DJ Pierre

"I’m still developing this room but it’s turning out to be a sexy setup. It’s already the perfect room for production and programming. This room is based around Ableton Live run by the Ableton Push controller. With my Traktor setup, F1 controller and the Pioneer RMX-1000 it’s also the perfect place to rock out a nice DJ mix for your radio show." via Attack

"What is a house without a strong foundation? The TR-909 was and still is the foundation of house music. This is the new Roland TR-8 and undeniably, for me this is the new foundation of my studio. In one machine I now have the 909, 808, 707, and 727! I can tune all the drums differently, make fresh new kits and save them as my own personal and original Roland TR-DJP. I can also take this on the road as it’s pretty compact and easy to carry, unlike the original. The sound is still raw on this but it’s not too harsh. Imagine this as a much warmer 909, while to me the 808 is still the 808 but with more hum and dynamics on the kick."

From Attack Magazine

"True, clear sound is a must in any studio. Before I got this, that was an area that my studio was lacking. Not anymore."

From Attack Magazine

"I’ve tried many controllers with Reason but most of them didn’t work all the functions within the program, and that has brought me a lot of frustration. With the Novation Launchkey 49 I’m able to control every function in Reason with the controller. Diagnosis: no longer frustrated."

From Attack Magazine

You can see Roland AIRA VT-3 near Roland AIRA TB-3 in DJ Pierre's studio

There's a Maschine controller near the monitors in DJ Pierre's studio

I’ve always been a Tascam man from the moment I bought the 2524 back in my Wild Pitch days. My goal in my studio, since the new developments in production tools, is to combine the best of both worlds – that being the digital world and, of course, the analogue world.

Sennheiser identify the headphones worn by DJ Pierre in his Boileroom set as the HD8 DJ Headphones in this tweet.

"KRK, baby! Stashed snugly under the console. Nice, gritty, deep and dirty. This is definitely some bass for ya face."

From Attack Magazine

"Yo, before I picked these up I didn’t know for sure what my mix truly sounded like. Sometimes too dark and other times too bright. Between the two, all I can say is now I don’t have that problem anymore. Your mix is only as good as the monitors you use."

ADAM Audio A7X Powered Studio Monitor is on the left.

From Attack Magazine

"Yo, before I picked these up I didn't know for sure what my mix truly sounded like. Sometimes too dark and other times too bright. Between the two, all I can say is now I don’t have that problem anymore. Your mix is only as good as the monitors you use."

Event 20/20BAS Studio Monitor is on the right.

From Attack Magazine

Did I hear somebody say Wild PiTcH?! I gotta tell you that recently I’ve been re-releasing my Wild Pitch stuff from the 90s, and when it came to recreating the sounds I used on those tracks, the System-1 was the only keyboard that could emulate the Juno 106 bass patch I used for 90% of my Wild Pitch tracks. Do I really have to list any other reason I have this in the studio? I didn’t think so.

This room is based around Ableton Live run by the Ableton Push controller.

love this program. I come from a straight analogue background, so I needed to work with a program that had the functionality and look that was as similar to analogue gear as possible. With the latest version of Reason you have the Rack Extensions, which essentially is Propellerhead’s version of a VST plugin. I love seeing my keyboards in a rack and with this vertical screen I actually feel like it’s a physical rack. The sound quality compares to anything out there. The new mix console looks and emulates an SSL console and now with the new MIDI options you can run, record and mix analogue gear right in Reason.

The Roland TB-303 can be seen in the foreground of this photo posted to Twitter by DJ Pierre, where he tweets:

"@Roland_AUS: .@djpierre @WeArePhuture tore the roof off of the SOH last night for @ROLANDCANADA #VividLIVE Party! "

"Did I hear somebody say Wild PiTcH?! I gotta tell you that recently I've been re-releasing my Wild Pitch stuff from the 90s, and when it came to recreating the sounds I used on those tracks, the System-1 was the only keyboard that could emulate the Juno 106 bass patch I used for 90% of my Wild Pitch tracks. Do I really have to list any other reason I have this in the studio? I didn't think so."

From Attack Magazine

"I love this keyboard for quick live tracking and manipulating. The arpeggiator is pretty amazing and the synth sounds are classic, but for me you can’t beat the vocoder for some quick and simple live vocoding!"

From Attack Magazine

"Nothing is like the original so we’re not even going to touch that, but I have to say that the offspring of the TB-303 embodies most of the qualities that I loved from the original. Lately the TB-3 has become my most enjoyable piece of gear to play with in the studio. I love the smoothness that it brings to my acid patterns but when I wanna get rough this bad boy can handle that too. This little machine has found its way into most of my productions of late."

From Attack Magazine

Nothing is like the original so we’re not even going to touch that, but I have to say that the offspring of the TB-303 embodies most of the qualities that I loved from the original. Lately the TB-3 has become my most enjoyable piece of gear to play with in the studio. I love the smoothness that it brings to my acid patterns but when I wanna get rough this bad boy can handle that too. This little machine has found its way into most of my productions of late.

"This lil wonder box has all the effects you need in the DJ booth; anything more is too much. You know how it is when the crowd needs a little pick-me-up; that’s when you drop the bass with the oscillator FX, spiral up then bring it home with the reverb down. If you don’t know what that means, let me put it this way: it’s an instant break with build-up and drop whenever you need it."

From Attack Magazine

"I’m still developing this room but it’s turning out to be a sexy setup. It’s already the perfect room for production and programming. This room is based around Ableton Live run by the Ableton Push controller. With my Traktor setup, F1 controller and the Pioneer RMX-1000 it’s also the perfect place to rock out a nice DJ mix for your radio show."

From Attack Magazine

"I’m still developing this room but it’s turning out to be a sexy setup. It’s already the perfect room for production and programming. This room is based around Ableton Live run by the Ableton Push controller. With my Traktor setup, F1 controller and the Pioneer RMX-1000 it’s also the perfect place to rock out a nice DJ mix for your radio show."

From Attack Magazine

uses it in this photo