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Written by Blake Angelos on November 6, 2017. Posted in Artists.

Growing up in Newham, East London, Alfa Mist began his musical journey as a grime and hip hop producer. The self-taught pianist and sometimes rapper soon found himself drawn to the jazz, world music and film soundtracks he discovered through sampling. His sound blends melancholy jazz harmony with alternative hip-hop and soul. We caught up with Alfa in Sleeper Sounds Studio, London, to learn about his background and inspirations – plus take the opportunity to get a session in with his new Yamaha MONTAGE:

We recently had the opportunity to livestream an event featuring Alfa Mist in collaboration with Yusef Dayes – check it out:

My first XS demo

Written by Blake Angelos on October 24, 2014. Posted in 2010s.

It seems like it was just yesterday that I put this demonstration song together for the Motif XS. It still amazes me just how great THAT instrument sounded and the much sonic power that was inside. The Motif XF has all of the sounds I used on this track and MUCH more. With the addition of the flash memory option, the nicer screen, the improved A/D converters, twice the wave memory and the commitment our amazing engineers in Japan have to continually improve and add more and more features (like the latest 1.5 update that added a whole new suite of amazing guitar effects and some new high density reverbs) the Motif XF truly extends the quality of the Motif line. But for me, it all started with the XS and this track. Enjoy!

Blake Angelos · Funkalicious Motif XS