Music Production
The Music Production major includes seminars with Prof Werner Roth, in which the students engage in the recording of compositions of jazz and pop music in live and studio environments.
Various different recording situations are covered, from analog and computer-aided to in-the-box, taught by Timo Bader. Additionally, in Reinhard Klose’s seminar, students acquire knowledge of sound systems technology.
Jonophon – Ich dachte, Du wärst es gewesen (I thought it was you)
Herbie Hancock's title I thought it was you received a new interpretation in 2008 in a production by Jonathan Hoffmann. The recording was mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. The project was carried out as an Elective Artistic Subject under the supervision of Professor Werner Roth and Xaver Fischer. Alongside Jonathan Hoffmann (composition, voice, synthesizer, saxophone, percussion programming, recording, processing and mixing), IMM students Janosch Brenneisen (percussion) and Matthias Maschwitz (recording assistance) as well as Alexander Steininger (electric bass) and Marlies Hoffmann (voice) were also involved.
Andy Gillmann Trio – Red Baron
IMM student Julian David produced, recorded and mixed four songs in stereo and 5.1 surround with the trio of the Duesseldorf percussionist Andy Gillmann. The production was supervised by IMM professor Werner Roth and took place in the IMM's sound control 2. The track Red Baron was awarded third place in the Recording Competition of the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco in the stereo jazz/blues category. A surround mix of another track won second place in the non-classical surround category. For the production, the German sales department of DPA Microphones, Mega Audio, provided a couple of premium miniature microphones. IMM student Andrew Mottl assisted in the recording, IMM student and Time Tools engineer Alex Kloss was responsible for the stereo mastering.
Steven Merson - London's Call
London's Call, a song by singer-songwriter Steven Merson, was recorded, produced and mixed by IMM student Julian David as a Sound 2 exam with Prof. Werner Roth. The surround-mixing of the same title won the first prize at 123rd AES Recording Competition in New York City in 2007. Amongst the session musicians were IMM students Markus Braun (bass) and Andrew Mottl (drums). Mastered by IMM student Alexander Kloss.
Yesterday
Trip-Hop interpretation of "Yesterday" by The Beatles. Rearranged and produced by Julian David in the compulsory optional subject Arrangement with IMM assistant professor Georg Corman. Vocals: Corinna Simon, drums: Andrew Mottl, keyboards and programming: Julian David.
IMM Logo Remix 2
Niko Faust remixed the IMM audiologo. He combined impulses into tones and lead the sinus layering back to the fundamental wave. The audiologo is the only material used for the mix.
IMM-Logo-Remix 1
The IMM audiologo was remixed by Fabian Schulz. With a little help from sampling technology, extracts from the sound logo have been re-arranged. Apart from sinus tracks which are visualised as a text in the sonagramme, the original audio logo was the only source for the remix.
Fields of Gold
Original (Song and Music): Sting. Re-Arranged and re-recorded by Manuel Glowczewski during a compulsory optional subject. Supervision: Prof. Werner Roth, Music Production.
Vocals: Ceara Fox, Guitar: Marc Wesemann, Percussion: Alex Schuster, Flute: Jan Stoll, Trumpet: Cristian Haagm Trombone: Johannes Finkbeiner, Alto/ Bariton Saxophone: Manuel Glowczewski.
Can't Relax
Sound thesis by Jens Wolters, supervised by Prof. Werner Roth, Music Production.
The Juje - Bicycle
Production by David Dohrmann. Produced as a sound thesis, supervised by Prof. Werner Roth, Music Production.
Subtractive Item
This composition was conceived and produced during a sound synthesis / synthesizer programming workshop. The workshop's object was composing while using just one sound synthesis (subtractive). The sounds were programmed with the virtual instrument ES1 by Emagic.
Production and composition: Marc Wesemann.
Supervision: Andreas Kolinski, Computer-Aided Music Production.
Restless Leg
Downbeat-composition using 'bitreduction' and 'automatised delays'. Production and composition: Sebastian Seng. Supervision: Andreas Kolinski, Computer-Aided Music Production.
Electronenaffäre
Technoide (GOA) composition using vocal samples and classical TR 909 drumsounds. Production technique: audiofile slicing, timestreching in Ableton Live.
Production and Composition: Julian David. Supervision: Andreas Kolinski, Computer-Aided Music Production.
Are U Compatible
Sound-Design using sampling and vocals. Production and composition: Fabian Schulz.
Club Doctors
Audio recording "Weird Dream Nightflight" from the Demo CD Production of the Club Doctors (Amsterdam, NL). Song composed by Raphael Vanoli. Recorded in December 2003 in the Studio Raum 36 at IMM. Mixed in Spring 2004 in Studio T1 at IMM.
Beatbetrieb - live
Live concert recording (audio only) of Beatbetrieb "Geht es weiter" during the 'Kleiner Kirchentag in Duesseldorf'. Recording: Stephan Friedrich und Stefan Weitershagen. The recording was produced in 2004.
Supervision: Prof. Werner Roth, Music Production.