Lessons Delivered by Artist, Producer, and Live Electronic Performance wizard - Second Storey
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With 20 years experience performing solo, and alongside artists such as Hercules and Love Affair, Will Saul, and A.L.S.O, Second Storey has the skills to get you started performing your music live.
Alec started releasing music in 2006 under his Al Tourettes pseudonym and released on labels like AUS, Sneaker Social Club and Ost Gut Ton and also contributed music for Darren Aronovsky's oscar winning film 'Black Swan'. He transitioned to his Second Storey alias in 2013, coinciding with signing to Houndstooth. Since then he has put out a number of albums and ep's on the label, and a collaborative album with Appleblim on seminal electronic music label 'R&S Records'.
Electronic performance is at the heart of Storey's music, using technology and drum triggering in particular, and has led him to perform at many of the worlds leading clubs and festivals including Fabric, Berghain, Glastonbury, Griessmuehle, Space - Ibiza, and touring the world from India to the Americas.
Hardware/Software options & must haves.
Preparing your track for Live Performance.
Bouncing Stems/loops/midi clips.
Deciding on key elements for live manipulation.
File management.
Building a live set template.
MIDI Connection - Control, triggering, sync, clocks.
Ableton Racks for live performance.
Implementing native and 3rd party instruments.
Creative use of FX and using FX Racks.
Mapping and Midi manipulation strategies.
Implementing midi controllers for live performance.
Advanced use of audio & manipulation.
Recording on the fly.
Live looping.
Implementing external hardware, mixers or traditional instruments.
Making things a live as possible.
Haptic control.
Jamming with ideas.
Gesture and Flow.
Workshopping your live set.
Troubleshooting.
Backups and Failsafes.
The master bus & mixing for the stage.
Feedback and mentoring from the tutor and class.
Showtime!
You get the chance to perform your live set to an online audience as part of a
live stream performance showcase.
We have courses in Mixing Audio, Ableton Live, Creative Sound Design, Techno Construction, Synthesis, Sampling, Live Performance, & more...