Creola

22/11/2024

BRAND NEW MUSIC

Jackson Swaby & Creola - Almost Gone

A laid-back, funk-laden guitar house groove - the latest in the series of collaborations between Jackson & myself - I hope you enjoy!

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21/11/2024

TONIGHT | 21.11.24 | 20:00-21:00

I'm holding it down for Zone 88 on the airwaves @ Mondo Radio
promoting our event next week with Saytek Live at Plot 22

Tune in for an hour of house / techno / acid and whatever else ... plenty of original music in there too

@@@@ mondo.radio

15/11/2024

Creola - Live at Plot 22 for Zone 88 x I Love Acid - 01.03.24

Check out my first fully improvised live set performed in front of a crowd at Plot 22 back in March

Full 60 min set now live @ YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iadkiX29Lc8

14/11/2024

At the end of the 2023 I made the decision to start approaching 'live' sets in a different way to most people - by starting out with no presaved sequences or patterns and actually jamming live in front of a crowd, while still keeping the grooves moving and progressing like you would expect in a DJ set. This set is the first time I did that in front of a crowd in a venue.

This approach is more of a challenge to get right than a pre-planned/pre-sequenced 'live' set but is way more in line with where I come from as a musician. I've always composed through improvisation and this approach means each and every set is uniquely different to the last.

The gear I used was:
Akai Force (main brain)
Roland TR-8 (drum machine)
Korg Volca Bass (bass synth)
Behringer TD-3 (acid synth)
Boss RC-600 (guitar/bass looper)
Soma Ether (noise machine
Behringer UMC1820 (audio interface)
Solid State Logic Fusion (analog colouring box)

Let me know what you think of the final product!

Big thanks to Jim Topliss for recording the footage!

14/10/2024

Losing this uninhibited club-born escape from reality would have been an irredeemable travesty for British rave culture.

08/07/2024

As part of my MA study at Waterbear, I've chosen to explore the research question:

"How can aspiring professionals from lower income backgrounds overcome perceived class barriers in the UK music industries?"

I'm looking for people who work in music-related roles in the UK (of all classes and levels) to spare a few minutes to complete this survey on their experience of class barriers.

I'm particularly looking for people who would consider themselves now to be an established professional and who identify as coming from a working class background.

Please share to as many people as possible.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/USY4Vrcp5NNNQzat9

29/06/2024

Live set from the studio in Sheffield

09/04/2024

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcSuGTHjbnd_xSTnhfPj5JTsXS20emFUk?si=ekLyQxNDgYqcTfRR

15 seconds · Clipped by Creola · Original video "Creola Live - Acid Funk" by Creola

08/04/2024

Live on YouTube 🎶

https://www.youtube.com/live/-TDBSn5zf1M?si=CGHt8I0J72DwCAHV