The no 1 hard dance producer BK shares tips and tricks to help you create better tracks and productions. Use this group to share what you have been working on and you never know, you may find that they get picked up and popped together in a mix by BK himself or signed to one of the many labels he is connected with!!
***WHAT'S IN THIS GROUP?***
Sneak peaks of what I'm working on in the studio, free unreleased tracks and ideas, video tutorials and free samples
****HOW DOES THIS GROUP WORK****
Do not spam this group with event PR or gigs - this is purely about music production!
1) Post links to your production work on the wall if you would like me and others in the group to listen to it. DO NOT SPAM THE WALL
2) I will add downloads to the group on a regular basis for you to use - these will be posted in the discussion boards
3) Use the discussion board to discuss ideas and problems you are having with your production
4) Play nicely.
Cheers
Ben
****BK PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHY****
Ben Keen, aka BK, is also recognized the world over as the most successful and prolific hard dance producer of all time. With worldwide dance chart hits like "Music Is Moving" and "Revolution", BK has reinvented the genre of hard house and breathed new life into the style.
BK began his production career at age 16 as a trainee engineer at a London studio and gradually progressed into writing music for film and television. In his spare time, he used the studio's equipment to experiment with his own sounds, and it was later, at Media Records, that he began producing original tracks. BK later joined Nukleuz Records, the world's top hard house label, and immediately became known for his profusion of definitive hard house tracks. Since 1995, BK has produced more than one hundred 12 inches and remixes, including remixes of Mario Piu ("The Vision"), Mauro Piccotto ("Iguana"), Storm ("Storm Animal"), DT8 ("Destination"), and Tony De Vit ("I Don't Care"). He's recorded tracks for labels ranging from Positiva, Data, and Ministry of Sound to NuLife, Ffrr, and Tidy. Many of his tracks have become UK Top 10 hits, but BK is best known for "Revolution", which, with the support of Judge Jules and Dave Pearce, entered BBC Radio One's daytime rotation in 2002 - a stand out accomplishment for a hard house track.
BK's albums and compilations have also garnered huge success, with his series of Nukleuz Presents compilations (including Hard House Anthems) earning multiple Mixmag "Album of the Year" awards and the 2003 release Extreme Euphoria (mixed By Lisa Lashes, BK, and The Tidy Boys) on track to become the highest-selling hard house album ever. On top of this his solo Euphoria album once again redefined the sound of hard dance.
BK's tracks are irresistible to both clubbers and critics, but the true measure of his talent can be seen in the number of fellow producers and DJ's who clamour for a slice of BK's skills. The admiration of his peers is typified by such comments as "If one man has single-handedly shaped what our world is dancing to, then it's he". (Mixmag, June 2002) This feeling is evident in the tracks found on BK's 2003 solo album, Klub Kollaborations, which represent co-operative projects with eleven of the world's top producers, including Andy Farley, Lab4, Christopher Lawrence, Paul Glazby, and Rob Tissera.
***STUDIO EQUIPMENT***
**HARDWARE**
Apple mac G5
Virus c
Novation bass station
Yamaha 01x
Yamaha active servo processing sub woofer
Mackie 824 monitors
Yamaha ns 10 monitors
Akg c 414 b mic
1 x 24' mac screen
1 x 19' formac screen
Drawmer Dl 241 compressors
Roland juno 2 (The hoover machine)
2 x cdj 1000
Pioneer 800 mixer
bread maker
cuddly toy
**SOFTWARE / PLUGINS**
Too much to mention but here are my main ones and in the photo gallery are some screen shots of my plugin list.
Logic 8
Alberton 7
(read less)The no 1 hard dance producer BK shares tips and tricks to help you create better tracks and productions. Use this group to share what you have been working on and you never know, you may find that they get picked up and popped together in a mix by BK himself or signed to one of the many labels he is connected with!!
***WHAT'S IN THIS GROUP?***
Sneak peaks of what I'm working on in the studio, free unreleased tracks and ideas, video tutorials and free samples
****HOW DOES THIS GROUP...
(read more)
