Laura Escudé's Ableton Live Master Class - June 4-5

[Guest Electronic Creatives]

Date: June 4-5, 2011

Location: Los Angeles, CA

 

Learn Ableton Live through the eyes of Laura Escudé—Ableton Certified Trainer, violinist, composer, sound designer and acclaimed music technologist based in Los Angeles, CA. Spend two days of immersive Ableton Live instruction with Laura, learning her live performance, production and composition techniques.

 

Topics include:

 

Scoring to Picture

Live Looping + Performance Techniques

Action Drum Programming

Sound Design with Samples + Synths

Advanced Warping

 

 

http://electroniccreatives.com/los-angeles/

 

 

About the instructor:

 

Laura Escudé became one of the first Ableton Certified Trainers in the world in 2008. Her company Electronic Creatives specializes in music and technology consulting and is an Ableton Certified Training Center. She has worked with diverse directors, artists and composers such as J.J. Abrams, Jason Reitman, Lili Haydn, LMFAO, Sean Beavan, Mark Isham and Carmen Rizzo. In 2009 she worked with Cirque du Soleil on their production “Viva Elvis” as an Ableton Live programmer, toured Europe on violin and electronics with acclaimed world music band Niyaz, was a tour consultant for Kanye West and recorded violin on EastWest’s Quantum Leap Silk sound library with MESTO.

 

2010 highlights include composing for Visa, performing on Dancing With the Stars, performing at HATCH Asheville and at The Do Lab’s LA music showcase, winning the Runner Up prize for best DJ mix for the Lightning in a Bottle Festival, and being a featured speaker at events such as the San Diego Music and Technology Conference and Yuri’s Night. Most importantly, 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). Pororoca has received favorable reviews for it’s innovative, cinematic sound.