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.

Interview for Point Blank

Here's an interview I did recently for Point Blank. There's loads of exciting stuff happening at PB in 2015.. check back for more details!

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By skioakenfull at 21 January, 2015 - 22:07

Bitwig

I installed Bitwig yesterday and gave it a whirl (without looking at the manual). I've got loads of ground to cover, and only scratched the surface... but really enjoyed it.
Here are a few quick first impressions:

Pros:
Simple global shuffle - something abelton dispensed with - great to have it back
Feels very solid and sounds crisp
Love the built in synth devices

Cons:
No input auto-quantize
No AU support

I understand my cons are going to be addressed in future updates. The next job is getting it hooked up to my Push!

Here's my first 5 minute jam..

By skioakenfull at 30 November, 2014 - 11:38

Bankside Social #2

I'll be sitting on a panel discussion at this event curated by Nick Luscombe (Radio 3 Late Junction). Here are the details:

Following our sold out launch in March, Bankside Social returns on the evening of Tuesday November 18th 2014 at Topolski Gallery & Bar, located in the railway arches two minutes' walk from Waterloo, en route from the station to the South Bank.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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Topolski Gallery & Bar
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By skioakenfull at 7 November, 2014 - 22:08

Michael Jackson - Thriller Deconstruction (Halloween special)

This was one of the most enjoyable deconstructions, as it's a track from one of my all time favourite albums. I love how the chords interact with the melodic bassline which pedals on the tonic until the middle section. Rod Temperton's writing is obviously at its peak here, with MJ putting everything into the vocal. Quincy Jones is getting the best performances from don musicians such as Greg Phillinganes, Brian Banks and David Williams. Stunning track from a stunning album.. this was a journey of discovery.

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 2 November, 2014 - 22:41.

Neutrik Patch Bay Labels

1/4" jack Neutrik patchbay

After searching around unsuccessfully for a template to print labels for my 1/4" Jack Neutrik patchbay, I decided to make one myself.
It's an Excel file and is attached to this post. The patchbay model is here:
http://www.studiospares.com/patchbays/neutrik-48-way-jack-patchbay/invt/...
Enjoy!

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By skioakenfull at 23 September, 2014 - 21:34

Caribou - Can't Do Without You Deconstruction in Ableton Live

After a brief summer break, Friday Forum is back with another deconstruction from PB's very own half-man half-keyboard and Electronic Music Composition (EMC) course. This time, we're tackling one of the songs of the summer - Caribou's Can't Do Without You.

Find out more about Ski's EMC course :: http://ow.ly/ttw4i

or the Ableton Diploma :: http://ow.ly/B9242

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 11 September, 2014 - 08:07.

Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death Deconstruction in Ableton Live (Live at Meltdown Festival)

EMC course tutor Ski Oakenfull deconstructs Rob Dougan's classic Clubbed to Death in front of the Southbank Centre crowd during James Lavelle's Meltdown Festival.

Find out more about our EMC course :: http://ow.ly/ttw4i

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 16 July, 2014 - 00:00.

Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite Deconstruction (Part 2)

In part 2 of this deconstruction, EMC course developer Ski Oakenfull looks at how the bass line and synth sounds were made using Ableton Live 9's Analog synth.

Find out more about our EMC course :: http://ow.ly/ttw4i

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 18 April, 2014 - 15:29.

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