Tech Talk: Ngoni Egan (Electronic Beats TV)

Botswana born, Dublin raised and now Rotterdam based producer, live act and DJ, Ngoni Egan, steps into the hot seat for the latest episode of our Tech Talk series. Here Egan guides us through the many elements used in the creation of his atmospheric, percussive led sound which straddles the lines between Electro and Techno. Ngoni’s set up integrates an amalgamation of analogue and digital synths, classic and contemporary drum machines, outboard effects and a modular synthesiser which he weaves together with finesse, creating powerful dance floor focused cuts. Some of his tracks have found their way onto the likes of Carista’s United Identities, Slam helmed Soma sub-label Avoidant and more, tune in to find more about this rising talent in the Dutch scene.

[@digitalduch1111]

Didn't knew him, but the background-tracks sound great! Will check him out 🙂

[@Dougie-]

Yes! New Tech Talk. Have been waiting eagerly :) Love this channel.

[@Ascsoms]

his focus was infectious...could've listened to him explaining his flow for hours

[@uly1981]

Every guy with a RM1X is a kindred spirit!

[@allyouracid]

A friend recently borrowed me his, and I can't wait getting into it. Great piece of gear from what I've seen.

[@qrdnk]

@@allyouracid ...tight MIDI master, too

[@natenubia8548]

Awesome to see there's so many good Electronic Musicians, especially resurrecting ELECTRO after watching Ngoni I definitely need to start investing in Hardware, I don't care what anyone says I can hear the difference between it and software.

[@Chrispwilton]

Yes Ngoni!!! Repping Ireland

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Cool techno. I should do more with call and response as well Greetings from Rotterdam

[@hardenberg_electro328]

Great artist. Thnx!

[@B0K1T0]

Cool electro sounds! Love from Rotterdam :)

[@everpuremusic]

RM1x! That brings back fond memories... :)

[@snskt]

The question and answer way of building music blew my mind, I could not un-hear it in his music after.

[@neopunkmusic]

wow that numark mixer hes rockin is old school. one of the first dj mixers I ever touched.

[@wackerburg]

Oh that lovely OG Nord Lead ❤

[@meilstone]

Awesome! I also have the exact same MS2000BR (since 2005) and like it more and more. It's a great counterpart to the analog gadgets.

[@sebp400]

nice! my type of electro.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Mine too!

[@marcodoll7191]

yes i love Tech Talk and also one to watch...but i wish you could post more videos of it .... thanks ;-) It has been a pool of pure inspiration for years now

[@paulburkhart2619]

YESSS! Love the Analog Rytm mki, such a classic machine. Great vid.

[@ragnarroeck]

Inspiring guy! Finding your tools in an ocean of possibilities and stick with them. I'm still kind of drowning, but trying to get there.

[@provence73]

super refreshing and humble!! thanks a lot

[@Noise-Maker]

Glad to see this!! Great Tech Talk!!

[@dadelidella]

Question -> Answer: Repeat!! Makes me Daaaaaaaance 💣😈🖤✨🎶

[@ianvjones]

Love this guy! Dope shit!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

💯

[@PnPModular]

Great sounding artist!! Love his mindset and setup.. 🎉

[@Vishscale]

Sick producer and episode.

[@somberville3351]

Wow, this was a real treat! Love this hybrid workflow!

[@thomaskilmurray4030]

Legend

[@kodymonroe2613]

yes lad! go on Ngoni

[@Getthenderson]

More of these tech talk videos!

[@darkeldarblade916]

I totally agree. We do not need more stuff to create music with the tools we already have. I am trying to limit my studio down to a a 4-6 hardware synths and a few drum machines. I feel to distracted from actually making music if I keep on looking at what new gear is released.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

You could put all stuff in your shelve and just take out what you need. It's nice to have the possibility to change sometimes to get inspired.

[@ringtangting]

Great video, good talk. Music is right up my alley too. Definitely need to keep United Identies on the radar. Tech wise I'm curious how he multitracks into Live.

[@cmjones83]

So cool to see Ngoni here. Great lad.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

💯

[@sutusmihaly]

..love hi music 🖤🖤❤

[@vinniewilliams1027]

Synth Wizard 🔥

[@Cybercowboy_69]

Humble and talented dude!

[@gavin35]

Quality stuff

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

💯

[@HybrasilMusic]

Great stuff Ngoni, great to see this.

[@NineHellHeaven]

Good one. Cool guy. Good grooves.

[@jdaddyaz]

Great sound, and setup. Are my eyes mistaking me but is that a Numark DXM06 mixer between the decks there? If so, I loved that mixer. Cheap, but had a great set of features (kill switches, on board efx, and with nice implementation). Always good to see how other producers get the job done. Also, it's always great to see other users of the AIRA TB-3! I don't care what some will say, I love that little box. Peace and prosperity to you Egan.

[@jimigrok]

wow this sounds fantastic - groovy - nice

[@garethelliot]

Gwaaaaaaaan the Ngoni fella!

[@Hhyperspace]

It's interesting to hear him admit to GAS and then see what he ended up keeping because of the charm of those pieces.

[@MickBenjamins]

Cool guy, awesome music. Nice one EB!

[@jimigrok]

sounds fantastic - thanks

[@OtixMilia]

super nice

[@BenColemanUK]

Doing a lot with a small amount of relatively cheap gear, sounds absolutely great, crispy electro

[@channelite]

Awesome video!

[@skmakka3166]

Love It

[@13570neil]

That’s class stuff Ngoni. Could listen to you talking about it for hours on end. Hope alls good pal. 👍🤞

[@ricardodsavant2965]

That was fantastic!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Byron5369-k8p]

What a gent

[@a1o1]

Fantastic

[@Trickeyshoe13]

Great stuff!

[@DJfreddyfresh]

wise man

[@ryansheridan1938]

BOSS!

[@Elena-mg1xy]

He is very cute!

[@ggoohhnnjjaalltt]

It's also referred as "call and response"

[@Lfo05]

does anyone know which synthesizer stand he uses?

[@youcefbela9023]

X-dream next!

[@noname1210hh]

🇮🇪👑🇮🇪👑

[@nictrax]

Relate to the attention span gear swapping around part 😅👍

[@RighteouzBoy]

I’m making beats using fl studio only. So I have to use samples and I can’t find the right sounding drum machine samples anywhere. It’s hard to make electro without actual gear 😢 makes me want to switch to Ableton.

[@edgodsall3740]

Bet his mate got the “question / answer” approach from hanz zimmer 😉

[@ozorg]

[@fnk86]

Reminds of A:G from Blossy

[@Mehdi1007Darhwa]

how this studio stand with all the gear are in is called ?

[@29hf3qi]

It's a Jasper's synth stand

[@hiddentechno8266]

Can't place his accent? He mentioned Euros is he based in Ireland?

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Just read the description text 😉

[@hiddentechno8266]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV on this phone with my eyesight 🥸 I'll crack the jokes 🤣

[@menicojames]

Legend