Charlie North

Prison of the mind

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:59 -0500

“Everyone sits in the prison of his own ideas. A human being is a part of the whole called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

– Albert Einstein

Audiovisual improvisation created using my iPhone 3GS.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:19:50 -0500

Audiovisual improvisation created using my iPhone 3GS.

Video

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:55:16 -0500

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.Warmest wishes, Charlie...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:21:00 -0500

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Warmest wishes, Charlie North.

Messenger by The Charlie North Michael e Project

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:24:54 -0500

I’m delighted to announce the release of Messenger by The Charlie North Michael e Project. This new EP contains four brand new chillout and downtempo tracks by the English based music producers. It is currently available exclusively from the Sub Hz online music store.

http://www.subhz.com/page4/page117/page123/page87/page87.html

Looking at old books. I wonder if anything on the Internet will...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:36:21 -0500

Looking at old books. I wonder if anything on the Internet will last this long?

Jazz Lynx

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:57:05 -0500

Jazz Lynx are featuring “Lights of Euphoria” from the forthcoming EP by The Charlie North Michael e Project. It will be broadcast on the Chill Out feature of their upcoming show. The program will air on their affiliates this weekend but is already available on their site.

http://www.jazzlynx.net/11notes/ed634.html#North-e

Charlie and the Chillout Factory August 2011

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:16:03 -0400

My baby daughter took her first steps into broadcasting last...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:49:00 -0400

My baby daughter took her first steps into broadcasting last week when she decided to chat with me during a link on the Charlie and the Chillout Factory radio show.

I’ve recently been spending time converting hundreds of...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:46:00 -0400

I’ve recently been spending time converting hundreds of samples from old floppy disks, zip drives and external drives so that I can future proof my sample library. It also means I can now load these samples onto the various apps I have on my iPhone. Some of these sounds are now over 20 years old, and I never imagined one day I’d be loading them onto a mobile phone.

The end of the Internet

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:05:27 -0400

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have reached the last page of the Internet.
Now carefully follow the instructions below:

Disconnect your computer.
Turn off your phone.
Go outside.
Introduce yourself to someone.
Do something amazing.

Last week Jody Fendick interviewed me about my work on Penistone...

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:27:00 -0400

Last week Jody Fendick interviewed me about my work on Penistone FM.

The Charlie North Michael e Project will be featuring a brand...

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:48:00 -0400

The Charlie North Michael e Project will be featuring a brand new track called Sirocco on the latest compilation by Drizzly Records. Natural Born Chillas (Vol. 2) will be available to download from the 6th May 2011.

Amazon Link - Sirocco

My remix for Eclectic Method was recently featured on Penistone...

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:23:00 -0400

My remix for Eclectic Method was recently featured on Penistone FM.

Charlie North releases his official Drum and Bass audiovisual...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:39:00 -0400

Charlie North releases his official Drum and Bass audiovisual remix of Outta Sight by Eclectic Method. This is a complete music and video remix of the original track that also features Chuck D (Public Enemy).

The band first became aware of Charlie North when they spotted his video mash-ups on YouTube. “We specialise in mixing and performing video so we wanted to invite other video acts to get involved” states Jonny, “as soon as we saw Charlie’s work we knew his style would really compliment this track.”

Creating a successful audiovisual remix can be a daunting task, and this project would prove to be no different. The trickiest aspect being that the original track wasn’t actually finished when Charlie started working on the remix. “I usually work with audio and video simultaneously, but the video wasn’t ready when I was first approached to get involved,” says Charlie. “It takes a long time to create these mixes so I decided to start on the music in the hope that the video would arrive before the deadline.” A few days after he finished the music Chuck D’s video performance arrived via the Internet. The video was finally completed by shooting, mixing, and editing some additional performance footage at Charlie’s Yorkshire based studio.

http://www.eclecticmethod.net

Charlie and the Chillout Factory February 2011

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:55:00 -0500

Charlie and the Chillout Factory January 2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:52:00 -0500

The Charlie North Michael e Project is now featured on two new...

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:12:00 -0500

The Charlie North Michael e Project is now featured on two new excellent chillout compilations. Purobeach Vol.1 and Vol. 3 (compiled by Ben Sowton) and available now as digital downloads from iTunes.

iTunes Link - Purobeach Vol. 1
iTunes Link - Purobeach Vol. 3

New Facebook Page

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:36:00 -0500

I’m happy to announce that The Charlie North Michael e Project now has a Facebook page. Please “Like” our page to receive all the latest news and information.

Facebook Page Link

A few days ago Douglas Brand OBE very kindly agreed to do an...

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:57:00 -0500

A few days ago Douglas Brand OBE very kindly agreed to do an interview with me for Penistone FM. In the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq he was tasked with assisting in the establishment of the newly formed Iraqi Police, and is now currently an advisor on security and stabilisation.