Mindswerve Studios, NYC

01/06/2021

Just Fascination, by NOIR

Happy to have worked on yet another NØIR release!
Xris SMack! at Mindswerve Studios, NYC
via Athan Maroulis : "Just Fascination" by NØIR was officially released today as a Bandcamp exclusive with remixes by We Are Temporary, Push Button Press and ÆON RINGS
https://noirnyc.bandcamp.com/album/just-fascination

track originally released on the Cabaret Voltaire Official Compilation "Why Kill Time (When You Can Cover Cabaret Voltaire)" on Metropolis Records

4 track album

12/04/2020

Mastering by Xris SMack ! at Mindswerve Studios, NYC 🎚🎛🎚
Cleopatra Records “The Unquiet Grave” 2020 compilation is a 20 year tradition!
liner notes and compilation Produced by Athan Maroulis (of Spahn Ranch and NØIR ) ✏️

album available here:
https://theunquietgrave2020.bandcamp.com/album/the-unquiet-grave-2020

Special Record Release party for the album tonight 12/4 in STIMULATE's Twitch Livestream at 9pm E.S.T.
http://twitch.tv/STIMULATE_nyc

Artists Featured:
A Cloud Of Ravens • Ships In The Night • I Ya Toyah • Blood Bells • Dead Blood Cells• Dead Souls Rising • Double Echo • Double Eyelid • The Kentucky Vampires • Ghostfeeder • Ghost Painted Sky • The Mystic Underground • Eva X • Funeral DJs • Red This Ever • 51 Peg • Evil Symbols • Dispel Death • ITheVirus • Grey Gallows • Makes My Blood Dance • NoExitsLA • Horror Diaries • • Null Device • Cables_For_Clouds • The Unquiet Void • The Shyness of Strangers • The Skeleton Closet • Ritual Encens • Jaka’s Story

09/26/2020

⚡️@STIMULATE_nyc ⚡️celebrates their 12 Year Anniversary TONIGHT! 🎉 💥.
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Sad we cannot all celebrate together in person, but hope you will join us for this very special livestream Transmission, 📡 starting at 5:30pm E.S.T. (NY time) with @Stahlschlag_official from Germany 🇩🇪 and continuing with @SpankTheNun ⚙️ plus your DJs @Xris_SMack ! @Johanna_Constantine @DasKreestof and guests @SeanTemplar of @RedPartyNYC and @JoeVirus23 from @TheChurchDallas Texas 🤠 .
🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 .
and our resident shiny dancer @BeatrixDevine 💃.
we have a special surprise in store,
Please tune into twitch.tv/STIMULATE_nyc 📺 🎶.
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#STIMULATEnyc #Anniversary #XrisSMack #Industrial #EBM, #Coldwave #Darkwave #Gothwave #Goth #GothicRock #Deathrock #DarkElectronic #SpankTheNun #FetishDancer

09/09/2020

MASCHINE PLUS

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS new release TODAY of the MASCHINE+ !! STANDALONE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENT "The workflow. The sounds. No computer necessary"
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/maschine/production-systems/maschine-plus/

MASCHINE+ is a standalone groovebox and sampler for production and performance, combining an iconic workflow with premium instruments and effects.

08/03/2020

TONIGHT I’ll be doing an interview on @_RadioDarkTunnel_ #Situation47’s Radio show with @Meloywhore and @Sapphira.official 🎤 talking about my history in the Music Industry, producing music and events, remixing, DJ’ing and everything in between. we’ll also be playing tracks I’ve worked on - Please tune in! 🎶🎹⚙️.
8pm at Radio-Dark-Tunnel.net .�.�@Xris_SMack at @Mindswerve.nyc Recording Studios .
🔊🎚🎛🎛🎛🎚🔊.
.�.�#XrisSMack #Mindswerve #MindswerveStudios #Recording #Mixing #remixing #ProducingMusic #EventProduction @STIMULATE_nyc

07/12/2020

Feeling SINful? JOIN DJs @Evilyn13 @DJ_Pandemonium and yours truly @Xris_SMack ! TONIGHT at @SinCityFetishNight Online for some Se###y Music and Debaucherous times -Live DJ Stream and Zoom V.I.P. club
⛓📺🤐😈😵🎶.
8pm P.S.T / 11pm E.S.T. on @twitch /RestrictedEntertainment .
Xris DJ/VJs from @Mindswerve.nyc Studios 🎚🎛🎚
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#SinCity #FetishDJ #XrisSMack #Evilyn13 #DjPandemonium #VancouverFetishWeekend

07/07/2020

Dark Nouveau, by Various Artitsts

via Athan Maroulis : My band NØIR contributed a track to the fantastic Metropolis Records compilation Dark Nouveau last year featuring She Past Away, Ash Code, Twin Tribes, Skeleton Hands, Paradox Obscur, Antipole, Hante., Push Button Press, CANTER, Seeming, Dancing Plague, The Harrow, IAMTHESHADOW, Weird Candle and many more of the best international Darkwave bands. For the month of July only, this 24 song collection is available on Bandcamp for "name your price" (which is free or for a small donation). Check it out and spread the word. Crisply mastered by Xris SMack! with dreamy artwork by Martine Rothstein.

24 track album

07/04/2020

Distribution of Power: A Remix Project For The American Civil Liberties Union

Happy 4th of July! what more appropriate way is there to celebrate Independence Day than to show support to the ACLU :) I’m Very Proud to have contributed a track to this Benefit Compilation - “Distribution of Power: A Remix Project For The American Civil Liberties Union“ �featuring 25 remixes of Dead Agent tracks from independent electronic artists:
Aldus • Aphorism • Bixlee • Black Agent • Blæc • Chandler Grace • Diablo Syndrome • Eva X • From The Mouth Öv Belial • G&T • Hepster Pat • Klubovader • Machines With Human Skin • Melodywhore • Microwaved • phreaksik • SapphiraVee • spankthenun • Stefan Koopmanschap • Wandering Stars • @Xris SMack! - “Sadist” (Mindswerve Masochist Mix)

Donate/Available here:
https://music.deadagent.net/album/distribution-of-power-a-remix-project-for-the-american-civil-liberties-union

For nearly 100 years, The ACLU has defended our freedom, preserving the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
https://www.aclu.org/

12/28/2019

Christmas Nocturne, by Sue Hutton and Athan Maroulis

Happy to have worked on this with Athan Maroulis and Sue Suzi Hutton, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
- Xris SMack!

4 track album

09/10/2019

Roland

Happy #909day ! the Roland TR 909 is one of my favorite Drum Machines, and the most used one in the world over ;)
#Roland Roland #DrumMachine

Happy #909DAY!

Celebrate with us and tag your favourite TR-909 stories, photos and images with the tag #909DAY.

Learn more about the Roland TR-909 on our new story page: https://www.roland.com/us/promos/roland_tr-909/

08/23/2019

Show Us Your Junk! Ep. 23 - Steve Albini (Shellac, Electrical Audio) | EarthQuaker Devices

words of wisdom from one of the worlds best recording engineers, Steve Albini :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwkF3-JmSeA

Steve Albini has recorded hundreds upon hundreds of bands spanning three decades. He has probably engineered one of your favorite records. His organic, non-m...

06/08/2019

TODAY 6/8 + 6/9 6th Brooklyn Synth Expo - FREE RSVP! Join me in checking out gear from teenage engineering, Elektron, ROLI Roland Corporation U.S., Native Instruments, KORG, Akai Professional, and much much more! it's also the @Brooklyn StompBox Exhibit & GuitarPedalExpo - ALL FREE!
https://www.facebook.com/events/170467253889209/

03/10/2019

great time with Symon JC and Matt of teenage engineering at their demo in Brooklyn at Space Ninety 8!
happy to be a part of it and always spreading knowledge :)

12/29/2018

Indarra - Turn The Light Within (Official)

Xris recorded Athan Maroulis at Mindswerve Studios, NYC for Indarra's "Turn the Light Within". turned out great!

via Athan: "I recorded vocals for Metropolis Records artists Indarra on their song "Turn the Light Within." Vocalist Sue Suzi Hutton (ex-Rhea's Obsession) and I cut a duet nearly 20 years ago, then again recently in Pittsburgh where we shot some of the video shown here. Produced by impresario Kelly Litzenberger and directed by J Aaron Hager""

Indarra "Turn the Light Within" From the album Walk on Fire Director: J. Aaron Hager at Available Light - www.captureyourlight.com Director of Photography: J...

05/09/2018

May 10th: Special Novation Masterclass at Sam Ash DJ / Electronic Production / Sam Ash Music Stores with Producer Nick Hook!
Join us: Novation Launchpad Masterclass with Nick Hook
RSVP: facebook.com/events/1579301665519783/

03/29/2018

Thurs March 29th: anyone interested in this should come down to Sam Ash Music Stores / Sam Ash DJ / Electronic Production - Akai Professional will be there with Music Producer Ski Beatz doing a workshop and answering Music Production questions :)
•$• FREE •$•
RSVP: facebook.com/events/225625337995426

03/10/2018

Mindswerve Studios, NYC presents
a NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TRAKTOR Symposium
RSVP: facebook.com/events/493337581059916
covering all aspects of Traktor -
installing, operation, managing library,
using with controllers (S2, S4, Z1, F1 etc)
on a laptop (Mac & PC)
and iPad/iPhone (Traktor DJ App)

plus Traktor Scratch with timecode vinyl
and integration with Maschine,
Ableton Link synchronization and more if we have time...

native-instruments.com/en/products/traktor/dj-software/traktor-pro-2/

bring your questions and let's all share knowledge and get better at this
please plan ahead and save the date!!

bring your laptop / iPad and controller with you also

** RSVP for FREE ADMISSION **
special thanks to Caffeine Underground and DJ Ian Ford for letting us host our workshop there :)
facebook.com/CaffeineUnderground
447 Central Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11221
(near the Myrtle - Wyckoff stop on the L Train)

Mindswerve Studios NYC:
facebook.com/mindswerve
mindswerve.com/beta

01/14/2018

Future DJ Software Could "Demix" Finished Tracks Into Playable Stems - DJ TechTools

Future DJ Software Could "Demix" Finished Tracks Into Playable Stems - DJ TechTools

We have a very good clue at what could be next from NI based on their sponsorship of a scientific community project, SiSEC (Signal Separation Evaluation Campaign). One of goals of this project is to divide completed audio tracks back into their original stems, with just a computer algorithm.

12/14/2017

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Demo / Workshop December 14th for their newest line of products: MASCHINE mk3 • Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol - Fanpage mk2 and KOMPLETE 11 ultimate - at Sam Ash Music Stores / Sam Ash DJ / Electronic Production 333 West 34th St. New York City!
see you there!
RSVP: https://facebook.com/events/517963715238654
Native Instruments Workshop

10/24/2017

THIS FRIDAY! STIMULATE's Annual Halloween Demon Ball on October 27th featuring Hate Dept.. (1st NYC show in 17 Years!) and the return of 16volt (supporting their new CD "Dead on Arrivals") joined by Adoration Destroyed on their North American Tour! Halloween Fetish Performances by Ashley Bad, Dangrrr Doll and E.LethalKitten plus music by DJs Xris SMack! DJ Paradox, Johanna Constantine and DJ Grave! Kreepy Kinky Kostume Konstest with $1000 in prizes from Gothic Renaissance, Purple Passion VampireFreaks Latex Nemesis and more! make an effort wear your spOOky best!
Advanced Tix: http://STIMULATE-ME.com
RSVP: https://facebook.com/events/1682579168432925

10/19/2017

Music Producers Xris SMack! and Bradford Sable at the Audio Engineering Society convention 2017! AES is where we find out what's coming to stay on the cutting edge ;)
https://facebook.com/events/958526730943114/

09/08/2017

Reburning, by NOIR

we mastered the new NØIR e.p. "Reburning" on Metropolis Records -
come hear them play live at STIMULATE once again with Aurelio Voltaire and Bella Morte (also supporting their new albums "Heart-Shaped Wound" and "Year Of The Ghost" respectively) :)
RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/413092602421783
https://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reburning

08/10/2017

Roland Boutique TR-08 Rhythm Composer

Happy Roland 808 Day - 8th August everybody! TODAY Roland Global re-released the classic Roland TR-808 drum Machine as the "TR-08" - the latest part of their "Roland Boutique" Series, along with a re-issue of the Roland SH-101 as the SH-01 - check it out!
i remember when A Guy Called Gerald worked on tracks at Mindswerve Studios, NYC with the original TR-808 and SH-101 back in the day :)
TR-08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5qVbJeranI&t=10s
SH-01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emfNR2BeV4

The Roland TR-808 has featured on countless records and tracks — from chart-topping pop songs to underground classics — and is one of the most revered electr...

03/13/2017

THE SEDONA EFFECT GLOOMY SUNDAY (official version)

very happy with how the mix came out for The Sedona Effect's "Gloomy Sunday" at Mindswerve Studios, NYC :)
catch them live at STIMULATE this saturday 3/18 for the birthday of Xris SMack! :)
https://facebook.com/events/722160791294034

https://www.facebook.com/thesedonaeffect Buy: http://sedonaeffect.bandcamp.com/track/gloomy-sunday Credits Production Faunesk Productions Director Steve C As...

03/04/2017

Auctioneer to sell off Pink Floyd recording console - Goldmine Magazine

what sonic dreams are made of...
"The console was used to its full potential by rock royalty Pink Floyd to record their landmark album, The Dark Side of the Moon..."

An Abbey Road recording console used by Pink Floyd during the recording of "Dark Side of the Moon" is to be auctioned off in New York on March 27, 2017.

12/13/2016

MASCHINE

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE and TRAKTOR now synchronize wirelessly with Ableton Link :) (MASCHINE JAM can also be a hardware controller for Ableton Live )

MASCHINE and TRAKTOR now come with Ableton Link for simple, reliable syncing across multiple applications and devices.

Learn how: bit.ly/Ableton_Link

12/08/2016

December 9th: looking forward to the demo of the new Roland DJ-808 Serato Controller at the Roland Dj-808 Workshop at Sam Ash Music Stores in NYC with Havoc Of Mobb Deep - Mobb Deep!
https://facebook.com/events/129864704165560

11/16/2016

see & hear the new ARTURIA gear -adding to their "Brute" line of Synthesizers with MatrixBrute & DrumBrute Demo / Workshop at Sam Ash NY Nov 17th!
https://facebook.com/events/185506161909136
http://SamAshMusic.com/events/event/arturia-matrixbrute-drumbrute-experience/

09/08/2016

Announcing Reason 9!

the new Propellerhead Software REASON 9 dropped June 21st!
check out the new features at the Propellerhead presents Reason 9 Software Clinic at Sam Ash DJ / Electronic Production in new york City on September 22nd!
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1117203271669475

Three new intriguing devices to tease out the music in you, pristine audio polishing tools, a thousand new sounds for a million new ideas and much more. Get ...

07/27/2016

MOTU.com - Chemical Brothers hit the road with MOTU gear

here at Mindswerve Studios, NYC, we've used MOTU's Digital Performer and interfaces for many many years - good to see The Chemical Brothers and many more do as well!

03/06/2016

The Sedona Effect

Recording today with The Sedona Effect at Mindswerve Studios, NYC :)
"I Lose Control" will be their next big hit!

We had a special request at our last concert to post the lyrics to "I Lose Control", so far we haven't recorded the song, but stay tuned it's in the making:D

I LOSE CONTROL
Our journey is long and long we are waiting
For the veils to be lifted for the sun to shine through
For the truth that we know to be spoken and heard
Revelations and wonders in crimson and blue

Between now and tomorrow I might have a change of heart
Between now and tomorrow our world could fall apart
Between now and tomorrow lies the fear that eats my soul
And I know the earth is shaking and I know
I lose control, I lose control

As we struggle and fall through the night of our blindness
Our vision is fading of the future we seek
We hold on to the past in a dance that is reeling
It consumes me, it dooms me once so strong, now so weak

Between now and tomorrow I might have a change of heart
Between now and tomorrow our world could fall apart
Between now and tomorrow lies the fear that eats my soul
And I know the earth is shaking and I know
I lose control, I lose control

Lyrics by Kai Irina Hahn

03/05/2016

TRAKTOR

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS: always on the cutting edge! - i updated and so should YOU!
The latest TRAKTOR update opens up Stems to all TRAKTOR DJs thanks to Stem View. Update now from the NI Service Center or download the demo and 65 free Stems tracks to get started.
And we made the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 stem-ready too.
TRAKTOR demo and free Stems tracks:
www.native-instruments.com/stemsforall

The power of Stems is now for everyone! The latest TRAKTOR update opens up Stems to all TRAKTOR DJs thanks to Stem View. Update now from the NI Service Center or download the demo and 65 free Stems tracks to get started.

And we made the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 stem-ready too.

TRAKTOR demo and free Stems tracks:
www.native-instruments.com/stemsforall

#playstems

02/23/2016

www.kickstarter.com

Wearable MIDI controller - Turn Your Hand Into a Musical Instrument!
Sensors in fingers & palm trigger custom sounds while connected wrist controller, hand gestures control effects with reverb, echo, etc.

Individually program each of the 8 pressure sensitive sensors in the fingers and palms to create new, custom sounds or remix existing ones, while then using hand gestures to control the effects.