On The Pulse
Tonight sees the return of Hannah Wants to District 8 in Dublin’s Francis Street. Hailing from Birmingham, Hannah is a champion of the new breed of bass-orientated, garage-influenced house of her hometown.
Following a life-changing trip to Ibiza in
2010, Hannah worked hard to build a solid fanbase through her unique, energy-filled sets, journey-like mixtapes and successful forays into production, until in 2014 she was crowned both DJ Mag and Mixmag’s ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ as well as Mixmag’s ‘Star of the Year’.
Remaining faithful to her core fanbase, Hannah has kept up her bi-monthly mixtapes that are always available for free download and streaming – and three years ago she was given the opportunity to build on this with an Essential Mix for BBC Radio One, as well as a contribution to the Residency series.
With her Djing and events in high demand, she’s released solo singles Just, Hidden Love and hotly anticipated collaboration with Katy B Honey in a relatively short period of time.
Next week she heads off to the USA with dates in San Francisco and Washington DC – Rob Freeman and Friend Within support.
While we are on the subject of District 8, it may be a few weeks away but you register for it now, if you are keen on breaking into music production there is a day event taking place at District 8 on Saturday April 21.
Will Kinsella (Hybrasil) is running a one day “Ableton Bootcamp”, taking you through all the fundamentals of electronic music production. Designed over the last four years, it was created to provide anyone with the basic tools to create music, regardless of prior experience. This would be the perfect opportunity for beginners and intermediate producers to hone their craft.
Throughout the day you will be shown how to programme grooves and bass lines, use creative sampling, sound design, arrange and mix your tracks, putting in place a workflow to help you reach your creative goals.
It includes modules on Drum Programming, Making Basslines and leads, Creative Sampling and the challenging Arrangement Essentials. It costs €99 but register for it early as places are limited.
Register on Eventbrite if you think you could be the next big thing in electronic music.
Tomorrow night at 39/40 (Arran Quay) Scottish Techno producer Ingen headlines for Operator. Ingen’s live sets are made up of improvised hardware jams which is a bit different. Doors 11pm, €10 admission fee.