# Blog Profile: djmelan3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [26 March 2023 23:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635 "2023-03-26T23:33:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HighHarmonics](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@HighHarmonics](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/HighHarmonics)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2023 23:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635/1 "2023-03-26T23:33:32Z")
New blog profile from **djmelan3:** [Tidal Profile - djmelan3 (Mel Laubscher) | Tidal Cycles](https://tidalcycles.org/blog/tidal_profile_djmelan3) Djmelan3 (dee-jay-muh-lun-dree) actively pursues collaboration, including with the group SuperContinent, the University of Pretoria Laptop Orchestra (UPLOrc), and with Tidal's Weekend Jams. Collaborative work is a way to "discover _(and be surprised by)_ all kinds of musical possibilities, and learning to "be aware of others in the group at all times." Included is a cool example of `pan` with `gain` to achieve a unique stereo field placement with unpredictable accents. The SuperContinent examples are exciting - 8 people coding together, and each session is so different. Wow! Check it out! ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2023 23:51 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635/2 "2023-03-26T23:51:13Z")
@djmelan3 great post, the university pres/UPLOrc stuff is really nice to hear about, it often felt like you were working pretty much on your own over there, so I hope to hear about an SA community springing up soon 🙂 I wanted to highlight (and thank you for) a method you used for creating melody in a WeekendJam once which I took away and banked - Keep a super simple `note/n` statement, of a few notes/rhythms and modify/improvise just on that small statement in real time - This may sound really obvious, but I had not seen it done until this particular jam (I will see if I can find it) - and it's super effective. Especially with collaborators who are taking care of the rest of the accompaniment elements, you don't need to create a longform workable loop - literally build/modify cycle by cycle (or even note by note) and turn it off when you're done. Truly livecoding 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![djmelan3](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/djmelan3/32/2555_2.png) [@djmelan3](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/djmelan3)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2023 07:54 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635/3 "2023-03-27T07:54:19Z")
Thank you so much for your kinds words @cleary ! I wouldn't be here without any of those Weekend Jam sessions and all the opportunities to collaborate with people. Thank you for creating a space in which myself and others in the community can express ourselves. I think I know exactly which method you are talking about - there is a version of it here: [Friday Live Nights - 25 Feb 2022 (Edited Version) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/jU6fec7hLJE?t=419) (code is visible at this timestamp on the left side of the screen). Unfortunately, I can't find the same method in any of the Weekend Jams I have on my YouTube channel. ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2023 22:36 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635/4 "2023-03-27T22:36:06Z")
> [@djmelan3](#): > > I wouldn't be here without any of those Weekend Jam sessions and all the opportunities to collaborate with people It's always a pleasure to have you there - looking forward to the next one you can make! (PS the time is likely to change as of this weekend due to DST, so it'll be back to Saturday 20:00h UTC in case that's more convenient for you - I just need to do final confirmation with joanq) > [@djmelan3](#): > > there is a version of it here: [Friday Live Nights - 25 Feb 2022 (Edited Version) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/jU6fec7hLJE?t=419) Yeah - that's the sort of stuff I'm talking about. I haven't had any luck finding where I saw it in the WEJ sessions either, but it stuck in my head...I found it was quite a revelation 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![djmelan3](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/djmelan3/32/2555_2.png) [@djmelan3](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/djmelan3)\ **Post date:** [20 April 2023 11:16 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/blog-profile-djmelan3/4635/5 "2023-04-20T11:16:36Z")
SuperContinent's latest performance is available here: [SuperContinent in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - YouTube](https://youtu.be/MkPEwEt2JIE)