The Origin of Samples From Mars
Yep, I started Samples From Mars before I’d ever sampled anything (other than a record), with only a few pieces of gear to my name. The preceding decade I’d tried just about everything - playing in bands, producing, engineering top 40, DJing….
I loved it all, but was tired of not being able to afford the gear that made the sounds I craved. I figured most other producers were facing the same issue, and thought - if I can somehow get my hands on these machines and sample them, these iconic sounds that have defined so many old records can become much more affordable and define so many new records!
Of course I didn’t come up with this idea. But I felt that through the recording process I’d developed producing and engineering, I could provide my own take on these machines…. learn their story, how they shaped history, and how we could continue that story, together.
So I borrowed a car, drove to New Jersey, rented a few drum machines and frantically sampled them over the course of a grueling weekend. (For reference, now we'll spend about two months sampling one drum machine!)
