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Title: Through the Lockdown Type: Short Film (2020) Credits: Music
Athan Hilaki is a Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Ukulele, Harmonica, Percussion), a Producer and a Live streamer. He was born in Athens, Greece and moved to New York in 2008. He is the founding member of the Alternative Rock / Indie Rock band, Trapped In Static (New York, 2011) as well as GAD (Athens, Greece, 2005). Athan has worked with various bands and singer/songwriters as a guitarist, bassist and keyboardist on stage as well as in studio as a producer and session musician. Along with Trapped In Static and GAD he has shared the stage with musicians such as The Killers, Duffy, The Prodigy and more.In 2014 Athan wrote the soundtrack for the TV movie “Preying For Mercy”, written & directed by Bill Duke, featuring the two time EMMY award winner Martha Byrne. Since then, he has written many soundtracks, as well as theater and film scores. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Athan continues to write music, perform & stream live and is also touring with various musicians such Alethea, Amy Stargher and more.
Athan was one of the first 12 broadcasters worldwide to livestream on PICO XR (12/2022 to 10/2023 – Virtual Reality stream – currently available in Europe & Asia), and is currently performing daily online (Vocals, Guitar, Synths and Live Looping) on BIGO LIVE (TOP100 US broadcasters with over 185k followers – available worldwide) – download the app. In May 2024, Athan started the Olympians Agency, a live streaming agency for BIGO LIVE and TikTok, visit olympiansagency.com for more info.
Athan is endorsed by GHS Strings, Sweetwater Sound, Donner, BASN Audio and Steve Clayton Custom.
Some of his current gear include, the Quad Cortex by Neural DSP, POG 2 by EHX, as well as Loopy Pro by A Tasty Pixel and Ableton Live. Guitars: Gibson ES-339, Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, Fender Stratocaster Custom, Epiphone Les Paul Custom as well as Donner DST-700 and Donner Hush-I.
For live streaming 
, looping 
and gear recommendations click here
For business inquiries, session projects, touring or recording work etc, click here
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This looper setup, provides as many channels as you need and is fully controllable via midi controllers, midi keyboards, PC commands etc. It has more flexibility and options than any looper pedal you might find in the market! It can be used by guitarists (foot controlled) and vocalists (hand controlled). The audio quality is high resolution 48kHz 24 Bit. You can use Koala Sampler as your drum machine, with which you can create beats on the fly (also able to map with midi controller), or have pre-set drum patterns.
Below is the gear that you will need.
1. iPad
iPad 2021 9th Gen $300 or iPad 2017 5th Gen $100
2. Looper App / Drum Machine
Looper Pro $30
Koala Sampler $5
3. Audio Interface
GO TWIN $139 (2 channels – works with Android, iPhone, PC, Mac)
4. Midi Controller
Midi Captain by Paint Audio $130 (+ Nektar NXP $20)
5. Downloads
Loopy Pro Project (Loopy Pro project template as well as midi profile)
Koala Song (Koala song includes drum sounds & sample rhythms)
Free Wave Samples (More drum audio samples the can be used with Koala, available for free download)
Printouts for the Behringer controller: Loopy Pro, Koala, Ableton Looper
For Singer/Songwriters, to livestream on Instagram from your computer watch this tutorial (free service) or this one (paid service, more features). To multistream (livestreaming on more than one social media services) for free watch here. If you do not have a webcam and you would like to use your phone with your PC/Mac as a webcam, watch here (up to 4K quality!).
Below is the equipment you can use to stream and perform live on social media, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, BIGO LIVE, Tik Tok etc using your mobile device or computer.
1. Audio Interface
Mackie ProFX6v3+ (this can also be used for looping)
2. Adapters
Apple USB-C to USB (will also work on Android)
Apple Lightning Port to USB
3. Microphone
Mackie EM-99B or a Shure SM58 Bundle $120 (The classic vocal mic with stand and cable)
4. Microphone Stand $25 (not needed if you get a bundle)
5. Ring Light & Phone Mount $35
UPDATES:
11/23/2022: Currently the most affordable multi-stream option is XSplit. Optional lifetime license available.
06/22/2024: Hardware list & links updated.
Don’t hesitate to reach out via email for any questions or concerns. Enjoy!
