01/07/2025
Strøm & Musikforeningen Kapellet (the studio run by 2000F & Raske Penge) offer week-long residencies in their Cph-based studio to (mostly) local music producers.
The studio is jam-packed with vintage electronic instruments & studio equipment, and in April, the Canadian DJ and producer Honeydrip (who spent a month in Europe) enjoyed a residency at the location.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨?
I felt immediately comfortable, which I was not expecting because the amount of gear can feel a bit intimidating from afar. There is a vibe in the room that is so warm and welcoming, though, and that is so conducive to a creative and productive studio experience. 2000F, Raske Penge and the studio intern were great hosts. I also enjoyed the ability to take breaks within the studio by reading through the book collection or resting in the hammock. It was the perfect anchor for me in Copenhagen.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞?
I knew about this question before coming and I was purposely testing out a bunch of equipment to pick my favorite. The winner was the Korg Prophecy. Its initial presets were very elaborate and sounded great and then when diving deeper to create my own sounds, it became quite challenging which intrigued me even more. I felt the need to understand this synth that is the same age as me! I couldn't find video tutorials and I started reading the manual but got discouraged so I used AI for the first time to help me learn gear, and honestly it was super helpful and might be my new approach.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?
My goal going into the residency was to come out with an EP. That was a stretch... but I did come out with some cool wips that will be on my next EP that I am still working on.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
I wanted to leave behind a tool that could eventually become a collaborative experiment with the following participant. I made a song that is mainly just low end and percussions, leaving ample space for melodic composition.
