ski Welcome to the official Ski Oakenfull Website.
Ski is an Artist, Keyboard player, Producer, Remixer and Composer living in London. Having started his career with The K-Creative who were signed to Gilles Peterson's Talkin' Loud label in 1991, he has gone on to release three solo albums, Life Changes, Rising Son, and Short Circuits, play keyboards with bands such as Galliano, Raw Stylus & Two Banks of Four, remix over 50 tracks, and work at Xenomania. He currently releases music on his own label, Primaudial Records, writes & produces with artists such as Incognito, Dave Lee, Valerie Etienne, and Duke Dumont. He has an Ambient Electronic project called Ayota, and also makes regular radio shows. Alongside his production work, Ski holds the position of Head of Education & Curriculum at Point Blank Music School where he manages their degree programmes. He has also made over a hundred tutorial videos for the school's YouTube channel which have racked up over ten million views, and is an Ableton Certified Trainer. Please have a look around this site, and feel free to leave a message.

Ableton Live Deconstruction: Jamiroquai - Automaton at IMS College Malta

I really enjoyed heading out to Malta again this summer for IMS where I presented this deconstruction of Jamiroquai's 'Automaton'.

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 2 August, 2017 - 18:48.

LIFE Exhibition

LIFE Exhibition

I've been commissioned by Nick Luscombe (Radio 3 Late Junction) to write a 20 minute piece for a photographic exhibition at Christie's, London taking place between the 11th - 14th September 2017.

The event is for the charity Maggie's.

Date: 
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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LIFE Exhibition
Venue: 
Christies, King Street, London
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By skioakenfull at 26 July, 2017 - 19:07

Ableton Loop 2017

Ableton Loop 2017

I'll be doing two presentations at Ableton's Loop event in Berlin in November.

The first one on Friday 10th November will be a deconstruction of Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack:
Details here: https://loop.ableton.com/2017/program/activity/live-track-deconstruction...

Date: 
Friday, November 10, 2017
Artist: 
Ableton Loop
Venue: 
Funkhaus Berlin
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By skioakenfull at 26 July, 2017 - 18:55

IMS College Malta 2017 Masterclass

IMS College Malta 2017 Masterclass

I'm looking forward to visiting IMS Malta again this year where I'll be deconstructing Jamiroquai's recent hit 'Automaton'.

What's more, I've got five passes to give away, so get in touch if you're interested. You'll have to make your own way to Malta though!

Date: 
Friday, July 7, 2017
Artist: 
Ski Oakenfull
Venue: 
UNO Village, Malta
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By skioakenfull at 21 June, 2017 - 12:59

Sonar 2017 Point Blank Deconstruction Masterclass

Sonar 2017 Point Blank Deconstruction Masterclass

I'm looking forward to hitting Barcelona for Sonar 2017 on Thursday 15th June! Check out the blurb below..

Point Blank presents 'Deconstruction Masterclass' at Sónar+D, a session in which a hit will be dissected in order to analyse its elements: sounds, effects, structure and techniques used while producing. The song selected for this workshop will be 'Mutual Slump' by DJ Shadow.

Date: 
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Artist: 
Ski Oakenfull
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Sonar +D
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By skioakenfull at 12 June, 2017 - 22:12

Communicate

I've co-written and produced this track for Moya Morris, out now on Splash Blue Recordings.
Video directed by Bluey Maunick
Look out for the album dropping soon!
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/full-of-it-communicate-single/id123145...
http://www.splashmusicproductions.com

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 9 May, 2017 - 22:40.

Ski Oakenfull Radio Show #7 with Tomokazu Hayashi - YMO Special Vol. 4 - Early works of Yukihiro Takahashi

I've just come back from a short trip to Japan, and while I was there I was lucky enough to hook up with my good friend Tomo san to record another radio show!
This time we look at the early work of YMO drummer Yukihiro Takahashi. I hope you enjoy the selection.

The show was recorded on Saturday 8th April 2017

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 22 April, 2017 - 20:17.

Ski Oakenfull Radio Show #6 with Jeremy Shaw - Steely Dan Special

I first met Jeremy back in in the early 90's through our work with the band Raw Stylus, and if there was one common musical influence that captured the excitement of those formative years it would be Steely Dan. Join us as we play through some key Steely Dan tracks and explore some lesser known gems too.

Here's the full tracklist:

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 10 April, 2017 - 04:45.

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