Christopher Willits: Development & Envelopment
Christopher Willits discusses New Moon, his latest album for Ghostly and Envelop, his free immersive audio software that works with Ableton Live Suite.
Posts tagged with Composition
Lullahush: Irish Trad Rewired
We talked to Ivor Novello Rising Star-nominee Daniel McIntyre about his Lullahush project which fuses Irish folk tradition with provocative contemporary electronic production to offer a compelling vision for how Irish music can be modernised without being diminished. Plus, he shares a free download of loops and samples from his latest album.
quickly, quickly: Balancing The Raw and The Refined
quickly, quickly aka Graham Johnson talks about his evolution from lofi beats producer to indie-electronic singer-songwriter on his latest album “I Heard That Noise”. He shares his intrepid approach to radically revising his productions in Ableton and offers a selection of rhythm and melody loops to download for free.
One Thing Leads To Another: 100 Music-Making Inspirations
The One Thing video series has reached 100 episodes! Check out this overview of bite-sized tips, tricks and techniques filmed in artists’ workspaces around the world. Topics include everything from sound design, beat programming and field recording to strategies for starting, progressing and finishing tracks and much, much more.
Sirintip: Carbon Captured in Sound
Thai-Swedish singer and producer Sirintip blends artistry with activism on her latest album "Carbon". Using techniques such as data sonification, sustainable recording practices, or pressing on biodegradable vinyl, she creates a project that not only raises awareness but also explores creative approaches to sound and production.
Deena Abdelwahed: Confounding Expectations
The Paris-based producer and DJ details the making of her album Jbal Rsas and the broad variety of Arabic musical influences that went into its compositions.
Loraine James: Gentle Confrontation and Forward Motion
Loraine James discusses the wide-ranging inspirations, processes, and tools that went into the making of her new album Gentle Confrontation.
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.
Water From Your Eyes: Microtonal Indie-Pop
Water From Your Eyes discuss how they use microtonal tunings and ideas from serialist composition to write the ‘beautifully ugly’ songs on their album Everyone’s Crushed.
Sound the Alarm: Data Sonification as a Tool for Climate Action
Marcus Maeder, Miriam Quick & Duncan Geere discuss the emergence of data sonification as a powerful tool in raising public awareness of climate change.
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.
Marina Herlop: Voice and Piano Extended To Infinity
Marina Herlop on learning Ableton Live, her composition methods and the infinite possibilities that extend out from a foundation of piano and vocals.
Ropes, Fields and Waves: Celia Hollander Sculpts Time with Sound
Los Angeles sound artist Celia Hollander discusses the different ways we experience time and how she translated these ideas into music on her album Timekeeper
James Krivchenia: Big Thief Drummer Samples YouTube for Blood Karaoke
Big Thief drummer and producer James Krivchenia discusses sampling YouTube videos, recording bands, and creative editing in Ableton Live
Tijn Wybenga: A Composer Runs Amok
Composer and conductor Tijn Wybenga is harnessing the new jazz sound of Amsterdam with Live and Push
KMRU: Spaces
Ableton documentary movie on KMRU explores the influences our surroundings can have on hearing and composing. Includes free download of KMRU’s field recordings.
Take a Chance: Producing with Probability in Live 11
Discover the history of aleatoric music and learn some techniques for working with chance and probability in Live 11.