Loop: Five Perspectives on Handling Criticism
Learn how to seek out and respond to feedback on your music – with tips from Susan Rogers, Robert Henke, Patrice Rushen, Kaki King and Machinedrum.
Learn about different artists and how they make music
The Climate Soundtrack: What Does the Future Sound Like?
Find out how the Climate Soundtrack brought together artists, scientists and two global activist networks to celebrate the sounds of the earth.
Made in Ableton Live: Rossano Snel
Watch Brazilian composer Rossano Snel build an emotive neoclassical remix using some of Live 11’s new features and effects.
Tennyson: Storytelling with Production
Learn how Luke Pretty, aka Tennyson, uses Ableton Live to bring the sounds on his latest album to life.
Tiger JK: The Korean Rap Legend on Beats, Rhymes and Life
With Drunken Tiger he was one of the originators of Korean hip-hop, now Tiger JK is starting fresh and talks about making his own beats in Ableton Live.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Improvisation
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music series examines Improvisation – spontaneous creation between chaos and structure as the ultimate source and engine of music.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Polyrhythms
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music essay series examines polyrhythms, their origins in African bell patterns and dispersion in the grooves of many modern genres
Amamelia: The Wow Factor
Amamelia talks about the making of her joyous rave celebration album WOW! and the blooming queer club scene of her native New Zealand.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Blue Notes
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music looks at Blue Notes and the harmonic legacy of African music through Blues
Yuri Suzuki: Designing with Sound in Mind
Sound and installation designer Yuri Suzuki on his work with Jeff Mills, Raymond Scott’s Electronium and his works for MoMA, Tate Modern, Barbican and elsewhere
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Call & Response
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music examines Call & Response and the participatory nature of music-making with African roots
Paradox: Breakbeat Mastery
Paradox reveals the secrets behind his notorious, breakbeat-driven production methods, and shares some free loops from his vinyl-only sample series ‘Wax Breaks’.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music
Afriqua’s five-part essay on the Principles of Black Music begins with a breakdown of what the term Black Music even actually means, plus some history.
Made in Ableton Live: Tom Cosm
Watch Tom Cosm layer buzzing neurobass over hard-hitting drums as he crafts a dynamic, richly textured arrangement for a drum and bass track.
Kassa Overall: The Rhythm of the Times
Kassa Overall discusses his approach to rhythm, electronics, jazz drumming and hip-hop production in an exclusive interview with Ableton
Marysia Osu: Harp, Jazz, Angel Sound and Beyond
London-based harpist and beatmaker Marysia Osu talks about her solo work and collaborations with other jazz-influenced artists including Levitation Orchestra
Big Ideas and Brilliant Sounds: Eight Standout Features and Videos from 2021
Catch up on eight of the best features, videos and tutorials from the Ableton blog in 2021
Tijn Wybenga: A Composer Runs Amok
Composer and conductor Tijn Wybenga is harnessing the new jazz sound of Amsterdam with Live and Push