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.

Ski Sunday #023 - Making Beats with Chuck Sutton's 'Writer's Block'

In this live stream I checked out Chuck Sutton's amazing 'Writer's Block' Ableton rack which emulates Teenage Engineering's OP-1 https://gumroad.com/l/wblock

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Ski Sunday
Submitted by skioakenfull on 20 June, 2021 - 22:39.

Brownswood Basement: Gilles Peterson - Ski Oakenfull Guest Slot // 18-06-21

TRACKLIST
Kenny Burrell - Up The Street, Round The Corner, Down The Block [Fantasy]
Raulzinho - Estamos Ali [Phillips]
Eumir Deodato - Tremendão [Ubatuqui]
Tuma Da Gafiera - Samba De Morro [Musidisc]
Luiz Enrique - Samba Skindim [Companhia Brasileira De Discos]
Quarteto Em Cy - Barravento [Forma]
Os Cobras - Uganda [RCA Victor]
Raulzinho & Impacto 8 - Cantaloupe Island [Equipe]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 - Home Cooking [Elektra]
Flora Purim - From The Lonely Afternoon [Warner Bros]
Azar Lawrence - Novo Ano [Prestige]
Michael White - Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet [Elektra]
Raul De Souza - Daisy Mae [Capitol]
Sonny Rollins - Gwaligo [Milestone]
George Duke - Brazilian Sugar [Epic]

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DJ Mix
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Submitted by skioakenfull on 19 June, 2021 - 15:37.

Eyelashes

Here’s another track from my new album ‘Short Circuits’ which is due for release on all digital platforms on the 25th June 2021.
It’s available to buy now on my Bandcamp page:
https://skioakenfull.bandcamp.com/album/short-circuits-lp?action=buy
You can also listen & buy on these streaming platforms:
https://orcd.co/shortcircuits
Mastered by https://simon.cotsworth.com/

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 18 June, 2021 - 18:41.

Ski Sunday #022 - Michael Jackson - ‘P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)’ Track Breakdown

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Ski Sunday
Submitted by skioakenfull on 13 June, 2021 - 22:34.

Post Micro

Here’s another track from my new album ‘Short Circuits’ which is due for release on all digital platforms on the 25th June 2021.
It’s available to buy now on my Bandcamp page:
https://skioakenfull.bandcamp.com/album/short-circuits-lp?action=buy
You can also listen & buy on these streaming platforms:
https://orcd.co/shortcircuits

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 11 June, 2021 - 12:33.

Ski Sunday #021 - Lil Louis ‘French Kiss’- Track Breakdown

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Ski Sunday
Submitted by skioakenfull on 6 June, 2021 - 22:35.

Jam State

It’s been 16 years since my last solo album ‘Rising Son’, so I’m really excited to announce that I’ve made a new 14-track album entitled ‘Short Circuits’ which is available to buy now on my Bandcamp page:
https://skioakenfull.bandcamp.com/album/short-circuits-lp?action=buy
You can also listen & buy on these streaming platforms:
https://orcd.co/shortcircuits

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 4 June, 2021 - 15:12.

SLM Webcast #12 Music-making with Special guest Ski Oakenfull

I was very honoured to be invited as a guest on Simon Lyon's weekly webcast on the 2nd June 2021. We talked about a range of things including my new album, Short Circuits (due for release on 25th June 2021), my Ayota project and deconstructions.

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Tutorials
Submitted by skioakenfull on 3 June, 2021 - 10:46.

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