Samplify
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s:amplify is a multiple award winning music production house formed by Davide Carbone
and Josh Abrahams who have collectively been producing
and composing
music since the late 1980s. Together they have won three ARIA Awards
and produced several worldwide chart topping hits. s:amplify have also been responsible for the composition and sound design
for several synthesizers, TV, film and video game projects.
group, Future Sound Of Melbourne (FSOM) with acid house DJ Steve Robbins. They released 12" singles on the Shock Records
imprint, Candyline Records. Future Sound Of Melbourne also released tracks on Belgium's underground dance-music label, Two Thumbs Records, with the Thomas Heckmann remix of their track "Welcome" featured on the inaugural IF? Records
compilation Zeitgeist. Future Sound Of Melbourne won the ARIA Award
for "Best Dance Release" for their Chapter One album in 1996
.
After enjoying successful individual careers in the Music industry Abrahams and Carbone reformed under the moniker of s:amplify in 2009.
to co-write and co-produce Cox's forthcoming artist album All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor, due for release in 2011. This trio also provided remixes for Moby
, Miguel Bosé
and Gilles Peterson
, among others. Recently, as part of s:amplify, Abrahams and Carbone provided complete sonic branding packages for Melbourne TV network Channel 31 (Australia), and the Melbourne public transport company Metro Trains Melbourne
, as well as composing music for Tourism Australia
, Alienware
, and the International Cricket Council
. s:amplify have also produced several tracks for various artists including the recent cover version of Wuthering Heights
by Robyn Loau
.
In 2011, s:amplify were featured on the front cover of the April issue of Music Tech Magazine
and released two sound design packs through Loopmasters
which have received several positive reviews.
Currently, s:amplify is providing the sound design for the forthcoming Japanese synthesizer KDJ One and have recently been appointed musical directors for the 2012 City of Sydney
New Year's Eve fireworks show.
Davide Carbone
Davide Carbone is an ARIA Award-winning Australian music producer, composer, sound designer who began his career as a DJ in the underground dance-music scene of the late 1980s....
and Josh Abrahams who have collectively been producing
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and composing
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
music since the late 1980s. Together they have won three ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
and produced several worldwide chart topping hits. s:amplify have also been responsible for the composition and sound design
Sound design
Sound design is the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking, television production, theatre, sound recording and reproduction, live performance, sound art, post-production and video game software...
for several synthesizers, TV, film and video game projects.
History
In 1990 Abrahams and Carbone formed the technoTechno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
group, Future Sound Of Melbourne (FSOM) with acid house DJ Steve Robbins. They released 12" singles on the Shock Records
Shock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
imprint, Candyline Records. Future Sound Of Melbourne also released tracks on Belgium's underground dance-music label, Two Thumbs Records, with the Thomas Heckmann remix of their track "Welcome" featured on the inaugural IF? Records
IF? Records
IF? Records, established in Melbourne, Australia in 1995 and based in Tokyo, Japan after relocating there in 2001, was a live gig and rave party organiser in Melbourne in the 1990s and one of Melbourne's first independent local electronic music labels....
compilation Zeitgeist. Future Sound Of Melbourne won the ARIA Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for "Best Dance Release" for their Chapter One album in 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...
.
After enjoying successful individual careers in the Music industry Abrahams and Carbone reformed under the moniker of s:amplify in 2009.
Recent activity
Under the s:amplify moniker Abrahams and Carbone have teamed with Carl CoxCarl Cox
Carl Cox is a British techno and house music DJ.-Biography:Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s...
to co-write and co-produce Cox's forthcoming artist album All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor, due for release in 2011. This trio also provided remixes for Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
, Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
and Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson , is a DJ, record collector and record label owner from London, UK. Through his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the careers of well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size and Jamiroquai...
, among others. Recently, as part of s:amplify, Abrahams and Carbone provided complete sonic branding packages for Melbourne TV network Channel 31 (Australia), and the Melbourne public transport company Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne is the current franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture led by Hong Kong based MTR Corporation together with John Holland Group and United Group Rail .Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 381...
, as well as composing music for Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for tourism marketing within Australia and internationally, as well as research and forecasting of domestic and global tourism trends...
, Alienware
Alienware
Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing...
, and the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
. s:amplify have also produced several tracks for various artists including the recent cover version of Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (song)
"Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a No.1 hit in the UK singles chart and remains her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named "Kite" -...
by Robyn Loau
Robyn Loau
Robyn Loau is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. During 1991–1994 she was lead singer of pop group, Girlfriend.- Girlfriend :...
.
In 2011, s:amplify were featured on the front cover of the April issue of Music Tech Magazine
Music Tech Magazine
Launched on 20 March 2003 Music Tech Magazine is the first magazine from Anthem Publishing.The magazine is targeted at engineers, producers and musicians and includes reviews of recording equipment and features articles on all aspects of music making...
and released two sound design packs through Loopmasters
Loopmasters
Loopmasters isa sound design label based in Brighton, UK. Loopmasters release and publish sample packs on the pro-audio market and cooperate with major software and hardware vendors including Ableton Live and Focusrite. Since 2008 Loopmasters also functions as an online store for music composers,...
which have received several positive reviews.
Currently, s:amplify is providing the sound design for the forthcoming Japanese synthesizer KDJ One and have recently been appointed musical directors for the 2012 City of Sydney
City of Sydney
The City of Sydney is the Local Government Area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia...
New Year's Eve fireworks show.
External links
- Davide Carbone discography at discogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Josh Abrahams discography at discogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- FSOM discography at discogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...