Electronic Creatives is a music and technology consulting firm based out of California (Los Angeles San Francisco) that specializes in the creation of cutting-edge workflow for audio/visual performance and production. We offer creative solutions for composition, performance and technology integration with both sound and visuals across multiple programs, mediums and formats.
E.C. focuses on personalized workflow solutions for live performances, tour configurations and production techniques. We offer quick solutions and long-term support as well as one-on-one training and workshops for those who want to learn more about our process.

Performance / Production clients include: Cirque du Soleil, Kanye West, Drake and Lady Gaga and personalized consulting clients include J.J. Abrams, Sean Beavan, Lili Haydn and Jason Reitman.

E.C. has consulted in many industries but caters to professional artists and companies who want to enhance the presentation of their craft. We offer this by way of designing cutting-edge live show systems, creating music / sound design, software and hardware setup, tutorial and training videos, private training, custom software presets, futuristic music event production and more.

Electronic Creatives is one of the only Ableton Certified Training Centers in the world and is directed by renowned music technologist, violinist, composer and Ableton Certified Trainer Laura Escudé.

For a free estimate on your performance and production needs please email us: Electronic Creatives Contact

The premise behind each of these interviews was to find out what’s inspiring them these days, where they are going and how they want to help others achieve their goals. There’s a bit of music production talk in these interviews, but I try to steer towards things that are keeping them inspired and ready to continue creating.

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This year every room was packed with those hungry for knowledge, attending the workshops with Gareth Williams from Liine, Moldover with his Minimasher creation, Futuristic Performance Techniques moderated by me, jamming in the sponsor room with Ableton, Roland, Native Instruments, Livid Instruments and other sponsors, dancing up a storm to electronica pioneers like Richard Devine, Derek Michael, Jimmy Edgar, DJ Kero, Eezir, Dubspot instructors Steve Nalepa & Thavius Beck and watching visuals from VJ Culture and CPU.  We put a lot of time and effort and I feel excited to inspire others to create in this type of environment and community.

I moderated the panel on “Futuristic Performance Techniques” with EC friends Timo Preece, Moldover and Brian Trifon, as well as Gareth Williams and Dubspot friends Pat Cupo and Steve Nalepa. Then I got a chance to show off a new set full of live looping, using controllers by WHAM BAM sponsors like Akai, Keith McMillen Instruments, Native Instruments and software by Ableton.

I also attended the actual NAMM show but didn’t get to see much this year because of a multitude of meetings and networking. NAMM in recent years has been much more for the connections than the gear.

I got the chance to interview some of my favorite EC cohorts, musicians and technologists like Brian Trifon and Moldover, part of a new series that I’m doing focusing on what inspires musicians to create and how to help others to be inspired.

We got lots and lots of video and photos. Check all of this massive stuff out!

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Photos by  Dean Paul De Leon www.Bit23.com

Photos by Drumcell www.drumcell.net

Here are some videos of the event! Special thanks to Matt Pappas www.pfunkproductions, Shelley ShellShock and Nika Offenbach for their footage.

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E.C. is proud to present WHAM BAM Music & Technology Showcase in Los Angeles on January 14th. Director Laura Escudé will moderate the “Innovative Performance Techniques” panel and perform her original works. Other E.C. collaborators like Timo Preece, Moldover and Brian Trifon will also speak on the panel. The event is sponsored by music technology companies like Ableton, Roland, Native Instruments, FXpansion, Akai, Keith McMillen Instruments and Livid Instruments—companies will be showcasing new technology at the event and giving away prizes! Click the flyer for more information.

E.C. focuses on personalized workflow solutions for live performances, tour configurations and production techniques. We offer quick solutions and long-term support as well as one-on-one training and workshops for those who want to learn more about our process.

Electronic Creatives is offering more Ableton Live Master Classes in Los Angeles in 2011 and monthly free webinars!

MASTER CLASS REGISTRATION

FREE WEBINAR REGISTRATION

We greatly appreciate referrals, so for every person you refer to us that signs up for a session, we will give you $10 off your next booking.

Wishing you a Musical & Productive 2011!

Friendly Integration, Electronic Creatives, Dubspot and Droid Behavior present:

WHAM BAM 2011 (4th Annual)
:: MUSIC CONVENTION INSPIRED FUTURE SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE ::

Celebrating New Dubspot Online Classes & Dubspot LA 2011

Friday, January 14 2011
6:00pm – 3:00am | $10 – $15 | 21+

Elephant Theater
6322 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Powered by [[FUNKWORKS / FUNKTION 1]]

SOUND

Jimmy Edgar, Richard Devine, WE ARE THE WORLD, Thavius Beck, Drumcell, Laura Escudé, DJ Kero, Derek Michael, Eezir, Professor Nalepa vs It’s Not Over Quebec

DISCUSSIONS

6:00pm -9:00pm

Controllerism Workshop with Moldover
“Apps for Next Generation Music Interaction” with Gareth Williams from Liine
“Innovative Performance Techniques” panel with Laura Escudé of Electronic Creatives

ATMOSPHERE

Exemplary visual and physical interactions by CPU, KERO, CELL, VJ Culture, VJ Synesthete

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY:

Akai
Ableton
Create Digital Music
FXpansion
Keith McMillen Instruments
iBallzforipad.com
Livid Instruments
Native Instruments
Roland

GIVEAWAYS FROM:

Akai
Ableton
Dubspot
Electronic Creatives
Fixed Noise
Five12.com
FXpansion
Keith McMillen Instruments
Liine
Livid Instruments
Native Instruments
Roland

www.futuresoundandmotion.com
www.electroniccreatives.com
www.droidbehavior.com
www.dubspot.com

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ROOM 1: ELECTRO : EXPERIMENTAL : TECHNO
:: Hosted by Friendly Integration and Droid Behavior ::

Jimmy Edgar (Live PA) – Warp : K7 // Detroit – Berlin
Street-smart and wise-beyond-his-years, Jimmy Edgar wanders the desolated streets of junky occupied steaming sewers, an urban ghost town under deconstruction. Reeling through a jungle of industrious landscapes, abandoned buildings, isolated alley ways and homeless people. In the midst of which lies intense feelings of jadedness and despair that makes the city all the more musical in its thriving evolving decay, and being the inspiration to a unique style which critics rant as being: Songs with “a richly textured character –softly softly blending a hazy arrangement of static with an engrossing nighttime beat. Scratches galore and moody electronic pulses… via some glorious Detroit Neon,” Boomkat 2002. Poster child of sound couture Jimmy Edgar, who dropped studies in fashion and design to concentrate on making music, has a background of art production and style which reads much like an urban landscape dissertation. Snatching all kinds of influences from his Detroit dwelling: the city’s decay, urban fashion, and the city’s eclectic music scene, Edgar manufactures unique and provocative ultra modern sound environments.

Richard Devine (Live PA) – Warp : Schematic // ATL
Richard Devine is one of the most talented (if not prolific) of the producers organized around the Miami neo-electro haven of Schematic Records. Based in Atlanta, Devine’s productions have the rigid breakbeat swing of prime electro recordings, but also a high degree of DSP (digital signal processing) magic in keeping with Schematic’s acknowledged heroes, Autechre. After EPs for a sublabel of Woody McBride’s Drop Bass Network and the Devine EP on Schematic, the producer began getting a reputation in advanced electronics circles with remixes (of material by Aphex Twin, Chris Deluca, Slicker, and Schematic’s own Phoenecia) as well as compilation appearances (Ischemic Folks and Lily of the Valley, both on Schematic). Turned on to Devine’s work by praise from Autechre and his remix of Aphex Twin’s “Come to Daddy,” Britain’s Warp Records hired him in 2000 to record a full-length. The results, Lipswitch, were jointly released one year later by Schematic and War

WE ARE THE WORLD – Echopark Records // LA
A boundary-defying experimental performance project blending dance, costume, video, and performance art with dark, heavily percussive electronic music, We Are the World came together in the late 2000s in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood. Germinating out of collaborations between choreographer (“Sir”) Ryan Heffington and musician/producer Robbie Williamson which were initially presented as part of the latter’s monthly performance event/dance party, Fingered, the group’s early shows included as many as 15 people on-stage, but its lineup soon solidified into a tight foursome: Williamson on production (and live percussion), his wife Megan Gold as lyricist and lead singer (the couple, who initially met in Tacoma, WA in 1992, were also performing at the time as the band Work), with Heffington creating costumes and choreographing alongside Fingered co-conspirator and dancer/film artist Nina McNeely. We Are the World’s dynamically theatrical shows, which draw from a range of aesthetic and cultural sources to explore issues of political ideology, gender identity, and religious fundamentalism (their heavily stylized wardrobe has been known to include burqas, nightmarish black-and-white masks, and outfits inspired by ninjas, guerilla revolutionaries, Chinese peasants, and French mimes), have inspired great amounts of both confusion and enthusiasm and earned them a rabid local following. Offstage, the group have contributed tracks to two tribute albums (honoring the Cure and David Bowie) on L.A.-centric label Manimal Vinyl; the single “Clay Stones” appeared in 2009 on I Am Sound, with a predictably bewildering accompanying video by Alma Har’el, and their debut album of the same title followed on Manimal in April 2010.

Drumcell – Droid Behavior : CLR // LA
Drumcell is the founder of Droid Recordings and co-founder of Droid Behavior along with the Vidal and Vangelis Vargas. Since the mid Nineties Drumcell has been a firm believer in the power of techno and over the past decade become one of Southern California’s greatest champions.As a graduate of the Musician’s Institute, a veteran performer at parties, and longtime recording engineer Drumcell harnesses a strong musical background with a gifted sense of technological intuition. The delicate balance keeps him pushing the limits of his gear continually as a way to develop his artistic express. Forming the Droid Behavior collective with Acid Circus earlier this decade was another other major step in this ongoing development. In turn, the collective has helped expose other local artists as well as established DJs to the growing legion of techno fans in the Los Angeles basin. In the past five years, he’s played alongside nearly every major DJ in the genre via the trio’s signature Interface parties. This year he also did a mini-tour of the US which culminated in him playing the main stage at the prestigious Movement festival in Detroit. Recently, Drumcell has also had a string of additional successes including remixes of techno legend Chris Leibing on Leibing’s own CLR label as well as the seventh anniversary of the now legendary Interface parties These gatherings have brought the best of the old school warehouse vibe together with intense new school multimedia presentations that defy explanation. He is currently developing a audio/visual performance to be unveiled by the end of this year in hopes of elevating his performances at these events to the next level. Drumcell will definitely be one artist worth watching in 2010.

Derek Michael – Detund : Friendly Integration // LA

ROOM 2: AMBIENT : IDM : AUDIO : VISUAL
:: Hosted by Electronic Creatives and Dubspot ::
with MC Shelley ShellShock

Laura Escudé – Electronic Creatives : Dubspot // LA
Laura Escudé is a critically-acclaimed violinist, composer, sound designer, music technologist and educator. She specializes in the software program Ableton Live and became one of the world’s first Ableton Certified Trainers in 2008. In 2009 she worked on Cirque du Soleil’s “Viva Elvis” as an Ableton Live programmer, toured Europe with acclaimed world music band Niyaz, was a tour consultant for Kanye West and recorded violin on EastWest’s Silk sound library. She has worked with diverse directors, artists and composers such as J.J. Abrams, Jason Reitman, LMFAO, Mark Isham and Carmen Rizzo. In 2010 Laura released her first full length album Pororoca, a beautiful marriage of cinematic strings and edgy electronics, along with an animated video designed by Scott Pagano (Trifonic, BT, Michael Jackson). A Renaissance artist for the New Age, Laura’s mastery of cutting edge musical technologies and experimental techniques, complemented with her classical training and experience performing in symphony orchestras, sets her apart in a class of her own. Her solo project encompasses a myriad of genres, utilizing live electronics, synthesis, found sounds, samples and violin affected by hardware and software. Learn more at: www.lauraescude.com

Thavius Beck – Mush Records : Dubspot // LA
Thavius Beck is an electronic musician/producer/programmer who has worked with various artists ranging from Nine Inch Nails to Saul Williams. He is currently signed to LA-based label Mush Records, where he has released several albums. His previous works are known for their distinctive sound which melds equal parts rock, hip-hop, soul, industrial, and electronic music, showcasing his diverse musical influences in everything he makes. With a heavy focus on beat making, editing, and multi-track recording, he has used Ableton Live for the majority of his work (live and in the studio) for the past four years, giving him extensive practical knowledge of the software. In addition to making his own music, he has held electronic music workshops in several colleges, given one-on-one tutorials to various artists on Ableton Live, and has been hosting a monthly Ableton Live workshop at The Downtown Independent in Los Angeles since 2009.

Professor Nalepa vs It’s Not Over Quebec – 1320 Records : Dubspot // LA
LA-based producer, professor and mad scientist collector Steve Nalepa is an electronic musician revered in avant-garde circles for his studio alchemy and genre bending: he’s produced tracks with such legends as Bill Laswell and Pharoah Sanders, performed with the LA Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and shared the stage with some of the most revered electronic musicians and video artists in the world. Nalepa’s music technology classes at Chapman University Conservatory of Music have become a breeding ground for new talent, and he has teamed up with his former students It’s Not Over Quebec for some heavy, live electronic excursions.

KERO – Detund : Friendly Integration // LA

Eezir – Friendly Integration // LA

ROOM 3: DISCUSSIONS AND PANELS

Moldover – LoveTech // SF
If technology and music are your life, brace yourself- Moldover is about to reformat your soul. Hailed by 700,000 YouTube viewers as “The Godfather of Controllerism”, Moldover is a new breed of music icon. Combining the charisma of a rock star, the mad genius of a basement inventor, and the radical inclusiveness of the DIY internet generation, Moldover is “literally throwing away the rule book and reinventing the wheel” (Remix Magazine). Witness his balls-to-the-wall live show at a club, experience his multiplayer music installations at a festival, or pick up and play the “light theramin” packaging of his debut album and understand why the next paradigm for music is a one-man-brand called Moldover.

Gareth Williams- Liine : Trapez // Berlin
Gareth Williams is a musician, music technology expert and one of the founders of Liine. Whether producing or performing music under his Raw Hedroom pseudonym, building performance systems for Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman Live show or creating next generation music devices for the iPad at Liine, Gareth always has one eye on the future. Liine, a group of passionate music technologists including Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva, is at the forefront of exploring the music creation possibilities offered by the new generation of touch devices such as the iPad. Gareth’s talk will include insight into the future of the Griid Ableton Live controller (including Cliip and future modules), the next incarnation of the innovative Kapture device, as well as Liine’s vision of interactive music with Remiix. http://liine.net

VISUALS:

CPU – LA

VJ Culture – LA
One of the United States top VJs. (Source: UK’s DJ Mag)
VJ Culture brings to the screens over 12 years of experience. Always ahead of the curve in design and content. VJ Culture’s current style blends simple shapes and primary colors with complex algorithms that generate organic forms.

PARTNERS:

Friendly Integration – LA/Detroit
Founded By Derek Michael and Kero of Detroit Underground, the FI event production group has been integrating people music and media through innovative products and parties since 2000.

Droid Behavior – LA
As a Record Label, showcase promoter and musical catalyst, Droid Behavior stands at the hypocenter of the West Coast techno explosion. For over seven years they have fostered LA’s techno movement and presented its constituency with the genre’s greatest. Maintaining momentum with countless one-offs and both club and underground collaborations, Droid lays siege to the city every few months with its incomparable multimedia experience known as Interface. They feed their fanbase with a roster of some of the city’s most inspiring live performers and DJs, including Acid Circus, Drumcell, Audio Injection, Subversive, and Dean Paul. Droid’s artists have consistently hypnotized crowds at major clubs and warehouse parties alike as well as toured rigorously across North America , Mexico, Japan, and Dominican Republic in support of their music releases and vision.

Electronic Creatives- LA / SF
Electronic Creatives is a music and technology consulting firm based out of California (Los Angeles San Francisco) that specializes in the creation of cutting-edge work-flow for audio/visual performance and production. We offer creative solutions for composition, performance and technology integration with both sound and visuals across multiple programs, mediums and formats. E.C. focuses on personalized work-flow solutions for live performances, tour configurations and production techniques. We offer quick solutions and long-term support as well as one-on-one training for those who want to learn more about our process. Performance / Production clients include: Cirque du Soleil, Kanye West, Drake and Lady Gaga and personalized consulting clients include J.J. Abrams, Sean Beavan, Lili Haydn and Jason Reitman.

Electronic Creatives is one of the only Ableton Certified Training Centers in the world and is directed by renowned music technologist, violinist, composer and Ableton Certified Trainer Laura Escudé.

Dubspot- NY / LA

Dubspot is a cutting-edge electronic music production & DJ school in New York City & now ONLINE.

One of the original Ableton Certified Training Centers in the world, Dubspot NYC has become the premier music school for experienced and aspiring artists alike.

We know coming to New York isn’t an option for everyone, so we’ve decided to come to you…

Introducing DUBSPOT ONLINE – The Electronic Music Production School for All Citizens of the World. Dubspot Online stems from the same idea that founded Dubspot in NYC; music technology is only as good as the music you make. In essence, we will remain focused on our student’s musical progress throughout their time as a student and a part of our community.

Also look out for Dubspot LA in 2011…

Click on the image to read the entire interview for tips and tricks on my productions, where I’ve been, where I’m going and loving the process.

I saw through the fabulous blog Trash Audio that a video was posted, interviewing the composers. I was really intrigued to watch this, to hear more about their process. I love how Trent is so modest about how he creates and that Atticus arranges everything and makes it cohesive after Trent has done a massive musical dump.

The Sound and Music of “The Social Network” Panel from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

The Black Swan comes out Friday the 3rd! I’m so excited to see this one, Clint Mansell is one of my favorite composers and recently I posted a video on my personal blog of me performing a remix of his Lux Aeterna song from Requiem for a Dream. Here’s the trailer! I’m immensely excited because of the marriage again of electronica with classical.

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Another inspiration is Bjork interviewing Arvo Part, one of my favorite classical composers. I love the fact that he wrote 12 tone music for a long while, then quit music for 10 years and then came back with a new, more classical sound that is breathtaking every time I listen to it. Bjork is so childlike and inquisitive in this interview and he answers that his music consists of two styles, one of his sins and one of forgiveness, one is more complicated and subjective and the other is more simple and clear. Now I can hear these motivs through his music.

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Yet another inspiration was the finding of Matthew Herbert’s manifesto via Pat Cupo from Dubspot. I aspire to follow all of these “rules”, however #11 intrigues me the most. When we create remixes, we mostly take parts of the original and add our own, however he is suggesting to only use the original material, which definitely is a challenge.

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Electronic Creatives Master Class

San Francisco

Sunday, November 21 2010

(12:00PM-4PM)

Electronic Creatives Presents
: Ableton Live Master Class
An Ableton Certified Training Center Event

Immersive instruction taught by:

Ableton Certified Trainer, audio specialist, and music producer Timo Preece

Maestro, Ableton aficionado, brainiac controllerist, and DIY guru Moldover

with special guest, EC Director and Ableton Certified  Trainer Laura Escudé

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

Specialized in bringing you in depth audio production training… boost your skills and learn more about controllers and the art of using Ableton for live performance.

Topics include:
Moldover’s approach to Controllerism
Strategies for setting up a live performance rig
Optimizing your setup for maximum performance efficiency
Syncing Live, computers, and external devices
Laura’s Live Performance Setup

Cost- $99

Attendees are suggested to bring a laptop with Live installed and headphones.
Early registration is advised.

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

Book directly via PayPal here:

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