> Bellingham -> Wellington NZ
A huge slacker. Truth.

A relentless record collector and accomplished DJ, Jason Root is a music fanatic who has been dedicated to progressing the music scene in Bozeman, Montana for over a decade. Jason’s emotive selections move from a fusion of house and techno, from jazz to rare groove. Jason digs deep into the dusty corners of music’s basement.

Simon;peter is a veteran DJ from Montana, US. He's been mixing for over two decades on good ol' fashioned turntables or CDJs with skills he learned and refined in the Hard Dance scene of Wales, paying particular attention to solid, involved mixing and reading crowd reactions.  So serious was his vinyl addiction that when he received his bi-weekly food stipend from the University, he would hitch a bus immediately downtown to Catapult Records and spend hours listening to the hottest new wax, eventually returning to his dorm with 20-30 records and just enough cash left for 5 or 6 meals of beans on toast.  Upon his return to the States in 2002, simon;peter joined with Chachi and Playground Productions, and spun records and threw epic shows with them--Heaven & Hell, Mad Max, Exotic Erotic and more--for over a decade.  He and Chachi competed each week to acquire the most exclusive, hottest tracks, a vinyl arms race which eventually resulted in the acquisition of 1500+ records of house, breaks, and trance.  During that time he had the great fortune of opening for house legends DJ Dan and Donald Glaude.

Simon;peter has also collaborated with other prominent Montana production companies like TheAMPhunk LLC and Musik Lives Here for their signature events over the years, and currently rotates in with the talented Fox Den DJs for their monthly shows and festival appearances.

Although he no longer purchases vinyl, the same desire for fresh tunes compels him to endure wading through thousands of mediocre tunes just to find the right handful of unique, hooky, danceable music.  His current sound mixes loopy and heady breaks, techno, and progressive into a dark, sexy atmosphere, punctuated with doses of funk, energy, and pre-2k classics.  Playing for a crowd is a true joy, and he looks forward to the challenge of getting a crowd unfamiliar with his music to have fun and enjoy the release.

Subpac. Madelife. Communikey.
Developing intelligent environments for music, technology and education to intersect. 

Songwriting Workshop for Voice and Guitar
January 23rd // 2-4 pm // FREE
madelife.com

Ableton Live User Group
November 23rd // 7-9pm

Ableton Live User Group 
October 19th // 7-9pm // Free
@madelife

Record Cutting Workshop w. DJ A-L
August 22nd 5-7pm @madelife
http://madelife.com/record-cutting-workshop/

Off the Stage with DiViNCi
Sunday June 21st 5:30-7:00 pm @ madelife
http://madelife.com/off-the-stage-with-divinci/

Makey Makey & Ableton Live Workshop
Saturday June 20th 2-3 pm @ SparkFun Electronics
http://madelife.com/madelife-ableton-avc/

History of Live Sampling Workshop
Saturday June 13th 2-4 pm @madelife
http://madelife.com/history-of-live-sampling-intro-to-sampling-on-the-ipad-w-dino-j-a-deane/?preview=true&preview_id=8254&preview_nonce=be3d765978&post_format=standard

Hill Summit Teach Out: May 16th @ the Fox Theatre
SxSW Discussion Panel Moderator 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1431588367156003/

Communikey Festival: April 16th- 19th in Boulder
cmk.org

Virtual Synthesis Workshop- Feb 28th in Boulder
http://madelife.com/modular-synthesizer-presentation-w-mark-mosher/

Free Ableton Workshop- Sunday Feb-15
http://madelife.com/ableton-workshop/

- Playback production
- Ghost production
- Royalty Free Music production
- Mixing
- Mastering
- Arranging