Ableton Music Producer Podcast

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#22 - Marketing Tips for DIY Artists w/ Kevin Breuner Mar 17, 2019

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In this episode, Dan and Kevin discuss digital music distribution, as well as tools and strategies for DIY artists to market themselves. Kevin Breuner is the Marketing Director of CD Baby, one of the largest music distribution companies in the world. He’s also in the band Smalltown Poets, which has received multiple Grammy and Dove Award nominations.

Kevin also hosts the DIY Musician Podcast, teaching artists best practices to promote themselves and grow their careers as artists in the music industry.

Mentioned in this episode...

Show.co

http://www.dubset.com/

https://artists.spotify.com/

Follow these links to connect with Kevin and CDbaby

https://cdbaby.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kbreuner/

https://twitter.com/kbreuner

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#21 - Interview with Isotonik Studios Founder - Darren E Cowley Mar 03, 2019

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Listen as Dan Giffin and Darren Cowley discuss music tech with Ableton Live, Max For Live, and new software developments with Isotonik Studios.

Darren is the Founder of Isotonik Studios, a collective of developers that create innovative devices and tools for music producers. Isotonik has released some of today’s most popular and useful software tools that open new possibilities related to MIDI controller scripts, workflows inside Ableton, and all things music production.

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#20 - Interview with Sonic Bloom Founder - Madeleine Bloom Feb 09, 2019

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In this episode, Dan and Madeleine Bloom discuss a variety of topics including mixing concepts, new Ableton Live Beta 10.1 features, production tools, and other things.

Madeleine Bloom is an Ableton Live expert and former tech support for Ableton. She founded the website Sonic Bloom, which provides a variety of content and training for Ableton Live producers. She also produces organic electronica music under her own name Madeleine Bloom with an interesting blend of classical instruments, field recordings, and intricate melodies…

Follow Madeleine at the links below:

https://sonicbloom.net/
http://madeleinebloom.com/

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#19 - Inside The Song & Promotion with Sara Simms Jan 21, 2019

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In this podcast episode, Sara Simms shares her production process behind her new single “Fading” ft. DESIIRE as well as music promotion tips for DJ’s and producers.

Sara is an innovative musician, DJ, turntablist and electronic music producer. She’s also the Communications Manager for Mixed In Key, and founded her own label Simmetry Sounds. Sara has worked on projects with music brands like Arturia, Casio, Fender, Genelec, Pioneer DJ, Moog, Native Instruments and Roland. She has also played sets for Allen and Heath at the Amsterdam Dance Event, Ultra Music Festival, and other large events.

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#18 - Live Show Design & Music Industry Myths with Laura Escudé Jan 09, 2019

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In this episode, we interview Laura Escudé. Laura is the world’s first Ableton Live Certified Trainer, as well as an artist, instrumentalist, and live show designer with a deep understanding of complex technology. Laura’s credits include working with Kanye West, Jay Z, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Bon Iver, Porter Robinson, Silversun Pickups, Iggy Azalea, and many others.

Listen as Laura and Dan discuss myths about the music industry, live music programming, and her professional experience performing using Ableton Live with today’s top industry artists.

Laura is also the CEO and Founder of Electronic Creatives, a team of music programmers and show designers who implement cutting edge solutions for live music performances.

Links and Info about Laura mentioned in this episode:

Electronic Creatives website

Transmute Online Course

LauraEscude.com

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#17 - Creative Producing & Insights with Andrew Huang Dec 27, 2018

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Andrew Huang is a Toronto-based music and video producer, with over 2,000 released songs in a variety of genres. He’s well-known for sampling everyday objects in his music productions, such as Legos and Chocolate bars. Andrew is also famous for his entertaining YouTube videos, streaming over 190 million video views and over 1.4 million subscribers.

In this episode, Dan and Andrew discuss a variety of topics, including workflows for producing music from scratch, Andrew’s creative process with sampling audio, favorite 3rd party plugins, and much more.

Follow Andrew's latest projects at the following links:

Andrew's Website

Andrew's YouTube Channel

Spotify

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#16 - Ableton Live Tips & Tricks - Audio Effects with AfroDJMac Nov 26, 2018

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In this episode, listen to tips and tricks using Ableton’s Audio Effects with Brian Funk (AfroDJMac) and Dan Giffin. We'll review variety of ways to use Live's Audio effects and other tools for producing music. Our special guest AfroDJMac shares lots of tips using Max for Live and other Audio Effects.

Brian has produced hundreds of Ableton Live and music production video tutorials, sample packs, and songs that are available for download on his website below. Follow him on social and check out his Music Production Podcast...

afrodjmac.com/blog

afrodjmac.com/podcast

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#15 - Ableton Live Tips & Tricks - MIDI Effects Oct 19, 2018

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In this episode, listen to tips and tricks using Ableton’s MIDI Effects with Dan Giffin and Ben Spilker. We review variety of ways to use Live's MIDI effects and other tools mentioned in this podcast for producing music.

Members of LiveProducersOnline.com can watch the screen-recorded video of this episode in Ableton Live, and follow along with Dan and Ben’s tips mentioned.

DEVICES MENTIONED:

MIDI Quantizer (Max for Live device) http://www.sidebrain.net/real-time-midi-quantizer/

Orchestral Companion plugin - Sonivox https://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/orchestral-companion-strings

Max for Live blog article by Live Producers Online https://liveproducersonline.com/our-favorite-max-for-live-devices/

Ableton MIDI Effects mentioned: Arppegiator Scale Chord Pitch Random Velocity

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#14 - Production Workflow & Insights with Gardner Beson Aug 03, 2018

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In this episode, we interview Gardner Beson, the famous YouTuber and music production mentor. Listen as he shares insights on production workflow, the psychology behind creating great tracks, and lots more. Gardner has been steadily producing and releasing tutorials through YouTube on how to create famous artists’ styles; as well as videos which share tips, tricks, and knowledge gained from a music industry lifestyle.

Whether it’s analyzing Bassnectar’s song formulas or giving insight on Rich Chigga’s flow and style; GARDNSOUND does it all with his entertaining and fun-loving personality. Gardner now teaches with Live Producers Online, a social community of Ableton Live producers connecting you to the pro's to learn today's music production.

Connect with Gardner at the links below....

YouTube

Patreon

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#13 - Finding Success in Today's Electronic Music Scene with Mikas Anguelov Jul 12, 2018

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In this episode, we interview Mikas Anguelov, an internationally recognized producer, engineer, and Founder of WeMakeDanceMusic.com. Listen as Dan and Mikas discuss what it looks like to work with a record label, how to be successful in today's electronic music scene as a producer, and much more.

Mikas founded Progressive Grooves Records, a label that promotes hundreds of electronic music artists from around the world. He is an expert in music licensing with hundreds of tracks hitting the charts in the electronic dance scene globally. His website WeMakeDanceMusic.com has helped thousands of producers buy and sell projects in a marketplace in a variety of genres of music. Ableton Live users can buy and sell their completed project files, and download finished projects to remix and release as their own.

Learn more and connect with Mikas below...

http://liveproducersonline.com/abletontemplates

https://www.wemakedancemusic.com/

mikas@wemakedancemusic.com

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