What Makes Us Think We Can Teach You About Ableton Live?
- Ableton Live skills that cover all areas from composition through performance, production, and remixing.
- A wide range of musical experience.
- A long history of using and teaching Ableton Live to all kinds of people, going back to version 1.5.
- We want to have fun, and we want you to have fun - remember, this is music, not a science project.
Martin Delaney (London)
Martin's been using and teaching Live since version 1.5. He's taught musicians, DJs, pre-teens, teenagers and prisoners, in apartments, studios, school, museums, art galleries, prisons, and hospitals. Martin writes the 'Ableton Live Tips & Tricks' books for PC Publishing, produced the "Ableton Live 7 101" training movies for MacProVideo and writes the monthly Live tutorials for Future Music magazine. He also designed the acclaimed Kenton Killamix Mini USB MIDI controller. Martin's available for all kinds of Live training work, but his specialty is helping artists prepare their Live sets and hardware for live performance. He plays live A-V sets using the name 'mindlobster', and sometimes produces, remixes, and VJs, for other artists. Martin has also directed a documentary for Channel 4, a couple of corporate videos, and short films which have been shown throughout Europe. See the links page to get more information.
Ken Porter (Phoenix, AZ)
Producer, remixer, mastering engineer, and musician, Ken Porter has drawn on his international performing experience, and his mastery of the latest software and hardware tools, to stay on the cutting edge of electronic and pop music for over 15 years. Ken specializes in advanced production techniques, finding unique ways to produce creatively in all situations - including pop, rock, dance, and spoken word. Ken personally landed a US and European record contract with his own band, Intuition, succeeded in placing on the Deutsche Alternative Charts, and has toured Europe and the US using Ableton Live as his primary performance tool. He has licensed his original music to video games and movies and has tremendous experience in remixes and production with several international releases under his belt. Ken has used Live since version 2.0 and uses the latest version as his main DAW in the studio and in his performances.
Ken is available for one-on-one classes, with in-depth exploration and step-by-step procedures with follow-along videos. These classes can be conducted in either English or German; online or in person. Ken's classes can be project-based, or student-directed through questions and answers, and can of course be customized to fit your needs. See the links page to get more information.