Posts by Jacob Holdsworth
Artist Interview – Romesh Dodangoda
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Romesh Dodangoda. I’m a record producer & mixer from Wales, UK mainly working in rock music. I have a private studio called Long Wave, situated in Cardiff, which is where I do the majority of my work, but also love travelling to various studios depending on…
Read More10th Anniversary – The Origin Story
October 20th, 2022 | John Dines Origin Effects is celebrating its 10 year anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, we are offering our entire range of compressors in a stunning, limited edition, laser engraved aluminium finish, inspired by the subtle look of our in-house prototypes. Things have come a long way in those 10 years, from…
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Employee Pedalboard: John Dines (Product Manager)
October 14th, 2022 | John Dines After being invited to contribute to a recent thread on The Gear Page entitled “Pedalboards of the Pedal Makers”, we at Origin Effects realised that there is some interest in how those in the pedal business choose to build their own rigs. It makes sense – we’re all…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Robin Mullarkey
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Robin Mullarkey. I have been a session bassist in London for a good 20 years and have been fortunate enough to work with a wide array of artists that I love and respect (Jacob Collier, Jordan Rakei, Zero 7 and Sia, Roisin Murphy, Richard…
Read MoreTECH TIPS: We’re Not Overreacting – Reactive Loads Are Important
September 16th, 2022 | John Dines Ever thought that a valve amp just “feels” better to play through? This is why. Sure, some people will tell you that it’s because it’s loud or because there’s “natural compression” or something like that. These are certainly contributary factors, but they’re not the whole story. Anyone who’s recorded…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Scott Hansen (Tycho)
What’s your musical origin story? My name is Scott Hansen. I am a musician and visual artist. I started out playing around with drum machines and samplers in the late 1990’s and progressed on to keyboards and finally guitar. I didn’t think of myself as a musician; I mainly got into music just to learn how…
Read MoreTone Mob Podcast: Origin Effects
Origin Effects Product Manager, John Dines, was recently invited onto the Tone Mob Podcast to talk about the Origins of Origin Effects, the new Halcyon and how he got to be our Product Manager. “Here we go! This week I have John Dines from Origin Effects on the show this week to discuss his musical…
Read MoreTECH TIPS: The Halcyon Green Overdrive’s ADAPT Switch – What It’s Really Doing For Your Tone
August 19th, 2022 | John Dines Hopefully by now you’ve spotted our latest pedal release, the Halcyon Green Overdrive. In fact, if you’re part of the online guitar forum community, you may have even been part of a discussion about why we’ve made a pedal inspired by the Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®, and what…
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