Ableton Music Producer Podcast

Latest Episodes:

#53 - Mixing and Mastering w/ Matty Harris May 06, 2020

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In this episode, Matty Harris shares mixing insights for upcoming producers. Listen as Matty and Dan discuss mixing / mastering workflow, using limiters, loudness guidelines for streaming platforms, sample rate, metering tools, 3rd party plugins, and more.

Matty Harris is an award winning Mastering Engineer with credits collaborating with Atlantic records, RCA records, WB records, Kelly Clarkson, A$SAP Rocky, Logic, and others. He currently runs the website MixAndMasterMySong.com, providing mixing services and training for artists and producers.

Follow Matty at the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/Matty-Harris-176497775700233/

https://www.instagram.com/mixedbymatty/

https://twitter.com/mixedbymatty

Join the Dan Giffin Masterclass:

https://liveproducersonline.com/masterclass

Download LoopCloud and expand your production workflows and library of sounds:

Click here to learn more

Products/ Services mentioned in episode:

https://www.loudnesspenalty.com/

TC Electronic Clarity M Stereo

https://www.sonarworks.com/

Check out Dan Giffin’s Project Philia:
https://linktr.ee/philiamusic

(Intro/ Outro music by Crayon - What I Do)

#52 - Producing Music for Film & Commercial w/ Tommy Zee Apr 26, 2020

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In this episode, Tommy Zee shares his process behind the scenes running a music production house for commercial & film. Listen as Tommy and Dan discuss scoring audio for video, managing expectations as a producer, and how one can get involved in a career working with a music production house.

Tommy founded Tommy Zee and Co., a music production company working with some of today's largest brands including Toyota, the Canadian Olympics Team, Nike, Adidas, Google, and others. He began as a banker by day while DJing at night before quitting to pursue a career path developing a music production house.

Follow Tommy:

https://www.facebook.com/tommyzee.co

https://www.instagram.com/mrtommyzee

www.tommyzee.co

Join the membership & access all Ableton Courses, webinars, and 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions w/ Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans/

Subscribe on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8QRMI6onBRBysh_7lA2xQ

Check out Dan Giffin’s Project Philia:
https://linktr.ee/philiamusic

(Intro/ Outro music by Crayon - What I Do)

#51 - Programming Shows & Hardware Solutions w/ Steve Primo Apr 13, 2020

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In this episode, Steve Primo dives deep in sharing specific hardware solutions for live performance, programming visuals & lighting, live streaming, and other tech goodies.

Steve is the Founder of Savant Playback, a production team that builds custom hardware and software solutions for touring artists incl uding Bishop Briggs, Pharrell Williams, RED, My morning jacket, meek mill, the temptations, the Strokes, Shinedown, and many others.

Follow Steve / Savant Playback below:

http://www.savantplayback.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SAVANTPLAYBACK/

https://www.instagram.com/savant_playback/

Join the membership & access all Ableton Courses, webinars, and 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions w/ Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans/

Subscribe on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8QRMI6onBRBysh_7lA2xQ

(Intro/ Outro music by Crayon - What I Do)

#50 - Marketing Tips for Independent Artists w/ Circa Apr 05, 2020

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In this episode, Kyle Lemaire (aka Circa) shares digital marketing tips and strategies for producers and artists wanting to grow their following.

Kyle is an independent soul/blues singer and songwriter and marketing nerd. With over a decade of experience hacking together solutions for small- and medium-business, Kyle has led the charge in discovering and refining marketing solutions for independent musicians. As Founder & CEO of Indepreneur, Kyle assists a new generation of independent artists in the "Page 1 Rewrite" of music industry marketing strategies.

Follow Circa at the following links:

https://www.indepreneur.io/

https://www.facebook.com/indepreneur/

https://www.instagram.com/indepreneur/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4GdLK9HLyf6watiUMZX7Q

Join the Live Producers Online membership/ Access all Ableton Courses & 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions with Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans/

Subscribe to Live Producers Online - YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8QRMI6onBRBysh_7lA2xQ

(Intro/ Outro music by Crayon - What I Do)

#49 - What Artists Can Be Doing Right Now During COVID-19 Mar 18, 2020

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It's a crazy time right now with the COVID-19 virus. As a producer or artist pursuing music full time, I believe now is the best time to invest in your career learning new skills and connecting with the right people online.

In this episode I share tips for monetization as an artist through live streaming and merchandising, as well as podcasts and books you should check out.

Join my Mixing Fundamentals Webinar Series teaching how to mix a track from A - Z in Ableton Live:

http://liveproducersonline.com/mixing

DISCOUNT CODE: friendship (all lowercase)

Join the Live Producers Online membership/ Access all Ableton Courses & 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions with Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans/

Subscribe to Live Producers Online - YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8QRMI6onBRBysh_7lA2xQ

Episode Resources:

https://indepreneur.io/podcast/

https://smarturl.it/nmbpodcast

https://podcast.cdbaby.com/

https://brianfunk.com/podcast

For Live Streaming with High Quality Audio/ Video:

https://obsproject.com/

SIMULCAST LIVE STERAMING TO MULTIPLE SOCIALS:

https://castr.io/

https://restream.io/

https://loola.tv/

https://www.crowdcast.io/ (good for webinars)

#48 - Music Production & Live Performance w/ Daiza Mar 09, 2020

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In this episode, Danielle Thwaites and Dan discuss setting up a live performance, favorite gear and plugins, and the music production process.

Danielle produces and sings under the artist name Daiza. Her avant-pop sound includes a smooth, hazy, synthetic vibe. She is an Ableton Certified Trainer, and teaches many areas of music production at Beat Lab Academy in Los Angeles, CA. Her credits include Ableton Live playback with Imogen Heap, collaborating with music companies like Sensel, and working with Beats By Girlz educating and mentoring young women in music production.

Follow Daiza at the following links:

Facebook

Instagram

Website

Music Video/ Behind the Scenes:

https://youtu.be/0m-M3rk6LRA

Purchase Ableton Live at a discount:

https://liveproducersonline.com/buyableton/

Join the Live Producers Membership and access all Ableton courses, and 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans

#47 - Making Music Using Machine Learning with J.J. Burred Feb 25, 2020

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In this episode, J.J. Burred and Dan discuss the development of machine learning in today's music, how it's benefiting producers, and the future of music software with source separation.

J.J. Burred is an independent researcher, software developer and musician based in Paris. With a background in machine learning and signal processing, his work aims at developing innovative tools for music and sound creation, analysis and source separation. He's released Max for Live devices such as FactorSynth, Factoid, and others. J.J holds a PHD at Technical University of Berlin and has credits working with companies like Mogees, Audionamix, IRCAM, and more.

Stay connected with J.J. at the following:

https://www.jjburred.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbzhEEEvrBWEzrwEsjQ8vQ

https://www.facebook.com/jjburredmusicsoftware/

Max for Live devices:

https://www.jjburred.com/software

Get a discount purchasing Ableton Live:

https://liveproducersonline.com/buyableton

Get monthly coaching sessions with Dan Giffin, and join the Ableton Live membership:

https://liveproducersonline.com/membership-plans/

#46 - Vintage Microphones & Adventure Recording w/ Sylvia Massy Feb 10, 2020

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In this episode, Sylvia Massy shares her experiences doing adventure recording, her collection of the world's oldest microphones, and deep insights on audio engineering...including how to properly mic a chicken.

Sylvia is one of today's leading audio engineers and has worked with artists like Prince, Aerosmith, Tool, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty, and many others. She's famous for adventure recording in uncanny places like icebergs, caves, nuclear energy silos, and other wild places.

Follow Sylvia Massy at the follow links:

https://m.sylviamassy.com/

https://twitter.com/SylviaMassy

https://www.instagram.com/sylvia_massy/

Purchase Ableton Live 10 at a discount:

https://liveproducersonline.com/buyableton

Learn Ableton Live & get help on your projects by Dan Giffin:

https://liveproducersonline.com/change-membership-plan/

#45 - Hacking Ableton Live & Music Production w/ Azuki Jan 27, 2020

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In this episode, Yan Zhu (Azuki) shares her experiences hacking software (Including Ableton Live) and her approach to producing and performing music.

Yan is the Chief Information Security Officer at Brave Software, reviewer for DEF CON, and was listed as one of the 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology by Forbes.

Azuki is an up-and-coming DJ/producer/hacker in the West Coast bass music scene. She also created a bot that automatically generates festival lineups, a YouTube series about hacking Ableton Live using Python, and more.

Stay connected with Yan at the following links:

https://soundcloud.com/azuki

https://www.instagram.com/azukipix/

https://twitter.com/bcrypt

Website

Learn Ableton Live and get 1-on-1 help on your Ableton Live projects with Dan Giffin at: https://liveproducersonline.com/

#44 - Playback Engineering w/ Electronic Creatives Team Jan 13, 2020

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In this special episode, the Electronic Creatives team shares their experiences setting up live performances for today’s major touring artists. Listen as Laura Escude, AJ Ramirez, and Greg Somerville share stories and what it takes to be a high level playback engineer in the industry.

Electronic Creatives is a worldwide team of music producers, players, programmers, playback, audio & FX engineers. Artist credits include:

Ariana Grande, Big Sean, Logic, Kanye West, Bon Iver, Broods, Camila Capello, Cirque Du Soleil Iris, and many others.

Apply for MasterTrack as mentioned in the episode:

https://www.electroniccreatives.com/mastertrack

Electronic Creatives Website:

https://www.electroniccreatives.com/

Laura Escude:

https://www.lauraescude.com/

https://spoti.fi/2QLzzQ6

AJ Ramirez:

https://www.instagram.com/ajae___/

https://www.ajae.me/