Basenji partners with Microsoft Surface Pro for Aus-first hot air balloon set

Microsoft celebrated the consumer launch of its Surface Pro with 4G, partnering with Sydney DJ and producer Basenji for Australia’s first hot air balloon live music set.

Basenji took his entire set-up into the clouds, creating a mobile studio 3,000 feet above the ground, and using the new 4G connectivity of the Surface Pro he produced and performed a custom mix.

The Surface Pro has 13 and a half hours of battery life, and its new 4G capabilities are supported by a broad range of 4G LTE bands.

“It was great to be able to take my studio to a completely new environment, one I never thought was even possible,” said Basenji.

“The Surface Pro was perfect, the 4G connectivity was excellent and it was such a great experience. Playing an unreleased track at the start of my set from 3,000ft up was really special.”

Basenji performed and recorded a 35-minute mix called ‘UP IN THE AIR MIX’, which has now been posted to his’s Soundcloud.

“Straight after my set finished, I needed to convert the file I created, jump online, download some software, convert the file from one format to another before uploading directly to SoundCloud and it all worked in a matter of minutes while we were up in the balloon,” he said.

“The capability of the device is quite incredible; I’m really impressed.”