ELECTRONIC MUSIC IMPROV+ PERFORMANCE
ELECTRONIC MUSIC IMPROV+ PERFORMANCE
MODULE
D
11 LESSONS
X
5 HOURS
OVER
3 MONTHS
WITH
3 TUTORIALS
FROMTHE STUDIO,
TO THE STAGE
DO YOU WISH TO SPICE UP YOUR MUSIC PRODUCTION ROUTINE?
Are you eager to hone your improvisational skills? ​​
Do you yearn to take your musical project to the stage or club?
Look no further! Our course is tailor-made for budding musicians, producers, and DJs who want to master the art of electronic music improvisation and live performance.
Led by industry experts, our program offers a comprehensive break down of everything involved in taking your music out of the studio into a live performance setting.
You'll delve into essential skills and advanced techniques, empowering you to craft captivating sets and express yourself confidently on stage.
WHAT MAKES THIS
COURSE UNIQUE?
Our course is centred around a universally applicable, highly tactile approach to music creation. Facilitated by an improvisation-oriented computer, MIDI controller, and hardware-based performance environment, which we construct and master throughout the duration of the courses
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Our approach to live performance is meticulously designed to ensure maximum control over the most effective elements of your music, while eliminating extraneous distractions. This streamlined design allows you to focus solely on your performance, minimising frustration and maximising efficiency so you can focus on the music.
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Utilising MIDI controllers you will develop a tactile control interface organised to keep both of your hands busy and maximise your expressive potential.
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You will learn a framework of sophisticated mapping and organisational strategies. So that your interface will retain consistent functionality throughout the duration of your performance, or any project to which you apply it.
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Over time this consistency will help develop your muscle memory, so that making creative choices in the heat of the moment moment will become instinctive and effortless.
COMPLETE FREEDOM
OF EXPRESSION.
You will learn a whole host of exciting and interesting techniques to morph sounds and alter the structure of your music on the fly. With which you will be able to effortlessly reinvent your studio tracks and develop fresh ideas into fully fledged tracks on the fly.
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Our staff will be on hand to provide any help, advice and technical support specific to your set-up over three, three hour personal tutorials.
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They will guide you through each step as you build your own personalised performance environment that will fit your budget while meeting your needs as a performer.
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Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, our curriculum is designed to meet you where you're at and propel you forward in your journey as a performer of live electronic music.
WHY PERFORM
LIVE?
Showcase Your Music:
Performing live offers you the opportunity to showcase your creative output by presenting a set centred exclusively on your original music. In contrast to a DJ set, where the norm is to mix tracks from various artists.
Offer a Unique Experience:
Captivate your audience with unique versions of your well known tracks, hear brand new material and see a stage show that could incorporate costumes, visuals or other performance elements to leave a lasting impression.
Be inspired by your audience:
Seeing the appreciation of your audience first hand can give you real time inspiration to take fresh ideas and new material and develop them on the fly. Providing useful insight to fuel your creativity when you get back into the studio.
Greater Visibility:
Live performances can significantly enhance a producer's visibility and profile, attracting attention from promoters, booking agents, artist management and labels.
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Networking Opportunities:
Live shows provide valuable networking opportunities for producers to connect with other artists, industry professionals, and fans, potentially leading to collaborations, partnerships, and future opportunities
Revenue Stream:
Live performances can be a lucrative revenue stream for producers, as promoters are often willing to pay a higher fee due to the audience a live set can attract.
Sell Merchandise:
Attendees are more inclined to purchase merchandise, such as t-shirts, art prints, and records, when they've come to the venue specifically to see a live act. Merchandise sales can serve as a significant source of revenue, and thanks to the proliferation of online suppliers, sourcing custom merchandise is easier than ever.
Beyond the Dance Floor:
If your preferred genre isn't quite suitable for the club or dance floor, then performing live can offer a way to present your tracks to potential fans in venues oriented more towards concerts and gigs.
Tactile Skills, Useful in the Studio:
Regularly honing your live performance skills will fine-tune your muscle memory and sense of timing, offering substantial benefits when you're in the studio, such as achieving more fluid, on-the-fly arrangement of new ideas and faster implementation of dynamic and expressive automation.
COURSE
SUITABILITY.
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Avoid backing tracks with a flexible and expressive solo performance.
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Enlist a live musician or even a full band while maintaining the sound of your studio productions.
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Bring custom vocal effects to the stage and switch them dynamically throughout the performance.
SELF PRODUCING SONGWRITERS.
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Build a dependable live rig that offers extensive improvisational capabilities, catering to multiple performers.
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Avoid fighting over the mouse and turn their studio time into productive jamming sessions.
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Delegate control over elements of the music a dynamic performance that flows with the energy of the audience.
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Integrate their collective equipment into a functional live rig.
DUOS AND COLLECTIVES.
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Showcase their music in a live setting.
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Distinguish themselves from other producers/DJs by delivering a unique and engaging live performance experience.
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Produce compelling performance-focused content for social media.
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Open doors to festival and tour opportunities.
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Approach the pre-show setup with confidence, Master equipment and signal flow for a seamless and stress-free experience.
PRODUCERS.
BANDS AND MUSICIANS.
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Integrate electronics into their performances, such as sequenced percussion, synth loops and triggered samples.
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Simplify their live rig to be more compact and portable.
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Access a broader range of virtual audio effects and instruments on stage.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC IMPROV & PERFORMANCE
COURSE OUTCOMES.
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Outcomes A: Reactivity to Audience Response.
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Master the ability to dynamically adjust the music's energy and excitement in response to audience reaction.
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Develop skills to navigate beyond linear musical progression, enabling spontaneous creation and modification of musical flow.
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Gain proficiency in controlling the buildup and breakdown of music, allowing for a reciprocal energy exchange with the audience.
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Achieve unparalleled flexibility in influencing and responding to the crowd's energy, ensuring a live performance that evolves with the audience.
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Outcomes B: Controller Layout and Tactile Experience.
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Attain a level of comfort and familiarity with the controller layout that it becomes second nature through practice.
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Enhance two-handed control techniques to maximise the controller's potential, considering individual left/right hand dominance.
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Understand ergonomic principles to ensure the controller setup is intuitive and enhances performance fluidity.
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Outcomes C: Computer and Hardware Compatibility.
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Ensure proficiency in operating the system on lower-powered computers and seamlessly transitioning to substitute computers in emergencies.
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Acquire the ability to adapt and optimise a wide array of MIDI controllers and devices for a customised performance setup.
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Outcomes D: Skill Progression and Equipment Expansion.
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Establish a clear path for integration of new equipment with skill progression.
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Learn to identify and leverage the tangible benefits of integrating new equipment, ensuring each addition enhances performance capabilities naturally and ergonomically.
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Develop a strategic approach to equipment expansion, recognising when and how to incorporate new tools to elevate performance quality.
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Outcomes E: Collaboration and Performance Scope.
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Cultivate the ability to seamlessly integrate additional performers, expanding the performance scope while maintaining or enhancing the quality of improvisation.
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Understand the dynamics of collaborative performance, ensuring the collective improvisational possibilities are maximised rather than simply dividing tasks.
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Outcomes F: Personal Performance Environment Development.
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Build a comprehensive understanding of creating and developing a unique performance environment based on a foundational workflow.
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Gain the ability to adapt the foundational workflow either wholly or partially for diverse performance contexts, ensuring flexibility and innovation in performance setup.
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Learn to construct a performance environment that not only accommodates but thrives on functional diversity, setting the stage for creative exploration and expression.
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