Made in MIDI

Made in MIDI releases 'Starlet - a tribute to Joe Meek'

2011-02-04T04:56:00.001-08:00

Made in MIDI announces the release of ‘Starlet’, which is intended as a tribute to the legendary producer Joe Meek and his most famous production, ‘Telstar’. The track, which was composed, arranged and produced entirely in software, features authentic samples of instruments from the era, including the clavioline, the Vox ‘Continental’ and the Hofner bass, and uses emulations of vintage hardware to capture the unique production characteristics of Meek’s records.

Meek’s productions have a highly distinctive sonic fingerprint which is largely a result of the way he employed technology in recording and producing his artists – for example, his use of heavy compression, persistently driving the needle ‘into the red’, was unorthodox for the period, as was his propensity to swamp his tracks in echo. His approach to making records betrays certain similarities to that of his contemporary Phil Spector in its prioritisation of the ‘sound’ of the record over the individual personalities of the musicians involved in making the recordings.

The track has been composed, arranged and produced by Mark Marrington, and released via MadeinMIDI, a production label he set up in 2009. Marrington, who lives in Hebden Bridge and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at Leeds College of Music, describes the record as “my attempt to capture the spirit of Meek in the era of the software studio”.

“Meek was way ahead of his time in anticipating the era of the bedroom producer”, says Marrington, “and he exhibited a certain doggedness in his determination to prove to the major recording studios of the period that record production was a creative process rather than simply a means of documenting the music that was in fashion at the time”.

The single has been released under the pseudonym ‘(The) Rattles’ (an anagram of ‘Telstar’) a band which Marrington describes as “the missing musical link between Manchester and Halifax”. For more information about ‘Starlet’, and to hear the single online, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/rattles.

Russians raise their vodka glasses to 'Ringtonic'!

2010-05-09T04:24:00.001-07:00

Citron Gin's recent press release gets a Russian translation!

Британский композитор выпустил сингл Ringtonic, чья уникальность в том, что он состоит из рингтонов и звуков, издаваемых телефоном. В треке можно услышать сигналы набора номера, оповещений о приходе SMS, даже фраз операторов, когда те, например, просят отключить свой мобильник.

Трек был создан Марком Маррингтоном (Mark Marrington) из музыкального колледжа в Лидсе. Маррингтон описал свое творение как "оммаж мобильной культуре, той музыке, которая окружает нас ежедневно, особенно в общественных местах, но которую пока не воспринимают как нечто, заслуживающее внимательного прослушивания".

Citron Gin ringtones now available

2010-05-08T13:51:00.001-07:00

'Ringtonic' now available to buy on iTunes

2010-05-08T02:45:00.000-07:00

Citron Gin's iTunes store

Citron Gin reaches top spot in Reverbnation Comedy category (for Hebden Bridge)

2010-05-06T01:18:00.000-07:00

Ringtonia reports on 'Ringtonic'

2010-05-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

This is the kind of publicity 'Ringtonic' needs! Visit Ringtonia

Citron Gin launches press release on 'Ringtonic'

2010-05-03T15:43:00.001-07:00

The media have been informed....There's only one way to test the water on this one!

Professionals pay tribute to 'Ringtonic'

2010-04-27T06:46:00.000-07:00

The tune is great!!!

I love the (at 56 seconds) - German beer song melody
and the great chord change at 1:32.

Well done

I am so glad I am your manager.

Jez Pritchatt
(Course Leader Foundation Degree Programmes, Leeds College of Music)

reviews flood in at garageband.com

2010-04-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

take a look at the insightful comments being made about madeinMIDI's first release, ringtonic on garageband:

'ringtonic' wins awards from garageband.com!

2010-04-25T08:17:00.000-07:00

ringtonic, an idea that somehow became a reality

2010-04-23T14:54:00.001-07:00

'all music aspires to the condition of the jingle' (Eisenberg)

madeinMIDI is ecstatic to announce the release of 'ringtonic' by latest signing, citron gin (of the yorkshire 'bitbeat' scene)

2010-04-23T14:40:00.000-07:00

Visit Ringtonic's website

Go to Amie Street to listen

tell all your friends!

ringtonic sheet music available in the near future so that you can re-visit the finer moments in four-part harmony around the old joanna.

also available on itunes and amazon in due course, and keep your eyes on youtube.