Omar Hakim is a drummer, producer/engineer, composer, educator and entrepreneur. His work spans many genres of music, and he has worked with some wonderful artists throughout his career, like Daft Punk, David Bowie, Sting, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Neal Schon & Journey, Weather Report to name just a few.
Omar has also been a bandleader and solo artist, besides working on projects together with his wife, pianist and keyboardist extraodinaire Rachel Z-Hakim (Peter Gabriel, Wayne Shorter). They work on projects like “The Trio of OZ” (acoustic jazz) and the most recent band project Ozmosys, featuring Omar and Rachel along with the great Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar and the fabulous Linley Marthe on bass. They already released an EP called “Eyes To The Future, Volume 1” and they are currently working on the full length version of the album which will be released in the Fall of 2020!
"The first time I heard about FabFilter was from a friend of mine that works for AVID. He was raving about the plug-ins and encouraged me to check them out. Then when I investigated a little more, I discovered so many of my engineering colleagues and friends were also fans and users of FabFilter plugins. Mainly producer engineers Bob Power and Neil Dorfsman. And also my Wife (Keyboardist Rachel Z) was using the products in her pre-production work."
"The first plug-in I became familiar with was the Pro-Q 3 equalizer. I was completely blown away by the sound, functionality and clarity of the controls and user interface. It seamlessly combines into one plug-in what I would normally use several plugins to accomplish. From there I kept studying the other products and saw the same level of clarity, sound quality and intuitiveness built into all of their plugins. When you get this kind of help from well designed tools, it makes your workflow fun and productive!"
"Thanks to everyone on the FabFilter team for designing and creating these wonderful music making tools!"
Cinthie Berlin based DJ, producer, label owner of 803 Crystal Grooves and its sub-label Collective Cuts, we_r house, the Elevate record store and proud parent Cinthie has risen to become on the most prominent DJs in the house scene of 2022.
Her music and DJ style has gained her r...
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Jacqueline Govaert With a voice that's both silvery and raw, Dutch singer and pianist Jacqueline Govaert began writing songs at age 12. As lead singer and main songwriter, she formed the English-language Dutch alt-rock group Krezip in Tilburg in 1997 while still in her midteens. Their first fu...
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Groove Armada In 2022 it will be 25 years since Groove Armada debuted, going on to become one of the most successful dance acts of the time, and maintaining their position as an influential force ever since. Over two decades of prolific productions and tireless touring they’ve proved that...
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Gethin Pearson Starting out as a teenage music fan and working in a record shop, Gethin has always been obsessed with how songs make him feel and how records are made. Whilst pursuing individual and band based projects, Gethin began exploring creative ways to record in a converted coal she...
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Stefano Lentini Stefano Lentini is an Italian film music composer and multi-instrumentalist, who collaborated with director Wong Kar-Wai on the score for the two Academy Award nominated film "The Grandmaster". He has composed the scores for TV series including "The Sea Beyond”(Mare Fuori),...
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Marc Carolan Marc Carolan is a sound/mix engineer from Dundalk, Ireland. His clients include Muse, The Cure, Snow Patrol, Cesare Cremonini and No Party for Cao Dong. Marc works in both studio and live situations and enjoys bringing the strengths of each discipline to the other.
"Dynam...
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Elkka London-based Elkka is an artist who began her path as a singer, songwriter and has evolved into a multi-faceted producer, DJ and label boss. With her music being a cross-pollination between house, electronica, percussive beats and dreamy vocals, Elkka’s universe constantly e...
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Kevin Madigan "I’ve had a love of music and sound since an early age. I can remember listening to the Beatles on the Walkman which was the latest greatest new thing then back then. My uncle and aunt brought one over to Ireland from the US when I was about 10 years old. I was being astoni...
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Local Natives Face-to-face songwriting and musical interplay put to tape: the classic studio setting is juxtaposed on Local Natives’ fourth full-length, VIOLET STREET with modern production and visuals to form a timeless album. The band’s signature soaring 3-part harmonies are augmented b...
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