Dan Goodwin | Real
Edward Dores | Abstract

Originating from the UK, one half of Abstract & Real. I mainly produce drum and bass (liquid/deep/tech).

Influences include: S.P.Y, Alix Perez, Hybrid Minds, SpectraSoul, Calibre, Nymfo, Bachelors of Science, Blu Mar Ten, Tokyo Prose, LSB, older Netsky releases and any producers creating deep and melodic drum and bass, or soulful house music.
I also record the odd mix once in a while...

I am an Italian percussionist, composer, choir director, currently work and live in Brazil, in a small paradise in the Atlantic Forest, in the region of Espirito Santo. 
I studied African percussion in Angola, Nigeria and Ghana, Reggae in Martinique, Kodo Music to Sado island (Japan) contenporany percussions at Basel (Switzerland)
 
Instruments I play 
Latin and african percussions, indian percussions like gamelan and tablas, drum, piano, keyboards, guitar, timpani, etc.
 
Software I Use 
Maestro, WIDI Recognition System 3.3, Fruitloops 8 XXL producer, Sound Forge and Vegas Audio, Bose Acoustica, Chord Pickout

Listening To Right Now 
Anatomic (Afrocelts Soundsystem), Amadas Estrelas (Achillea), Beneath the Surface (Balligomingo), Downtemple dub Flames (Desert Dwellers), Seraphin (Irfan), Red Buddha (Red Buddha), Tibet (Waterbone), Doors to the Paradise (Tulku), The Dawnseeker (Sleepthief), Il Vuoto (Franco Battiato)
 
My Top 10 Favourite Albums 
More (Pink Floyd), Secret World Live (Peter Gabriel), The Lamb lies down on Broodway (Genesis), Felona e Sorona (Le Orme), Tangram (tangerine Dream)
 
My Influences / Fav Artists 
Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, King Krimson, Yes, Ravi Shankar, Sting, Miles Davis, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Toure Kunda, Art of Noise, and drummers like Omar Hakim, Manu Katché, Chester Tompson, Brice Wassy.

Hardware I Use 
processor: Duron 1.2
soundcard: onboard
ram memory: 640 mega
disk memory: 10 Giga and 40 Gigas
win xp and ubuntu (Linux)


My Music Sounds Like 
World music, chillout, ethnic, aethereal, new age, lounge

 

 


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