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June 21 2021 – Julez Jadon
#014 60 Days In South Africa - A Diary
Introduction: In December 2020 me and my brother decided to go on a road trip again. Our mission was to explore the beauty of South Africa further. We rented a Toyota Hilux pick up truck and made our way from the city of Johannesburg through the outback of the Kalahari Savannah, to the Northern Cape and all the way to...
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January 18 2020 – Julez Jadon
#013 Tracking for Tracks: Hawaiian Sample Pack
In September 2019 my brother Adrian, SVRN and me decided quiet spontaneously to make a trip to Hawaii. We planned to travel to LA anyways so it made sense to combine these two trips. Our flight brought us from Frankfurt, Germany over San Francisco to Oahu, Hawaii. After 16 hours flight we landed in Honolulu. We got a rental car...
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September 16 2019 – Julez Jadon
#012 Making Of: NY Chronicles
In May 2019 me and SVRN travelled from Frankfurt to New York City. After 9 hours flight we arrived at our hotel which was located Central Park West / W 106th St. Although we had already booked the hotel upfront our reservation did not go through which meant that there was no room available for us. After...
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June 18 2019 – Julez Jadon
#011 Tracking for Tracks: Namibian Drum Kit
The idea behind this project was to capture a piece of the musical identity of Namibia. We traveled around the country to collect as much impressions as possible. Returning home from our journey we were not happy with the recordings we made on this trip so we decided to record all instruments again. The result is a pounding drum library of Namibian...
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January 31 2018 – Julez Jadon
#007 Tracking for Tracks: Cuban Drum Kit
In November 2017 me and my brother Adrian went on a trip through Cuba. The perfect conditions to search for new sounds for the 5th installment of the ProducerOnTheRun series: The Cuban Drum Kit. Our trip started in Frankfurt/Main and after about 10,5 hours we arrived in Cuba’s capital city: Havana. From the airport we took a shuttle...
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March 07 2017 – Julez Jadon
#004 Tracking for Tracks: Bali Drum Kit
In November 2016, after three successful and work intensive quarters and a lot of time in the studio, I spontaneously decided to travel to Indonesia with a friend of mine (Philipp Levinger Photography). Of course, in the back of my mind I wanted to record new sounds for the fourth instalment of the ProducerOnTheRun series. After a total...
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December 28 2016 – Julez Jadon
#003 Tracking for Tracks: Miami Drum Kit
In March 2016 me and SVRN travelled back to the US. One of our stops was Miami Beach were we stayed for a week in a cozy apartment close to the beach. In addition to a couple of production sessions with a friend of ours, the third installment of the ProducersOnTheRun series was on top of our To-Do list:...
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August 26 2016 – Julez Jadon
#002 Tracking for Tracks: Safari Drum Kit
The definition of the Producers On The Run series is catching various flavours and sounds from all over the globe. Last October I travelled to California’s Yosemite National Park. Now the journey continues! This time around I was travelling through the land of the Big 5: South Africa. In December 2015 I decided to go on a road trip through South Africa...
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August 26 2016 – Julez Jadon
#001 Tracking for Tracks: Yosemite Drum Kit
No doubt the Roland 808 drum machine for me as for many other music producers features the most essential drum sounds for modern music production. Being simple the drum samples demand to get layered with other sounds. While travelling I realised I always had my favorite 808 sounds with me. I started adding/stacking sounds on top of these 808 sounds...
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