James Hoff: The Art of Infection
Interview with artist James Hoff about how he uses computer viruses to infect his music and visual art
Learn about different artists and how they make music
Input/Output: Valet
Honey Owens aka Valet used Ableton Live to record all the guitars, drums and vocals on her latest album for Kranky
Watch Lakker Blur the Lines Between Sound and Image
Lakker use Ableton Live and Touch Designer to build a complex audiovisual language for their live sets, creating a continuum between sound and image
Aron Ottignon: A Question of Balance
Watch performance and documentary video of Aron Ottignon, Rodi Kirk and Samuel Dubois bringing together jazz piano, electronics, steel pans and percussion
Anthony Pirog: From Audio to MIDI and Back Again
Guitarist Anthony Pirog plays everything from free jazz to blues and improvised noise. Now he’s using Live’s Audio to MIDI function to reach even further.
Watch DJ Spinn, Kode 9, Ikonika and Kastle discuss Production, Performance and Inspiration at SXSW
Watch video highlights from the SXSW panel discussion with Kode 9, Ikonika, DJ Spinn and Kastle on live production and performance techniques.
Max Cooper: Beautiful Data
Emergence is the concept informing geneticist-turned-producer Max Cooper’s new live show. Using Live and Resolume, Cooper tells a universal narrative.
Peaking Lights: From the Junkyard to Live
Peaking Lights build homemade synths out of junkyard electronics. Now they’re using Live to power their infectious take on dubbed out psych-pop.
James Holden: On Human Timing
James Holdens’ Group Humanizer is a new Max for Live patch that uses the nuance of human timing errors to add an organic, realistic groove to your productions.
Ghost in the Machine: Ryo Fujimoto on Dommune
Playing live with a laptop needn’t be a boring process. Ryo Fujimoto’s Dommune performance shows how fluid the flow between human and machine can be.
Dieter Doepfer: Completing the Circuit
Eurorack founding father Dieter Doepfer talks about his beginnings, the state of modular synthesis today and perspectives for the future.
Fabian Russ: Electrifying the Classics with Circular Sound
German composer Fabian Russ uses Simpler to reinterpret classics from Bach to Haydn, and composes multi-channel works with the likes of Midori Seiler and Albrecht Mayer.
Jimmy Edgar: Working the System
Jimmy Edgar makes music with modular synthesisers: airtight techno funk, and not just abstract experimentation. Here’s how.
Mayur Narvekar Talks Tabla, Tradition and Live
Indian traditional music is one of the oldest forms of organized sound in world history. Mayur Narvekar is taking it into the 21st century with Live.
Keith Fullerton Whitman: Navigating the Modular Maze
Learning modular synthesis is a challenging task. We spoke to Keith Fullerton Whitman to shed some light on the realities of going modular.
Download a Live Set from Laidback Luke
Laidback Luke offers a free Live Set of “Stepping To The Beat” plus rare insight into his mixdown and composition techniques.
Input/Output: Afrikan Sciences
Forward-thinking producer Afrikan Sciences talks about going off the quantization grid in Ableton Live and Push to produce his latest album Circuitous.
Controlling Live with Oculus Rift’s Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has moved beyond science fiction and into music composition. Byron Mallet takes us through Pensato, his hands-free Live controller.