I Speak Music: Manipulating, Improvising and Composing with Vocals
Katie Gately, Doseone, SK Shlomo and Lyra Pramuk demonstrate their approaches and techniques for using the voice as the primary sound source in their music.
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Coming to LA for 2018 – Loop, a Summit for Music Makers
Loop, Ableton’s summit for music makers, is coming to Los Angeles on November 9-11, 2018. Ticket registrations for the event will open on June 13
Fatima Al Qadiri: Music Outside the Comfort Zone
Fatima Al Qadiri in conversation with Jace Clayton about making music outside one’s comfort zone and expanding what electronic music can be about.
The Screen is Your Stage: Making Music for Online Audiences
Andrew Huang, Rachel K Collier and Adam Neely discuss their experiences growing and maintaining an online audience for their individual music-making endeavours.
A Performative Presentation with Tennyson
Tennyson demonstrate how they use Ableton Live to reproduce their intricate arrangements live
Live Track Deconstruction with The Roots’ Stro Elliot
The Roots’ Stro Elliot shows how he typically builds a track out of vocal slices, keys and rhythmic layers of his virtuoso finger drumming on Ableton Push
Unlocking Creative Blocks with Machinedrum, Kaki King and Abayomi
Machinedrum, Kaki King and Abayomi discuss overcoming creative blocks and staying in the flow with Ableton’s Dennis DeSantis at Loop 2017.
What we Saw and Heard at Loop 2017
Images, insight and videos from Loop 2017, Ableton’s summit for music makers.
A/V Interchange: Performing Music with Visuals
A survey of approaches to playing music live accompanied by visuals. Includes excerpts from the Ableton Loop summit and videos of artist performances
From Studio to Stage: Daedelus, Kimbra and Quantic on Playing Live
Filmed at Loop 2016, Daedelus, Kimbra and Quantic discuss their strategies for playing live and how they translate studio productions to stage performances.
Invisible Jukebox with Gudrun Gut
The Wire Magazine’s Invisible Jukebox session with Gudrun Gut live at Loop 2016 in Berlin
Invisible Jukebox with Morton Subotnick
The Wire Magazine’s Invisible Jukebox session with Morton Subotnick live at Loop 2016 in Berlin
Sougwen Chung, Daedelus, Jace Clayton, and Deantoni Parks on Who Inspires Them
CRUMB 2.0 follows a chain of inspiration from Sougwen Chung to Daedelus to Jace Clayton to Deantoni Parks to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry at Ableton Loop 2016
Come to Loop 2017 – The Summit for Music Makers
Loop 2017 is three days of performances, presentations, workshops and studio sessions around music, technology and creative practice. Nov. 10 - 12, Funkhaus Berlin.
Critical Sonics: Political Voices in Electronic Music
In interviews and at Loop, Elysia Crampton, Chino Amobi, Peder Mannerfelt, Lotic, Mat Dryhurst, DJ Stingray and others discuss politics in electronic music
What is Local? Perspectives on Music-making in a Hyper-connected World
What role does local environment play in music-making practice today? Includes videos from Ableton Loop, Jace Clayton, Ondatropica, Brian Eno, David Byrne.
A look back at Loop 2016
Images and quotes from Loop 2016 including participants DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lee Scratch Perry, Daedelus, Fatima al Qadiri, Elysia Crampton and others
New ways to play: four visionary designers and their instruments
From Loop 2015: Roger Linn, Stephan Schmitt, Carla Scaletti and Gerhard Behles discuss the musical instruments they invented and developed