Robots, Rhythms and Creative Reinvention: Eight Features and Videos from 2023
It’s that time again – here’s our recap of the year’s best videos, interviews and tutorials.
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Loop Session: Discover machìna’s Approach to Performing
Watch a live-recorded interview with machìna to learn how she takes her music to the stage and turns her art into an engaging live performance.
Loop Session: See Wayne Snow in Songwriting Mode
Watch a live recording of a studio session with Wayne Snow to learn how he works with a producer to turn his ideas into music.
Catch a Live Interview with machìna at the Next Loop Session
Catch a live interview with Tokyo-based composer and performer machìna at the latest free Loop Session, streaming from Berlin.
Know Yourself: Gafacci on Respectful Collaboration
In a session recorded at Loop Create 2022, producer Gafacci describes how working with others helps him resolve creative blocks, and answers your questions about the art of collaboration.
Word Music: Composing Using Text Scores, with Maya Shenfeld
Watch Maya Shenfeld’s workshop at Loop Create on using text scores to break out of old habits and rediscover the joy of spontaneous music-making.
Loop Session: Catch Wayne Snow Streaming Live from the Studio
Join an online studio session with singer-songwriter Wayne Snow to learn his methods and techniques for writing music.
A Look Back at Eight Standout Features and Videos from 2022
A look back at eight standout features and videos from 2022.
Prioritizing the Personal: Sam Slater on Reasons to Collaborate
Composer and producer Sam Slater shares his experiences of collaboration and explains why, for him, experiences matter much more than results.
Loop Create: Explore Collective Creation
Get involved in a day packed with free, online activities for music makers of all experience levels.
Get Together: The Changing Forms of Musical Collaboration
As music technology evolves, so do the ways we work together. We examine how collaboration, cooperation and collective creation among music-makers have changed.
Loop: Five Perspectives on Working with Environmental Noise
Learn how Khruangbin, Sandunes, Perera Elsewhere, Paul Weir and Dan Keen use the sounds of their surroundings to enhance their music.
Loop Session: In the Studio with Grand River
Composer and musician Grand River joins Dennis DeSantis for a session at Bewake Studios, Berlin.
The Best Microphone (Is the One You Already Have): A Workshop with Liz Teutsch
Audio engineer Liz Teutsch gives a deep dive into the basics of microphone technology, and tips on how to make the most of the tools we have available to us.
Loop Session: In the Studio with Grand River
Loop Session is a new series of events for music makers. Catch a free, online studio session with Grand River on May 21.
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.
Loop: Five Perspectives on Limitations
Find out how creative and technical limits can help your music-making practice – with tips from Daniel Miller, Katharina Ernst, Daedelus, Kaki King and Kimbra.
Perera Elsewhere: Live at Loop Create
Video of Perera Elsewhere and her trio in a live audio-visual performance captured at Loop Create in June 2021