EC at The Bridge Tour in Los Angeles-Serato Meets Ableton Live

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Last week EC attended The Bridge Tour 2010, a series of events that took place in several North American cities celebrating the official release of the Ableton + Serato DJ/producer program The Bridge. DJ Revolution and DJ Spider represented at Turntable Lab in Los Angeles.

Here’s some videos of the event for you to check out! We will be exploring more of The Bridge ourselves, so stay tuned for an EC review.

Ableton Office Visit in NYC

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I got to visit my friends last week at the Ableton office in NYC. Things have changed quite a bit since I worked there and I met two new employees, Ian and Stephen. Here are some photos of us goofing off.

Ableton Live: Warping for Remixing with Yours Truly!

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I just finished another Ableton Live tutorial for Dubspot! If you are interested in learning more, take my Ableton Live Master Class, I have another one coming up on November 13-14th!

Ableton Live Master Class in Los Angeles

Ableton Live MIDI Effects

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More videos from my Ableton Live Master Class back in March of this year, focused on Live’s MIDI Effects. Learn how to use the Arpeggiator, Scale, Chord and random presets to create more harmonically interesting music!

by Laura Escudé

Ableton Live Master Classes in Hollywood and San Francisco

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Electronic Creatives has upcoming Master Classes in Hollywood and San Francisco! I will be teaching the Hollywood workshops and Timo Preece the SF workshops.

Hollywood Dates: November 13-14th + December 4-5th

San Francisco: November 21st

Drum Rack Tutorial Series with Laura Escudé

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EC’s Director Laura Escudé compiled a bunch of tutorials on the A to Z of Ableton’s Drum Racks. If you’re wondering about the EC Master Classes, then these videos will give you a look inside!

What would you like to know?

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Send us your burning music and/or technology questions and we’ll post responses to popular queries!

Behind the Scenes with Laura Escudé

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EC’s Director Laura Escudé just completed a video series about how she produced her album Pororoca. Laura worked with Dubspot, where she is an online instructor to make the videos. Check them out!

n these five part video series, composer, sound designer, music technologist, Ableton Certified Trainer, and Dubspot Instructor Laura Escudé gives us a behind the scenes look at the process and workflow during the making her first album Pororoca, which is out right now. All the tracks on Pororoca were started in her small but effect home studio studio set-up, which includes a bunch of MIDI controllers (Novation Launchpad, Native Instruments Maschine controller, AKAI APC40, M-Audio Keystation Pro 88, etc.,) a collection of violins (include a 100 year old German-made violin, which she uses for recording, newer 5-string, electro-acoustic violin she uses for live performance, and a solid electric violin,) two MacBook Pro she uses as mobile-studio. She shows us an assortment of instruments including a collection of flutes, frog percussion, a bliptronic instruments, and a batch of controllers – and all of that is just in Part 1! Check the rest of the videos in which she covers composition and production in Ableton Live, plugins, and offers invaluable production tips.

Ableton Live Master Class in San Francisco

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Electronic Creatives Master Class
San Francisco

Sunday, September 26 2010
(12:00PM-4PM)

Electronic Creatives Presents: 
Ableton Live Master Class
An Ableton Certified Training Center Event
Immersive Ableton Live instruction taught by Ableton Certified Trainer, audio technologist, and music producer Timo Preece

Location:
Pyramind Studios
832 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Specialized in bringing you in depth audio production training… take your skills to the next level. Not just another tools class, learn cutting edge Advanced Production, Sound Design and Live Techniques that apply in real world scenarios.

Topics include:
Sound Design: Resampling, collecting, and building a unique sound palette
Creation: Building advanced FX racks
Mixing: Strategies for a better sounding arrangement and performance
Management: Taking control of your library… increasing your productivity

Cost- $99

For More Information or Registration by e-mail:
timo at electroniccreatives dot com

Attendees are suggested to bring a laptop with Live installed and headphones.
Early registration is advised.
Book directly via PayPal here:

Ableton Live Training

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Recently we’ve been receiving emails inquiring about Ableton Live training.

We offer private and group lessons in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

For scheduling and rate information, please email: info at electroniccreatives dot com