Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Weekend Challenge
Off The Grid
These days we are very fortunate to have tools at our disposal to sequence and program our gear. This can be as simple as a sequencer for an individual synth, to a complex set up running multiple synths, drum machines, samplers at the same time as the brain of your set up. This week we'd like you to step away from the grid where possible. Embrace the chaos of live playing, happy accidents and the unknown.
We don't expect everything to be played live and sequencers can still be used, but please include an element of live playing in your jam.
Tracklist
technonsia - (youtu.be/vzVobBWOlRU?si=dFAwHby3t9JlPgdW)
HardwareSound - (youtu.be/Vl2k5WjHYwI)
awkesome - (youtu.be/pALJSMCi4Sk)
Luyx - (youtu.be/0xtPGpkP0MQ)
Makis ZeG - (youtu.be/NtemU_eMYLs)
The Gennaro Maneuver - (youtu.be/17FhPUeGplQ?si=lZC7mJBu5N3NDBit)
Sprocket2cog - (youtu.be/OwtfDODnuZw?si=b3RSkj9g39iAHUJb)
One day in December - (on.soundcloud.com/C7W1s)
Thundergate - (youtu.be/ixCWI9Ng_ew)
Jean Dear - (youtu.be/Xn4MkIHVnTI?si=mGTvOlSlVKvLD_-b)
KGB - (youtube.com/watch?v=hcaMzXs50ek)
Luminiferous Aether - (youtu.be/NV9opoZoI84)
oki - (youtube.com/watch?v=C87h2bW-Itg)
Grace Griffin - (youtu.be/ijUpVdbLrF8?si=fIJgRnXiH1cTeF0u)
Kain Kinetic - (youtu.be/-8buis0ijpw)
The interGalactic Federation - (youtube.com/watch?v=giXOOrRWsos)
Winterkeep - (youtu.be/zJ8WUcg-LcE)
DM Allegro - (youtube.com/watch?v=W4_72TvKYEQ)
AtticP - (youtu.be/l4P2-dmPhbQ)
Inspector Samples - (youtu.be/3Zlnx5LUZ6A)
Reconsiderate - (youtube.com/watch?v=fmN8dIluDuQ)
T Telf - (youtu.be/3dZQ_W0eHjg?feature=shared)
Captain Bleep - (youtu.be/2ByOU-XYfUw)
Gloombaby - (youtu.be/oHeGUVvKj-w)
JohnAlchemy - (youtu.be/bMEc70Ud6pE)
Ben Wellby - (youtu.be/rsXnKmMvdkM)
Getsemani Music - (youtu.be/LeO3wLhjK5E)
Acef Stripe - (youtu.be/7zX3oELWXpo?si=PXVxQgV76i5a5mVL)
blip Fortran - (youtu.be/vihFwdFYkl4)
Lonon Underground - (youtu.be/G8XpvB_F5jQ)
Jason Hader - (youtu.be/IrhXalYUZGM)
Noheadchicken live - (youtu.be/2Jh9W5Hx6DU)
Storm of Visions - (youtu.be/xn8gz-05lJo)
drone-in-the-woods - (youtu.be/uH1M9OIFbFI)
Psykheart - (youtu.be/Wh5dJywNvUc?si=uA4ZvtC6IIu1M_P5)
Dud Faz - (youtu.be/liOOk0U7uvQ)
drone-in-the-woods - (youtu.be/uH1M9OIFbFI?si=4V5MtbE0NemGM6ks)
dj lazy lodger - (youtube.com/watch?v=dsrF7BJ_91A)
Paulio - (youtu.be/LA8n2RvW13Y?si=CRhObX69yBQ1k1Ef)
Paul Howe (Cornish Waves Music) - youtube.com/watch?v=DkrCRULvX_I
Weekend Challenge
Off The Grid
These days we are very fortunate to have tools at our disposal to sequence and program our gear. This can be as simple as a sequencer for an individual synth, to a complex set up running multiple synths, drum machines, samplers at the same time as the brain of your set up. This week we'd like you to step away from the grid where possible. Embrace the chaos of live playing, happy accidents and the unknown.
We don't expect everything to be played live and sequencers can still be used, but please include an element of live playing in your jam.
Tracklist
technonsia - (youtu.be/vzVobBWOlRU?si=dFAwHby3t9JlPgdW)
HardwareSound - (youtu.be/Vl2k5WjHYwI)
awkesome - (youtu.be/pALJSMCi4Sk)
Luyx - (youtu.be/0xtPGpkP0MQ)
Makis ZeG - (youtu.be/NtemU_eMYLs)
The Gennaro Maneuver - (youtu.be/17FhPUeGplQ?si=lZC7mJBu5N3NDBit)
Sprocket2cog - (youtu.be/OwtfDODnuZw?si=b3RSkj9g39iAHUJb)
One day in December - (on.soundcloud.com/C7W1s)
Thundergate - (youtu.be/ixCWI9Ng_ew)
Jean Dear - (youtu.be/Xn4MkIHVnTI?si=mGTvOlSlVKvLD_-b)
KGB - (youtube.com/watch?v=hcaMzXs50ek)
Luminiferous Aether - (youtu.be/NV9opoZoI84)
oki - (youtube.com/watch?v=C87h2bW-Itg)
Grace Griffin - (youtu.be/ijUpVdbLrF8?si=fIJgRnXiH1cTeF0u)
Kain Kinetic - (youtu.be/-8buis0ijpw)
The interGalactic Federation - (youtube.com/watch?v=giXOOrRWsos)
Winterkeep - (youtu.be/zJ8WUcg-LcE)
DM Allegro - (youtube.com/watch?v=W4_72TvKYEQ)
AtticP - (youtu.be/l4P2-dmPhbQ)
Inspector Samples - (youtu.be/3Zlnx5LUZ6A)
Reconsiderate - (youtube.com/watch?v=fmN8dIluDuQ)
T Telf - (youtu.be/3dZQ_W0eHjg?feature=shared)
Captain Bleep - (youtu.be/2ByOU-XYfUw)
Gloombaby - (youtu.be/oHeGUVvKj-w)
JohnAlchemy - (youtu.be/bMEc70Ud6pE)
Ben Wellby - (youtu.be/rsXnKmMvdkM)
Getsemani Music - (youtu.be/LeO3wLhjK5E)
Acef Stripe - (youtu.be/7zX3oELWXpo?si=PXVxQgV76i5a5mVL)
blip Fortran - (youtu.be/vihFwdFYkl4)
Lonon Underground - (youtu.be/G8XpvB_F5jQ)
Jason Hader - (youtu.be/IrhXalYUZGM)
Noheadchicken live - (youtu.be/2Jh9W5Hx6DU)
Storm of Visions - (youtu.be/xn8gz-05lJo)
drone-in-the-woods - (youtu.be/uH1M9OIFbFI)
Psykheart - (youtu.be/Wh5dJywNvUc?si=uA4ZvtC6IIu1M_P5)
Dud Faz - (youtu.be/liOOk0U7uvQ)
drone-in-the-woods - (youtu.be/uH1M9OIFbFI?si=4V5MtbE0NemGM6ks)
dj lazy lodger - (youtube.com/watch?v=dsrF7BJ_91A)
Paulio - (youtu.be/LA8n2RvW13Y?si=CRhObX69yBQ1k1Ef)
Paul Howe (Cornish Waves Music) - youtube.com/watch?v=DkrCRULvX_I







![HWJ Drone Challenge Streamthrough
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Saturday, May 24th was International Drone Day. For this weekend’s challenge we take a dive into drones - not the flying kinds, but musical drones, sustained notes or sounds. The challenge is to make a jam with some droning elements. You can go full experimental and make a minimalist jam with just drones. Or you can take a melodic approach and think of melodies contrasting movement and static elements (maybe research pedal points in music theory?). Or you could look at folk music for inspiration: bagpipes are a good example of a melodic instrument with drones.
Drone day is an international celebration with people making drones all over the world. HWJ is not affiliated with other orgnizers, but feel free to join in on the fun with the larger drone community. If you want to list your jam as an event, or take part in any of the other festivities, feel free to do so over here: https://droneday.org/index.html
Vote for your favorites here: https://forms.gle/17ffAEjKo4AoaA3W6
Here are links to all the jams in the challenge:
Kid Orji (https://youtu.be/SyBinAoacC0)
Laughing At Oblivion (https://youtu.be/T_9FhoK5MFw)
Hostipal (https://youtu.be/R09XS4a32NM)
Luke Magner (https://soundcloud.com/luke-magner/dr-3-lm-23525-1?si=cf272fa479d2478b99ccec4c2aa354b9&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)
PFM Module (https://youtu.be/URVcFqqbvLA?si=FUe6x5_jAXqZgiCs)
KGB (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPyj10sAOc)
Psykheart (https://youtu.be/gREOhdDAIu4?si=bMT-OxgSD4qA5UOB)
Drones (https://youtu.be/T_1TmXP8Rk8)
HELL F.O (https://youtu.be/KenETSm9TBA?si=vXJDDzIHDk8nDuxx)
Inhibitd (pronounced in-hib-i-td or if youre JA - hibs) (https://youtu.be/OGe3fPVO-DY)
Bad Electric (https://youtu.be/fvh9SqBDOyY?si=kItdUpfrgKRnGQUO)
No.Muchas.Gracias (https://youtu.be/eKP2GGbAtxk?si=NuQSgvD98UNT2g4U)
Jon Gee (https://youtu.be/5bmaw5E9mg0?si=BHpOQ3zk_o0KEggR)
dubsbox [dot] algo (https://youtu.be/cWD35q2LJ7c)
Travis Benjamin Simpson (https://youtu.be/rowPfubpPp4?si=hKe7QE1pwitzedsm)
cresshead (https://youtu.be/btlCL-CfKb4?si=1bo4a8LI0LfBl4bB)
Wirebaby (https://youtu.be/TyUj8pdk8SY)
Disciplined Commotion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVehUrHU9aM)
Unknown Artist (https://youtu.be/tPQK-b1oYqg)
Cuttof (https://youtu.be/I5YtAyIB7gQ)
Midlantic Drift (https://youtu.be/0uD-FqFd_SE?si=ZdQCpok5_uU51C1Y)
Steve Rutherford (https://youtu.be/AteZYyJePCM)
VIRAL BEATS (https://youtu.be/fCZIxzVwGPc)
RetlasD (https://youtu.be/GIF_FIJR_7M?feature=shared)
One day in December (https://youtu.be/8G4EPs3FNfE?si=jTbSRF6INYKB3YVP)
DEAR VICE (https://youtu.be/61XBP08yCLM)
DMAT (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPavQ9gE_Y)
The Anachron (https://youtu.be/5D3pbiML_6w?feature=shared)
Sound Break Project (https://youtu.be/bwdQ3lyRo8I?si=uOdKlRgwImzJ39SP)
Running Late (https://youtu.be/gybpbUSGzv8?si=izZV_MDNWmZq2LX0)
AtticP (https://youtu.be/_Pf0Un28pQQ)
oki (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZG47JDpKM)
JohnAlchemy (https://youtu.be/c_mZGbk5YXE)
Dots & mho (https://youtu.be/8Y_vFc-5zcw?si=1pbljInVcGcqtyAJ)
Cornish Waves Music (https://youtu.be/F3JUswPU1f8)
slimprince (https://youtu.be/Dbq-jnoz_HA)
Reconsiderate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQZjWJw_JvM)
Synthiago Duran (https://youtu.be/Ye5aOwF0IHY)
Artifonica (https://youtu.be/Vtn8NJGrD4Y)
Expensive Notes (https://youtu.be/-QDZwJkmHwQ)
DOAK16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Cy3ruFnsU)
drone-in-the-woods (https://youtu.be/CarZ5UqOYbc)
Sebtic Smile (https://youtu.be/zUI6vb0hJzQ?si=zDTl5RlbVRRFJ4Wl)
Tweeeeeak (https://youtu.be/flYqH1r7T4s)
technonsia (https://youtu.be/iWjWY_2naMM)
SOUNDS OF SYNTH (https://youtu.be/0Ji331UaECA)
Olmor Frazzle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svIbFW8Bt70)
The Breathalyzer (https://youtu.be/D_ZDoj_JB7o?si=mmB1FFh6PTzbKy6f)
Halfzelli (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEVpVe6VmAQ)
Hansu (Myurā) (https://youtu.be/RHSFsfYNvT0)
Wagoo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t83gqgIJRLA)
OSVoS (https://youtu.be/KRHKdwB63Sw?si=XI9pZNPcXhhcZkKg)
HardwareDrones (https://youtu.be/k_oOj8Fc6MY)
Paulio (https://youtu.be/3CCJvGLnzts?si=l_9zYu_Dwa4IP6Kq)
synkrotron (https://www.youtube.com/live/Q2fwnu625Ao?t=3120s) HWJ Drone Challenge Streamthrough](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JTAjbpWlZrE/mqdefault.jpg)


