I recently had the chance to work with one of the best drummers in the UK. Oded Kafri is an Israeli drummer based in London, performing regularly with his solo one man show- The drum machine project.
Kafri is not only an accomplished drummer but also highly entertaining to watch and delivers a great show experience for the audience, weather it’s as a street performance or in a sweaty night club.
So how did I get involved in this project? Well, first off, Kafri performs with Ableton Live, a great software for performance which I have been working with for the past 5 years. I initially met him at Musicland studios where I do most of my productions and started helping him to fix his live setup and make it more efficient. It’s all about structure and simplicity when you’re building a large setup for a show. Everything needs to be within reach and I also suggested that he leaves the computer on the side and concentrate on the drumming and pads only. All the tempo changes during the set are controlled from the pads and so Kafri is free to concentrate on the performance and not worry about the computer at all.
After that went well, I produced a couple of mesh up tracks for him to play live at his recent show at Hootenanny club in Brixton. It’s all in ableton live and it’s meant to pump out the crowd as well as give him control over the content of the music and the FX. The show went great and we decided it’s time to take our musical collaboration a step further. I invited him to record the set at Musicland studios and here is a taste of what it sound like:
We’re working on a new live show that would be ready by March 2012, so watch out for this guy, armed with incredible technique, a soulful spirit and lots of cool new music.
Your Music is amazing, Keep doing what your doing it’s just super.