A Personal Take: Abid Hussain on Sampling and Copyright
Abid Hussain gives an overview of recent legal cases that may well impact the way sampling is used in the future – video from Ableton Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
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Juana Molina: From Sketches to Songs
Video of Juana Molina performing live at Ableton Loop 2018 plus an interview on improvisation, composing with loops, comedy and music, more.
Binkbeats: In and Out of the Loop
Ableton artist video and set-up walkthrough on Binkbeats covering his approach to looping, arrangement, song structure, and live performance.
Music Education and Technology: Re-Invention or New Approaches
Panel discussion with Ethan Hein, Melissa Uye-Parker, Jack Schaedler and Dennis DeSantis on what technology brings to music education and what it takes away.
A Personal Take: Coco Solid on Changing the Paradigm
Coco Solid on how those who were previously excluded can help restore music’s holistic potential as something more than a commodity.
A Personal Take: Lawrence English on Listening
Lawrence English expounds on the creative act of listening – a 5 Takes video from Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
The Sights and Sounds of Loop 2018
A look back at the sights, sounds and community reactions from Loop 2018 in Los Angeles.
Plattenspieler: A Listening Session with Gilles Peterson
Video of Gilles Peterson at Ableton Loop playing and discussing Brazilian pop music, Nigerian high life, American jazz, British drum and bass and more.
Hidden Hearing Loss: The Origins of Common Hearing Disorders
Sound engineer and psychology professor Susan Rogers details recent experiments which have uncovered potential explanations for hearing disorders like tinnitus
Motors, Magnets and Motion: Electronic Instruments from the Physical World
Video presentation of unique, hybrid electronic/physical instruments made by Alice Eldridge, Gijs Gieskes and Koka Nikoladze. Filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.
Uproot: Jace Clayton on Global Music and Digital Culture
Video from Loop 2017: Jace Clayton aka DJ / Rupture on global music and cross-cultural systems of knowledge in today's networked digital reality
Further Program Details Revealed for Loop 2018
See more of the latest artists and events confirmed for Loop 2018 in Los Angeles this November. Ticket registration closes August 10.
Mandy Parnell: The Art of Mastering
Interview with award-winning mastering engineer Mandy Parnell about gear, preparing audio, online mastering services and more – filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.
Loop 2018 Program Latest
Meet the first guests confirmed for Loop 2018 – artists from across the globe who’ll share their unique approaches to sound design, live perfomance and much more.
Susan Rogers on Working with Prince, Audio Perception, and Making a Career in Music
Susan Rogers discusses working and touring with Prince in the 1980s, her research in audio perception, career choices in the music industry and much more.
New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms
Adam Neely explores the topic of polyrhythms from a number of angles and discovers that literally everything is rhythm – video from Loop 2017
Loop 2018 in LA – Ticket Registration is Now Open
Loop 2018 registration is now open.
Caterina Barbieri: Minimalism, Modular and Live
Caterina Barbieri gives a live modular synthesizer performance at Ableton Loop and discusses her process, inspiration, philosophy, and equipment.