Tiny Desk Concert Contest – Open for Submissions
Tiny Desk Concert Contest – Open for Submissions It’s that time of the year again, NPR is accepting submissions for their Tiny Desk Concert Contest. This is one of the biggest, friendliest, simplest, most supportive contests out there for independent artists. You should do it. All you have to do is submit a video of you playing one original song (with a desk). Entries range form bedroom iPhone shots, to creative and well executed ideas. You can make it as tricked out or simple as you want. If you win you get to film your own Tiny Desk Concert in Washington, DC, and go on a nationwide tour with NPR Music. divider style=”clear” Why should you submit? A reason to release. This is the perfect opportunity to post a video of you performing your music. As artists we get in ruts and neglect to put out our …
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5 Music Producers Killing the Game | Who Happen to be Female
5 Music Producers Killing the Game* *Who happen to be female. Whose your favorite male vocalist female producer duo? How about just your favorite female producer? No one comes to mind? This may not be surprising, as the beat making scene has historically been a boys club. The pairing of female vocalists and male producers is as prevalent as hi-hat rolls in a Drake song. The most up to date stats read that only 5-10% of music producer are female. And in fact, no woman has ever won the Gammy’s Producer of the Year award in a non-classical section (grr). This is not a reflection of the quality of work that women are producing, but the inclination of women to lean into (or be pushed into) performance roles instead of the technical ones. It’s a chicken and egg situation: women stay out of production roles because it’s a man’s world, …
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Workshop Recap – House/Techno Production Techniques with Tanya Leigh
Women Only Workshop – House/Techno Production Techniques with Tanya Leigh On July 18th, Beat Lab joined forces with The Athena Collective and hosted a free house/techno production workshop featuring special guest Tanya Leigh. Tanya Leigh has been involved in Minneapolis’s underground dance scene since 1998. She is also half of the techno DJ duo Complicit (Travis Norman is the other half). They are best known for their high-energy performances, which embrace the underground techno scene. Beyond her DJ skills, Tanya knows how to play the piano and flute. She also has a BA in music and a diploma in Audio Engineering. For the first half of the workshop, Tanya shared with us her house music production workflow in Ableton. She started by using Ableton’s 909 drum rack to build a kick loop in the session view at 125 bpm. She then duplicated the clip and layered another drum element. She …
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Beat Lab Workshop – Gladiator Talks Sampling, Rhythm and Workflow
Beat Lab Workshop – Gladiator This past weekend Beat Lab Academy presented a free workshop presented by Daniel Goodman of the hit producer Dj duo, Gladiator. Gladiator has been a force to be reckoned with in the electronic music scene and have made a name for themselves in the Trap/Big Room genre. Both LA natives, Daniel and his partner Ian have played at shows all across the nation including Hardfest and Electric Daisy Carnival. In his workshop Daniel covered topics which included his method of sample organization and workflow. His streamlining of samples allows him to quickly find and pick out sounds of choice from his huge extensive library. This helps him to produce tracks at the most professional speed. Daniel demonstrated how he makes a beat and explained his philosophy behind his music. He showed the use of putting vocal samples through Ableton’s vocoder with …
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Ableton In The College Near You
Ableton University Tour Dates Ableton is beginning a tour under the label of Ableton University. Traveling to 38 different locations all around the country. Ableton University is yet another display of Ableton’s ambitious journey to pushing Ableton as, not only a powerful DAW, but as a new instrument. On April 18th Ableton University will be coming through Beat Lab’s home territory at Glendale Community College with the following schedule: 10:00am- 11:30am: Student workshop sessions (GCC students only) with Yeuda Ben-Atar (Ableton Certified Trainer) and Javad Butah (Ableton) 12:30-1:30pm: Public artist performance and presentation (non-GCC students welcome) feat. Yeuda Ben-Atar. Yeuda and Javad will then move to San Diego the very next day joined by Paul Dateh, a music educator, from Los Angeles, California, for a workshop at San Diego State University. Info below: 10:00am- 11:30am: Student workshop sessions (SDSU students only) with Yeuda Ben-Atar (Ableton Certified Trainer) and Javad Butah (Ableton) 12:30-1:30pm: Public …
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Beat Lab Presents: Moldover, The Godfather of Controllerism
Beat Lab Presents: Moldover, The Godfather of Controllerism Beat Lab Academy recently hosted a workshop featuring a man who has been regarded as the Godfather of Controllerism. A renegade in the game of electronic music, a genius of craftsmanship, and an extremely creative musician, Moldover came over to show off some homemade controllers, talk a little bit about the art of creating them,  and how to push the boundaries of live performance in electronic music. Controllerism is the term used to describe the growing scene of developing and creating homemade controllers. With the widespread use of DAW’s that incorporate the use of controllers, and the multitude of ways that they can be used, it was only a matter of time until very bright and creative minds developed ways to create the most suitable controllers for their styles. Moldover, a mad genius of sorts, has been developing DIY controllers …
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