Ableton University Tour
We're proud to partner with Ableton for the Ableton University Tour, a day of student workshops and public presentations. Throughout the day, Ableton representatives and Certified Trainers will explore composition, sound design, production techniques and performance utilizing Ableton Live, Max for Live and Push.
Additional activities include a free evening presentation open to the public, featuring performances, tips and tricks and unique approaches for music-making from Ableton experts.
SCHEDULE
2:30-4:00pm Production Workshop // Production Lab 502
4:30-6:30pm Student & Faculty Mixer // CDI Lobby
7:00-8:30pm Artist performance and presentation feat. Brian Funk and Ben Casey // Studio 510
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING EITHER THE WORKSHOP OR MIXER: RSVP HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE A CURRENT NYU FACULTY, STUDENT, OR STAFF MEMBER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE EVENING ARTIST PERFORMANCE: RSVP HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
ABOUT BRIAN FUNK
Brian Funk, aka AfroDJMac, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter from New York. He began his musical career on the guitar, playing in numerous rock bands, recording albums, and embarking on tours of the East Coast of the United States.
A curious sound designer, AfroDJMac regularly releases free Ableton Live devices that challenge conventional sound-design-thinking, via his Website and YouTube channel. His series of Two Minute Ableton Live Tips earned him the title of “a legend in the Ableton Community”.
As a writer and high school english teacher, educating students on Live and music production is the perfect marriage of two of his life’s passions. Brian specializes in teaching Live for songwriters and rock musicians, both home and professional studio application-based, and live performances. His experience as a rock musician offers students a unique insight into bridging music of the past with the music of the future. In August 2013, he released a 2-hour plus video course entitled “Ableton Live for Live Performance”.
ABOUT BEN CASEY
Ben Casey is a Brooklyn-based electronic musician, Ableton Certified Trainer, and overall music tech nerd. When he’s not surrounded by wires and drum machines or tinkering with Max for Live, Ben teaches Ableton Live to musicians across all genres, from avant-garde to zydeco.
While living in London he earned an MMUS from Goldsmiths University, and released tracks on the inscrutable UK-based label Werkdiscs. A Live user since its very beginning, Ben is always happy to show off his boxed copy of Version 1. He works with Grammy-winning artists to integrate Live into their existing production and performance workflows, consulting on numerous live tours, theater productions, and art installations.
ABOUT ABLETON
Ableton makes Live - a unique music creation and performance software - and Push, a hardware instrument for playing and composing with Live. Ableton was founded in 1999 and released the first version of Live in 2001. Since then, the company has received outstanding press, numerous awards and attracted a worldwide community of dedicated musicians, composers and DJs. The company headquarters are in Berlin, with an additional office in Los Angeles. Ableton is run by its original founders and currently has about 180 employees.