Indie Ambient Audibles :
mister colins
written and produced
at Studio Faire, South West France
Mister Colins aka Colin Usher is a music producer based in Nérac,
Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Music for Film, Television, Games et al…

Created on the OP-Z
from Teenage Engineering

Created on the OP-Z
from Teenage Engineering

Created on the OP-Z
from Teenage Engineering

Created on the K.O.II
from Teenage Engineering
Debut Single
Becca, Drop It
from
mister colins
OUT NOW
24 August 2024

Colin learned to play the banjo, clawhammer style, during the pandemic.
He learned from Evie Ladin and Tom Collins on Patreon and watched educational videos by Hilary Hawke, Banjo Jen, Mandy at Banjo Lemonade and Hilarie Burhans.
All exceptional educators and players and each had their own little tips and tricks to get him through the learning process.
Drop Thumbs – Not Bombs!
Side note: Colin has worked with Scotland’s greatest export, The Proclaimers for over 24 years as designer, video director and in a media support role. Top lads…

Over the winter of 2023/4, he discovered the KO-33! by Teenage Engineering, a micro sampler and drum machine that fits in your pocket.
Realising that he could now create full tracks with this wee machine and a microphone pointing at his Banjo, Colin got started turning his banjo jams into tracks with beats and chops.
His debut instrumental ‘Becca, Drop It’ came out on August 24th 2024 and was followed very shortly after by ‘Hey, Dougie’, both tunes inspired by the two labradors in his life.

Once hooked on Teenage Engineering’s methodology & innovation, Colin grabbed himself a K.O. II (EP-133) and has been getting to grips with its ridiculous sampling power and having fun compiling new tunes.

This was followed by ‘accessorising’ his portable studio with the OP-Z. An incredible synth/sequencer which has a powerful step component feature which is fantastic for actioning random activity in ambient tunes… The Dec 22nd 2024 release ‘An Outro Sequence’ was written and created solely on this great wee device.

‘An Intro Sequence’, a tune made completely on the PO KO-33! Using a sample pack from the awesome
True Cuckoo…
Plunging into the world of ambient …

OUT NOW ‘GOOD NAME FOR A BAND’,
A tune featuring guest vocals from friends all over the globe.
Version 1 is a hip-hop inspired groove … made on the K.O. II (EP 133) from Teenage Engineering.
