Mike Hall (UK)
I've been working in the music industry for over 17 years, starting out as a teaboy in a studio and moving up through the ranks until I started producing and writing for myself and other bands. I've had several singles and an album released under the name Guardians of Dalliance and more recently I've been writing music and doing sound design for short films.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
As I mentioned above, I was a member of Guardians of Dalliance and you can get some of that stuff on iTunes. Go on... you know you want to...
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I used to play live but I haven't for several years. This is mainly due to the fact that me standing behind a stack of small black boxes and keyboards isn't the most entertaining spectacle...
Your musical influences
In no particular order... Vangelis, Pink Floyd, Telepopmusik, Gotan Project, Tomita, Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Bernard Hermann, Michael Stearns, Tangerine Dream and lots more.
What equipment do you use?
I use a big beast of a PC (64 bit dual core fella) and Cubase, Reason, Sound Forge. I also use a JV-1080, MU90R, Yamaha guitars, O1X and various other bits and bobs.
Anything else?
I'm really keen to work on more film, animation, video game projects. Get in touch if you like my stuff! All feedback is good feedback!
