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- Founded:
- 2002
JazzMutant Products
Lemur is a control surface for audio and media. Its uniqueness comes from its core technology: multitouch. The multitouch modular controller is used for sequencers, synthesizers, virtual instruments, VJ and light.
Dexter is an advanced digital audio workstation (DAW) controller. Its uniqueness comes from its core technology: multitouch. As opposed to traditional mechanical systems, Dexter’s controls are virtual and flexible.
Where to buy?
you can purchase JazzMutant's products at their new re-launched online store!
JazzMutant's Online Store
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November 20th, 2009
Richard Devine Is Living the Dream
FORGING NEW TIMBRAL TERRITORY, ONE WAVEFORM AT A TIME
(This story about Richard Devine, a Lemur user, is excerpted from Electronic Musician magazine)
Composer, performer and sound designer Richard Devine leads a charmed life. Armed with an impressive arsenal of tools and talent, Devine has evolved from the darling of the experimental electronic dance-music crowd to a major force in sound design for synth builders, computer makers and bastions of international commerce. Along the way, his advertising clients — such as Audi, BMW, Ford, Lexus, Estée Lauder, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Touchstone Pictures — have picked up numerous awards for the commercials he has contributed to.
Devine's career has been like a dream come true, almost from the moment he took his music public. You'll hear his sonic imprint in everything from television network logos to the clicks and buzzes of cell phones...
To read the rest of the article, go to: emusician.com
To learn more about Richard Devine and how he uses his Lemur,go to: jazzmutant.com
The JazzMutant Team
November 16th, 2009
The Lemur is Back!
We thank you for your patience and have great news: the Lemur is now ready and available for purchase. You can place your order online at http://www.jazzmutant.com or with your favorite retailer and get ready to enjoy the Ultimate Controller!
The JazzMutant Team
Check out iDJ Magazine's article on King Roc!
Click on the links to view the full article on King Roc with the Lemur: King Roc a New Chapt!
July 30th, 2009
New state-of-the-art multi-touch panel for the revolutionary Lemur and Dexter!
JazzMutant’s groundbreaking products Lemur and Dexter have been in short supply over the past couple months, due to a combination of unprecedented success and a complex touch panel bubbling issue which limited our output capability.
The company has decided not to compromise on quality. Despite assembly improvement and quality control enhancements, the last batch of touch panels have failed to meet our standards. As a result, we decided not to resume the production of the Lemur at the moment. In order to avoid this issue in the future, we are now completely redesigning the touch panel component of the Lemur.
The upside of all this is that the next batch of Lemur will feature the latest generation of our multi-touch technology: better optical performances, higher precision, greater accuracy and responsiveness. It will be clearer and have brighter colors. We plan on launching the new Lemur in early October, and of course we will keep you updated as we get closer to launch date. We once again thank you for your patience, and look forward to sharing the excitement early October!
The JazzMutant Team
Check out Future Music's article on King Roc!
Click on the links to view the full article on King Roc and how he is pushing the envelope in what you can do in the DJ booth! On the Radar with King Roc Page 1 and On the Radar with King Roc Page 2.
Check out King Roc with the Lemur!
Click on the link to view the full article! Mixmag on King Rock's live show.
July 13th, 2009
Great News!
Great news! Today, JazzMutant is happy to inform you that we have successfully resolved both technical issues resulting in excessive bubbling of the touch panel and paint finish.
Shipments have resumed and we are working on the plan to replace faulty touch panels.
We thank you for the patience you showed over the past weeks. We will make sure you are taken care of, and remain confident in our brand and pioneering solutions.
FAQ's
1. Replacement or Repair?
Units will be shipped back for touch panel replacement.
2. Lead-time to resolve?
By the end of September.
3. How will retailers find out?
They will be called with updates.
4. How will consumers find out?
If they purchased directly from JazzMutant, JazzMutant will either call or email them. If they purchased from a retailer, the retailer will handle the communication.
5. Can orders still be placed?
Yes, we have resumed shipments.
6. Can products be returned for reimbursement?
No. JazzMutant will replace the touch panel of the units that are part of the identified faulty batch.
For more information please contact Sales at sales@jazzmutant.com
Matthew Herbert With The Lemur
Matthew Herbert is one of the most versatile, experimental and prolific artists in the electronic music scene. He is a classically trained pianist, high profile remixer (REM, Björk, and John Cale among others) and records his own material under the several aliases besides Matthew Herbert including Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain and Radio Boy. His output can swing between catchy pop and experimental electronica and he has been variously described as a 'one-man Radiohead' or a 'Brian Eno for the 21st Century!
Check out the full interview with Matthew Herbert and a video with Matthew using the Lemur at JazzMutant's Artist section on their website. Just click on Matthew Herbert.
For more information and interviews about other artists using JazzMutant's products please click on the link Artists.
Warper unofficial Mutek Pre-Party!
Date: May 26th, 2009
Where: Montreal, Canada
Time: 2:00PM-3:00AM
Fancy a pre-MUTEK warm-up? Warper Party (NYC), Createdigitalmusic.com, TrackTeam Audio, Jazzmutant, Dj Shakey, Dubspot, and Ableton Live are teaming up to bring you a whole day of live electronic music performance, workshops and general festivities.
Brooklyn musician Nick Shelestak (White Badger) will demonstrate how he integrates the Lemur in the studio and on stage using Ableton Live, along with a few other special features unique to the Lemur.
We look forward to seeing you at Theatre Ste. Catherine, 264 Ste. Catherine E. (Montreal), on Tuesday, May 26th (all afternoon and evening, 2pm to 3am) to get ready for a big week of cutting edge music and electronic arts!
To RSVP please click on the link RSVP.
For more information please visit JazzMutant's website or Warper Party website
Jazzmutant @ SAE!
Date: May 22th, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM / (20:00)
On Friday May 22nd, 2009 the future of software control lands in Liverpool. SAE is hosting a special Jazzmutant day! The daytime part of the event will be open to SAE Liverpool students. In the evening there will be a 90 minute seminar open to the general public at 8:00PM (20:00).
Pre-registration is necessary to be able to attend, but it is free! You can do this by visiting SAE website.
The seminars will be held by Gareth Williams and will focus on using the Lemur in it's two favorite habitats: rocking the crowd on stage and creating new sounds in the studio.
For more information please contact info@jazzmutant.com or visit JazzMutant's website.
Jazzmutant @ Mutek!
Date: May 28th, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM
This month sees the tenth Mutek festival in Montreal.
This is one of the most important and highly revered electronic arts events in the yearly calendar. The festival shows the most cutting edge and forward thinking artists in house, techno and electronica in a 7 day orgy of music, art, seminars and workshops.
For the first time, Jazzmutant will be attending Mutek by hosting a workshop held by Lemur-expert Nick Bugayev. Bugayev has put the Lemur to use in almost all of his projects, from music productions to building interactive visual-audio installations. He was also instrumental in initiating the Monemur controller emulation project.
The following topics will be covered:
- Ableton Live DJing and Semi-Live Set
- Max/MSP, Gestural Control and Sound Design
- Step Sequencing and Beyond
- V2 Scripting
Click on the links for more information!
JazzMutant News!
Mutek Website!
The Workshop!
May 13th, 2009
Lemur And Dexter Quality Update-Important
JazzMutant’s flagship products Lemur and Dexter have enjoyed an impressive record in innovation, quality and support since their launch. 2009 marks a new phase for JazzMutant with unprecedented success.
As it sometimes occurs in fast growth situations, the company is currently actively investigating a potential quality issue resulting in excessive bubbling effects on the touch panel. Bubbles are a common occurrence with touch panels, and tend to come and go randomly, but cannot have an adverse effect on product usability.
JazzMutant is working around the clock to identify and solve this issue as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, we have put shipments on hold. We expect to finalize this process within days and be able to offer a clear process to handle affected products.
We thank you for your patience, and we will make sure you are taken care of, and remain confident in our brand and pioneering solutions.
FAQ's
1. Replacement or Repair?
Will be determined soon based on issue assessment results.
2. Lead-time to resolve?
We will have a process finalized by May 22.
3. How will retailers find out?
They will be called with updates.
4. How will consumers find out?
If they purchased directly from JazzMutant, JazzMutant will either call or email them. If they purchased from a retailer, the retailer will handle the communication.
5. Can orders still be placed?
Yes, they will be processed as soon as the problem is solved.
6. Can products be returned for reimbursement?
No. JazzMutant first needs to complete its investigation and will then release the process and options.
For more information please contact Sales at sales@jazzmutant.com
Jazzmutant @ Futuresonic 2009 !
Jazzmutant is very excited to work with UK digital arts collective and The Centrifuge to bring you Lemur showcases and workshops by our dear friends Richard Devine and Raw Hedroom.
This will be part of the Manchester Futuresonic 2009 festival which encompasses art, performance, music, design and digital culture events. This will be held at venues all over the city on May 13th-16th, 2009.
The daytime seminar will feature two Lemur workshops by the aforementioned artists, alongside sessions on portable trackers, live looping and a "make and bend" workshop.
The night-time club event will include a showcase by Richard Devine and a whole lot of other sonic goodies.
Click on the link for more information! Futuresonic!
Depeche Mode Remix Contest in association with JazzMutant
Depeche Mode is inviting all budding DJs and aspiring producers out there to remix the band’s single ‘Peace’, taken from their new album ‘Sounds of the Universe’. The winning remix will be released on Beatport through Mute Records.
The Parts
Click here to download the remix parts for ‘Peace’ ($3.99)
The Stages
1. April 28th - May 12th: Download phase - Download the remix parts of ‘Peace’ for ($3.99), and get remixing.
2. May 12th - May 26th: Upload/Submission phase - Upload your remix to Beatportal to www.beatportal.com/remix. During this phase the entries can be listened to, but not voted for. The remix parts will still be available to download during this phase.
3. May 26th - June 9th 2009: Voting phase - The public votes for their favorite remixes by ‘spinning’ them.
After a period of deliberation, the winner will be announced on June 25th, 2009.
The Prize
Apart from having your winning remix released on Beatport through Mute Records, the grand prize winner will also receive:
A Native Instruments Maschine - groove production studio
A Jazzmutant Lemur multitouch controller
A Pacemaker portable DJ system
V-Moda headphones
$250 Beatport gift card
The Rules
1. Download the remix parts to ‘Peace’ for $3.99 USD. NOTE: You do not need to download the WAV files to enter the remix contest.
2. Remix the track into your chosen style. All genres are welcome.
3. Submit your remix to Beatportal’s remix page. MP3 files sizes are limited and may be no larger than 10 MB.
4. The download phase begins April 28th 2009.
5. The submission phase begins on May 12th, 2009 at 12.01AM MST and ends May 26th, 2009 at 11.59PM MST.
6. The voting phase starts on May 26th, 2009 at 12.01am MST and ends on June 9th, 2009 at 11.59pm MST.
7. Ten remixes will be submitted as voted for by the Beatportal community and ten remixes will be submitted by Beatport staff. The final winner will be chosen by Depeche Mode and Mute Records.
8. Remixes using ‘uncleared’ samples will be disqualified. An ‘uncleared sample’ is a musical work, loop or sample that you do not own the copyright for (ie: you didn’t create it). You are free to use sounds that were created by you.
9. All remixes submitted for this contest become the legal property of Mute Records. Your remix contest submission becomes the legal property of the record label hosting the competition as protection against the release of unauthorized remixes
10. All trademarks and logos are protected. All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work are reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting of this record, remix or remix parts is prohibited. You may however upload your remix to MySpace and other online sites but it must be clearly named as a ‘Depeche Mode remix contest entry’.
Click on the link for more information Depeche Mode Remix Constant! or visit JazzMutant's corporate website!
Jazzmutant Lemur Master Classes @ Remix Hotel Miami 2009
Check out and learn more about Jazzmutant's Lemur from other master classes that where held at Remix Hotel Miami 2009.
Click on the link! Remix Video!
Richard Devine's JazzMutant Lemur Master Class @ Remix Hotel Miami 2009
Check out Producer/sound designer Richard Devine showing how he uses the Jazzmutant Lemur touchscreen controller to DJ with Native Instruments Traktor, from Remix Hotel Miami 2009.
Click on the link! Remix Video!
JazzMutant’s Educational Discount!
JazzMutant is once again offering another great deal, but this time it is for students!
JazzMutant is offering a 10% educational discount off of the current street price of the Lemur and Dexter to all JazzMutant fans that are still in school.
To receive this educational discount you need to contact our Sales team at sales@jazzmutant.com and have a valid student ID to prove that you are eligible for the discount.
The current street price for the Lemur is $1,999 and the Dexter is $1,519.
For more information, please contact JazzMutant at info@jazzmutant.com or visit JazzMutant’s corporate website at www.jazzmutant.com!
Lemur V2's New List Price
The Lemur V2 price-drop promotion will be ending on March 31st, 2009. Starting on April 1st, 2009 the new price for the Lemur V2 will only be EUR €1,999/US $1,999, which is still a very attractive price! .
You can purchase your Lemur V2 or Dexter right from JazzMutant’s online store or from one of our retailers .
Please note that the current shipping time for the Lemur V2 is estimated at about 1 month.
As a reminder, the Dexter’s new price of $1,519 is still applicable!
For more information, please contact JazzMutant at info@jazzmutant.com or visit JazzMutant’s corporate website at www.jazzmutant.com!
JazzMutant at MusikMesse 2009
Location:Frankfurt, Germany / Hall 5.1 Booth C48
Date: April 1-4, 2009
JazzMutant are looking forward to meet you again at this year's MusikMesse Frankfurt, the world's leading trade fair for musical instruments and live music. Come by our booth for a chat with the JazzMutant team and exclusive demos of our controllers !
For more information please click on JazzMutant News!
JazzMutant extended Lemur V2 price-drop promotion!
Due to the great success of the promotion, JazzMutant has announced on 3/13/2009 that they have decided to extend their price-drop promotion for the Lemur V2 until March 31st, 2009.
Make sure to act quickly though, as this promo will end on April 1st, 2009.
Please note that current delivery time is estimated about 2 weeks, but as long as you order by March 31st, 2009, you will receive the promotion price.
As a reminder, the Dexter’s reduced price is permanent!
For more information please visit JazzMutant’s corporate website at www.jazzmutant.com!
JazzMutant is very proud to announce their involvement in this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami. Lemurized artists will be presenting masterclasses and performing at Remix Hotel Miami and at the huge Beatport pool party! Get your shades and come party with us by the pool!
Raw Hedroom Lemur Masterclass: Friday, March 27, 3 p.m.
Raw Hedroom Lemur Performance: Saturday, March 28, 2 p.m.
Richard Devine Lemur Masterclass: Saturday, March 28, 3 p.m.
Stephan Bodzin JazzMutant Lemur Showcase: Sunday, March 29, 1 p.m.
Make plans now to see what the Lemur is capable of!
Get your Remix Hotel Miami All Access pass today (includes access to Beatport Pool Party) or free Beatport Pool Party passes
Check out all the other things happening at Remix Hotel Miami
Check out the whole Beatport Pool Party day-by-day lineup
For more information click on the link!
JazzMutant Events
Lemur v2.0 workshop with JazzMutant @ Univers-Sons - Paris, France
February 28th, 2009 - from 2 p.m
An afternoon with JazzMutant for discovering the Lemur v2.0 control surface. Drop by for a demo and ask all the questions you want!
Click on the link for more information JazzMutant News!
Click on the link to read CDM's article on the Lemur, Ableton Live and Max 5!
Future Grooves: Breeding Beats Like DNA, Lemur + Ableton Live + Max 5
Check out Create Digital Music's article on JazzMutant's Price drops and the introduction of the Lemur V2!
Just click on the link!
Lemur, Dexter Multi-Touch: V2 Software, Recession-Special Price Drops!
Music Alive Event 2009 @ Novotel Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 15th, 2009 - 12-6 p.m
An afternoon packed with product demo's, workshops and artist performances, with special guests and support from Ableton, Propellerhead, Resolume, and our Lemur expert Gareth Williams (aka Raw Headroom) ! The event takes place in the Novotel Rotterdam, offering visitors a 250 seat mainroom for spectacular artist performances and product demo's plus 5 demorooms with pro-audio clinics, new product presentations and listening sessions.
For more information please visit JazzMutant News!
Come check out Mix Online's article on JazzMutant's price drops and introducing the Lemur V2!
Click on the link Mix Online Article on JazzMutant!
Come check out Remix Magazine's article on JazzMutant's price drops and more!
Click on the link Remix Article on JazzMutant!
Bordeaux, France
January 15th, 2009
Press Release
Jazzmutant announce price drops and Lemur V2 at this year’s NAMM show
Jazzmutant will unveil the V2 software upgrade for their Lemur controller at this year's NAMM show and are celebrating its arrival by announcing price drops for both of their revolutionary controllers…
Jazzmutant’s incredible Lemur and Dexter controllers have set the worlds of music and performance alight over the last couple of years, allowing users to interact with their music, sequencers, light and sound in complete freedom and in totally new ways. Both controllers offer superb multitouch-sensitive surfaces with the Dexter aimed at DAW users and the Lemur a more open-ended system allowing users to operate and manipulate a huge variety of sources.
A few weeks ago Jazzmutant announced the V2 software upgrade for the Lemur, and this will be available from this year’s NAMM show onwards. This new firmware update takes the Lemur to another level of control, flexibility and intuitive operation. V2 comes packed with new objects and features that allow users to really interact with sound and manipulate it in real time like never before. Workflow improvements, scripting additions and other features allow the controller to be used better, faster and more in tune with some of the most popular software applications around with Ableton Live users, in particular, benefiting from some of the new features.
To celebrate the arrival of V2 Jazzmutant are slashing the prices of both Lemur and Dexter so now even more people are set to enjoy the future of control! A V2-powered Lemur will be reduced to EUR/$1769,00 (£1,660) for a limited 60 day period, starting from NAMM. DAW users who want to get their mitts on Dexter's multitouch technology, but have no need for the modular/configurable approach of the Lemur, also have reason to be happy as Jazzmutant will offer the Dexter as a DAW only controller at the heavily (and permanently) reduced price of just EUR/$1519,00 (£1,430) – only pay for the features you need! While crossgrading from Dexter to Lemur will no longer be possible, the crossgrade from Lemur to Dexter remains an option.
Finally Jazzmutant have relaunched their on-line store enabling users to buy the controllers direct through the company website at www.jazzmutant.com so not only are the controllers cheaper than ever but they are easier to purchase as well.
Happy new year and welcome to V2!
Those Lemur v2 features in detail
• Breakpoint object – Offers total control of synthesiser or sampler envelopes with a multi-segment envelope editor to allow you to really get inside a sound, live on stage! Rather than assigning knobs to these sound shapers, jump right in and directly tweak an on-screen representation of the envelope. This familiar, visual interface allows you to see – and hear – exactly how you are changing the sound and you can easily add extra breakpoints with a simple double touch.
• Gesture object – This emulates a trackpad control with advanced gesture recognition and has three novel ways to interact with your sound. You can send different control messages to your computer simply by pinching, rotating or tracing your fingers. An example could be with surround sound: rotate to change the source position, pinch to change the source level, and trace to apply some filter to it. Total control in three steps!
• Alias – Now you can easily produce a copy or alias of a controller object that sends exactly the same information to your computer. This takes up less memory and is much less time consuming than setting up a new object with identical characteristics. Manipulating the original or its doppelganger can now control the same computer parameters but from different interface screens. Moving one will automatically update its "mirror image".
• Tabbed Container – Containers are virtual panels that contain a selection of controls. Tabbed containers allow you to change the contents of this panel at the tap of a finger. Put all the controls you need for one part of your performance in one tab, then simply push the next tab to reveal a whole new bank with zero hassle. This feature allows you to greatly improve interface layouts.
• Mouse and keyboard control – Still finding yourself reaching over to the computer during your live show? Not any more! Now Lemur's objects can be used to remotely control the mouse cursor or computer keyboard.
• Workflow improvements – Setting up your custom performance interface is a breeze with the improved and new-look Jazzeditor. Workflow improvements include the ability to simply drag objects from the new palette into the work area – any custom-made modules from your library will also appear here. It's now no longer necessary to select a MIDI or OSC target for each parameter within an object – just choose a "parent" target and you're done. There’s also a new ‘colour chooser’ to make your interfaces visually distinctive.
• Extended scripting abilities – A new multi-line script pane opens up a whole new world of possibilities. You can now modify the physical behaviour, appearance or size of an object in real time. Add a ball to a Multiball object by touching a pad, or zoom in on a fader for ultimate precision. These scripts can act locally or be received from the computer. For Ableton users that means it is now possible to receive clip names and colours and display them on the Lemur. Any changes in your Live set are automatically reflected on the Lemur. Now you can really put that computer behind you and concentrate on your performance!
Pictures supplied
Lemur v2. Lots more images available on request.
About the Jazzmutant Lemur:
The Lemur is a top-of-the-range control surface for audio and media applications. Its major innovation is in its modular graphic interface concept and the exclusive multitouch sensor technology. The continuously growing palette of user-configurable graphic objects enables you to design made-to-measure interfaces by using the bundled JazzEditor. This endows the Lemur with the unique capacity to adapt to all of your projects and software applications; whether you need advanced control of sequencers, modular synthesisers, virtual instruments, VJ software, 3D animation tools or light control.
Further information from www.jazzmutant.com
Touch Controlling Ableton Live Seminar @ Ableton Live User Group
Location:SAE Institute | DFC Theater | 6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90028
Date: January 22nd, 2009
Time: 8PM
JA seminar presented by Lemur experts Gareth Williams (aka Raw Hedroom) and Bryant Place (aka CPU) focusing on the unique interfacing capabilities of the JazzMutant Multitouch Controller with Ableton Live.Topics include "Performing a powerful hybrid live/DJ set with the Lemur/Live combination", "Using the Lemur with Live as a powerful sound design tool" and "Natural and musical sequencing with Lemur and Live". Welcome to all!
For more information please visit JazzMutant's website www.jazzmutant.com