With me tomorrow is my friend Manuell. For almost two decades now, Manuell has been honing his musical skills with record players, mixers and less obvious instruments for music reproduction. While doing classic vinyl or tractor-based mixes as “manuell”, he also plays a more live-oriented set using controllers, drum computers and the other odd piece of equipment under the name “manuell maschinell”. In this configuration he explores what is possible with the means of modern technology, gaining distance from regular DJing and indulging in the possibilities of realtime sampling, looping, tinkering, layering and filtering, thereby creating his own plot lines or even his own music. Currently, Manuell is moderating the radio show Active Beats. Together with his guest artists he pumps out electronic music live into the ether over Winterthur and Berne as well as into the internet. Just recently he joined the the team around the legendary unicorn parties in Zurichs club Cabaret.

Tune in live tomorrow from 21 to 23 at audioasyl.net.

Please note: due to some first-time-related technical difficulties the sound starts after a short time into the video.

“Ear & I attempts to bring together as much different artforms as possible and stream it to your place at the time it’s happening. The concept is based on the performance of electronic music, flanked by a performance by a writer and / or a painter, actor, dancer, pantomimic, sculptor or a video-performance taking place at the same time. Both performances will be transmitted by several cameras and live directed by a video artist on the spot to make this become a true live streaming experience”

Masks in the design of my controller will be provided to hide the faces of that part of the audience that does not want to be streamed to the web. Therefore I will be playing, dancing and taking a drink at the bar, all at the same time. Great.

The whole thing will take place on the 8th of March, so tune in at www.nicetryrecords.ch and enjoy!

This time we will exchange the coziness of my studio with the exciting tingle of a new location in Zurich: MRZ’s and my performance will take place from 21h-23h at Freischützgasse 3, a promising new venue right next to the Kaserne. Later,  Rino, Nader, Jestics, Knut, Dada and Die Perlen der Südsee will be rocking the place. Don’t miss it.

As a live act, Dada always fascinates me with his sets, wandering on that driving border between the well-received and the uh-am-I-ready-for-this. Never too shy to challenge his audience, but always present and always ready to get you lost in music.