Airbag Killex

See all pictures (4)

soundclick.com/airbagkillex

myspace.com/airbagkillex

Italy

Electronic • Experimental Sounds

March 29, 2010

539 plays
10,782 views

Airbag Killex discovered his first software sequencer almost 10 years ago.

Increasing the interest in electronic music and the familiarity with audio production software he immediatly wanted to feel more in touch with the job , buying the first from a long army of synths , drum samples and toys in 1998 at the age of fifteen.

Music is just one of the project he does related to computers and electronic stuff ; from cd artwork and graphics to video editing. Airbag Killex is also an appreciated media artist with his own mark La Maison Blue.

During 2001 he started the experimental project Velcro with Andrea Tumicelli , introducing the live performance into his own experience. Velcro's livesets are basically improvisation , supported by visuals created by Airbag Killex who also edited the new version of Nosferatu by F.W.Murnau included in Velcro's DVD , released in 2005. In 2006 Mandolin Records (London) released a Velcro's liveset recorded in summer 2005 , they appear on Digital Kranky Digital Kranky's Kraeka Compilation issue 4 and Sleepy Verse records has just released their second ep . They'll be on a split-record for fm/am records soon this year.

Airbag Killex loves collaboration : he played live programming and drum samples with the italian jazz ensemble Kunfufunk , he made some tracks with vocals by Proteus (mc from Altered Beats) , he's working on the Sound Terrorists project with his italian friend and producer Marco Mohamed , he made a remix album for the italian electro duo DMT Synth , he also remixed some friend's experimental songs on Qoob.tv community , like Egodfucktory and Fleo-Inan ; as well as some more melodic works like the Musetta , Cities and Casa remixes.

He's actually working with Team Skeme , from Texas , 2 tracks made till now ; he made 4 tracks as a remixer for the Offering from UK ; with Kaapad from France he just finished the second great tune.

Most of these collaborations are made through the net.

Appears as Airbag Killex on Digital Kranky's  KRÃKA!(TM) Compilation Series Issue 5 , featuring the track "NATURE GIRL" and with the Velcro project on two different KRÃKA!(TM) Compilations : Issue 4 and Issue 9.

He recently won the Musicaoltranza remix contest for "Black Neon" from Tying Tiffany, as well as a release deal with the LouPen3rd remix on the same contest.

Also as Lou_Pen 3RD he spreads the 4/4 groovy side of his noisy production from minimal to electro/break , remixing 4 track of great French producer Cass Lemon , a pair of remix for italian post-rock band Searchin' Guitar and and an edit version for the Offering's track "Damaged".

Lots of his works are web distributed on netlabels like :
	 	BeatPick (Airbag Killex)
	 	Digital Kranky (Airbag Killex , Velcro)
	 	fm/am Records (Velcro)
	 	Mandolin Records (Velcro)
	 	MusicaOltranza (the Sound Terrorists)
	 	OrbitSound (Lou Pen 3RD)
	 	Pulserated (Airbag Killex)
	 	Sleepy Verse (Velcro)
	 	Total Wipes (Lou Pen 3RD)
	 	Beatport.com (Lou Pen 3RD)

Streaming on webradios like :
	 	Radiodb
	 	Pulserated Radio (SKY channel 0155 in the UK)
	 	KillRadio.org
	 	XForm Studios (NYC) interview series.

What equipment do you use?

Hardware_

Computers:
-2 X Apple Powerbook G4
-Apple Powermac G4

Audio Interface & Listening:
-Digidesign Digi002 r
-AKG K240 Studio (monitor headphones)
-Event TR-6 (nearfield monitors)

Midi:
-Evolution UC-33 Midi Controller
-M-Audio Oxygen8 V2 Midi Keyboard/Controller

Synths:
-Korg Microkorg
-Korg Electribe Ea-1
-Akai S2000 (sampler)
-Stylophoneâ„

Drum Machines:
-Roland R-8
-Roland MC-303
-Korg Electribe Er-1
-Stylophone beatboxâ„

Fx & Various Stuff:
-Boss Rc-2 loop station (looper)
-Boss Mt-2 metalzone (guitar fx)
-Behringer Ultragain MIC2200 (mic/line pre-amp)
-Behringer Ultrapatch PX2000 (patchbay)
-Circuit Bent Speak&Spell
-Circuit Bent Nature Recording Dish
-2X Technics SL-1200 MK2
-Numark DM 1100x Mixer

Electric & Acoustic Instruments:
-Diamond '60s Electric Bass
-Cort Acoustic Guitar (amplified)
-Amati Trumpet

Software_

Recording/Producing/Mixing:
-Pro Tools 6.9.2

Live Sets:
-Ableton Live 7
-Traktor DJ 3