Phelan Kane
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Phelan Kane is a London
based Record Producer
, Audio Engineer and Music Programmer. For over ten years he has been active in the music industry making tea, producing, programming, engineering, editing, mixing, assisting & teaching.
He is currently co-writing alongside Svetlana Valenti (Moby, Vegastones) as Plastic Cinema (www.plasticcinema.com).
at Thames Valley University
and for Drumtech - part of the Tech Music Schools
. He is a Senior Lecturer in Music at LCM / TVU and the Head of Music Technology at TMS.
Radiohead members Ed O'Brien
and bandmate Phil Selway
had programming lessons with producer/engineer Phelan Kane at Tech Music Schools
in London in 2001.
(Distinction) in Audio Technology from Thames Valley University
. He is a Ableton
Certified Trainer for Ableton Live
with various courses available both via LCM and privately. Current areas of research include music production schematics, recording traits, synthesis, programming techniques, psychology of production, independent business models, technology and performance integration, DSP systems, analogue processing, software interfaces & design, learning & teaching theory, virtual learning environments and blended learning.
Phelan is an active member of the UK’s Music Producers Guild.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based Record Producer
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...
, Audio Engineer and Music Programmer. For over ten years he has been active in the music industry making tea, producing, programming, engineering, editing, mixing, assisting & teaching.
Credits
His credits and clients include sources as diverse as Placebo, Dido, Snow Patrol, Fad Gadget, Babyshambles, Elastica, Bluestone Studios, Phil Vinall, Fun-da-mental, Hut, Chris Wyles, Witness, X-FM, The Drum, V2, The Duke Spirit, Cardboard Disco, One Little Indian, Sasha Skarbeck, Toyota, Aziz Ibrahim, Arista, Yamaha, Ed O’Brien, Alabama 3, Polydor, Lukas Burton, The British Film Institute, Laurence Colbert, Universal, Segs Jennings, Amanda Ghost, Island, Samantha Mumba, PIAS, Steve Dub, dEUS, Channel 4, WEA, Titan, Sony / BMG, Phil Selway, Fangoria, Mute, Zoe, Das Pop, Beggars Banquet, Boy George & Lalalover.He is currently co-writing alongside Svetlana Valenti (Moby, Vegastones) as Plastic Cinema (www.plasticcinema.com).
Tuition
For over eight years he has been teaching various courses privately for the London College of MusicLondon College of Music
The London College of Music is a music school which is part of the University of West London in England.The LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991...
at Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
and for Drumtech - part of the Tech Music Schools
Tech Music Schools
Tech Music School is a contemporary music school that trains musicians for the music industry in the following disciplines: drums, vocals, guitar, bass guitar and music business...
. He is a Senior Lecturer in Music at LCM / TVU and the Head of Music Technology at TMS.
Radiohead members Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien
Edward John O'Brien is an English musician, songwriter and guitarist for the rock band Radiohead. He is also responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums...
and bandmate Phil Selway
Phil Selway
Philip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
had programming lessons with producer/engineer Phelan Kane at Tech Music Schools
Tech Music Schools
Tech Music School is a contemporary music school that trains musicians for the music industry in the following disciplines: drums, vocals, guitar, bass guitar and music business...
in London in 2001.
Scholarly Activities
In 2006 Phelan was awarded an MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(Distinction) in Audio Technology from Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
. He is a Ableton
Ableton
Ableton AG is a Berlin-based music software company that produces and distributes the production and performance suite Ableton Live and a collection of related instruments and sample libraries.- History :...
Certified Trainer for Ableton Live
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer and DAW for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 8, was released in April 2009. In contrast to many other software sequencers, Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for...
with various courses available both via LCM and privately. Current areas of research include music production schematics, recording traits, synthesis, programming techniques, psychology of production, independent business models, technology and performance integration, DSP systems, analogue processing, software interfaces & design, learning & teaching theory, virtual learning environments and blended learning.
Phelan is an active member of the UK’s Music Producers Guild.