Ski Oakenfull Official Website

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(link is external) who were signed to Gilles Peterson's(link is external) Talkin' Loud(link is external) label in 1991, he has gone on to release three solo albums, Life Changes, Rising Son, and Short Circuits(link is external), play keyboards with bands such as Galliano(link is external), Raw Stylus(link is external) & Two Banks of Four(link is external), remix over 50 tracks, and work at Xenomania(link is external). He currently releases music on his own label, Primaudial Records(link is external), writes & produces with artists such as Incognito(link is external), Dave Lee(link is external), Valerie Etienne(link is external), and Duke Dumont(link is external). 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(link is external) where he manages their degree programmes(link is external). He has also made over a hundred tutorial videos for the school's YouTube channel(link is external) which have racked up over ten million views, and is an Ableton Certified Trainer(link is external). Please have a look around this site, and feel free to leave a message.

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.

Date:

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Artist:

Ski Oakenfull

Venue:

Topolski Gallery & Bar(link is external)

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By skioakenfull at 7 November, 2014 - 22:08

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Michael Jackson - Thriller Deconstruction (Halloween special)

Michael Jackson - Thriller: Deconstruction (FFL!)

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

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/...(link is external)
Enjoy!

Attachment	Size
Ski_NeutrikPatchBayLabels.xlsx_.zip	32.96 KB

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By skioakenfull at 23 September, 2014 - 21:34

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

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

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(link is external)

or the Ableton Diploma :: http://ow.ly/B9242(link is external)

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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(link is external)

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

Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite Deconstruction (Part 2)

Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite Deconstruction in Ableton Live 9 (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(link is external)

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

Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite Deconstruction (Part 1)

Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite Deconstruction in Ableton Live 9 (Part 1)

In part 1 of this deconstruction, EMC course developer Ski Oakenfull breaks down Todd Terje's cosmic classic Delorean Dynamite and shows some Ableton Live sequencing tricks.

Find out more about our EMC course :: http://ow.ly/ttw4i(link is external)

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 11 April, 2014 - 00:00.