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DubSpot’s Ableton Live 8 Tour hits Austin

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:15 +0000

(Editor’s Note: The following is a Press Release by Steve Rickinson for DubSpot.)

Austin – November 14 & 15, 2009: DubSpot’s Ableton Live 8 US Sessions Tour is coming to Austin! Join us for a unique series of interactive workshops, Q&As and live performances from a diverse pool of talented artists, instructors and established musicians. Experience a weekend full of daily sessions, each specially designed to developed and enhance a diverse range of your production and performance abilities. Our tour will showcase just how far-reaching the capabilities of Live 8 are, and why it is the most advanced piece of music software on the planet.

Come learn from Ableton Live experts, world-class artists & veteran producers and who will be coming together to help take your skills to the next level! This one-of-a-kind series of interactive workshops features world-class artists as educators. These experts will share their secrets on drum programming, instrument and effect rack management, sequencing, automation, creating melody, harmonic awareness, mixing and mastering principles, sound stage management, synth programming, PA/DJ hybrid setups, controllers, live instruments in Ableton, efficient set management, looping, routing, licensing, and much more.

The Ableton Austin tour stop crew:

Francis Preve (Different Pieces, Toolroom, Armada)
Christopher Willits (Ghostly, 12k, Overlap)
Daniel Wyatt (Sonica Media, Atlantic, Dubspot)
Jon Margulies (Heatercore, Hobotech, Dubspot)
Barry Cole (Spot Music & Blue Mountain Publishing)
Michael Hatsis (Track Team Audio, Dubspot)
Pailo (Outofthebag, Walking Stick Worldwide, TXP)
Hosted by Dubspot instructor Jon Margulies – (Heatercore & Hobotech, author of Ableton Live 7 & 8 Power!)

*Workshops hosted by established, world-class artists.
*Specific focus on cutting-edge production and performance techniques.
*Open-ended panel discussions.
*10 workshops or discussions over the weekend.
*A wide variety of styles and backgrounds.
*The most dynamic environment for expanding musical knowledge available.

Each unique event represents everything that is revolutionary about the Dubspot Experience, and the future of music education. The Parish Room will be our Austin classroom. Anyone, of any skill level, is welcomed to join our community – we’re looking forward to joining yours…

ABLETON LIVE 8: Austin Saturday, November 14th – 15th, 2009
Live 8 Weekend Pass $195 | Saturday Day Pass $110 | Sunday Day Pass $110
Please visit www.live8tour.com for more details.

The Parish Room 214 E. 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 479-0474 www.theparishroom.com. Also on Saturday November 14th is the FunkAid For Africa: Benefit For NextAid w/ DJ Obah & Special Guests Ocote Soul Sounds, Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys, Daetron Vargas @ The Independent at 501 Studios Dubspot 348 West 14th Street – MEZZ New York, NY 10014 1-877-DUBSPOT (382-7768) info@dubSpot.com www.dubSpot.com

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New IM Live Video Technology Changes Concert Experience

smssteely — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:13:19 +0000

Immersive Media is first to release IM Live, a new interactive live video technology which allows the viewer to completely control their concert viewing experience by manipulating angles and perspectives over the computer. Content comes alive giving a sensation of actually being on stage. The viewer can click on the live streaming concert and with the use of a mouse, see 360 degrees around the stage as if turning your head. Viewer can zoom in or out to receive the broadest or most intimate possible perspective while traveling around the stage.

On September 19, 2009 at 4:00PM, MediaTech Digital Film Studios of Dallas will host popular singer/songwriter Hannah Madison Taylor for a live interactive concert experience through the use of the new IM Live technology. During Hannah’s concert, every website viewer can independently choose their viewpoint, and with a simple ‘click and drag’ of the computer mouse explore every possible angle – up, down, sideways or all around. The technology empowers the viewer with the most realistic online visual experience available, bringing you up close and personal with each band member. To see how the technology works before the concert go to www.immersivemedia.com.

Hannah’s original compositions are heavily influenced by a range of pop icons as Sheryl Crow, Whitney Houston, Bonnie Raitt and Sam Cooke. You can experience the concert like never before by watching the live Immersive broadcast at: http://www.mediatech.edu/dallascampus_studioa.html

During this live event Hannah will be performing these songs:

Lying and Cheating
Not Your Fool
Love Or Something Like It
So Killer Sexy

About MediaTech Institute:

MediaTech Institute offers a one year recording arts programs to establish careers as a music producer, recording engineer, sound engineer for television or film, or in music business management. It also offers a Digital Film and Video Arts program that is a comprehensive study designed to teach advanced aspects of producing commercials, music videos, documentaries, television shows and feature films. Hands on instruction is provided in every aspect of the production process including developing, writing, producing, directing and editing for single and multimedia camera productions. For more information go to www.mediatech.edu or call 866.498.1122.

“Deep” in the Heart of Texas

Rick Matos — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:45:51 +0000

This past weekend, we returned to Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse (www.unclecalvins.org) in Dallas expecting to listen to some talented performers do their stuff. And with depth beyond his years, Chris Rosser, a singer-songwriter from North Carolina, took us on an international tour of musical splendor.

One could try to classify Chris’ repertoire to folk music, but that would be placing a jewelry store in a gift box. His music cuts across boundaries paving new roads across the musical landscape and creating cross-culture genres like “Indo-billy”, “Turko-billy” and “world music fusion” by blending jazz, swing, gospel, folk, Indonesian, coffeehouse acoustic, and Turkish styles.

A gifted lyricist, vocalist and instrumentalist, his vocals are reminiscent of James Taylor and his piano tends toward Keith Jarrett and George Winston. Songs carry us through the hills and valleys of life. Melodies caress us with the warmth of an early summer breeze and glide us gently down as leaves upon flower covered fields. Lyrics paint the view from the windows of the soul. His vocal range is a playing field for the arsenal of musical instruments he commands (dotar, guitar, Turkish “banjo”, piano, just to name a few).

Growing up in North Carolina and hearing all of the family tales, he felt as if he had actually lived in Atlanta, TX. In “Deeper Than My Name”, Chris recounts some of the stories about his grandmother while she was still with the family in Atlanta. In “Atlanta”, Chris shares with us his journey to her funeral and his return to the tap root of his family tree. Her interment unearthed family history recounted in the song.

In his concert and in the CD entitled “The Holy Fool”, Chris’ messages transcend religious barriers, helping us realize the unity and commonality we share. We laughed, got choked up and met a man who admits, “I don’t have all the answers”. Even so, he has a perspective that many need to hear.

Chris dedicates himself to family and music as owner and operator of Hollow Reed Arts (www.chrisrosser.com), a recording studio in Asheville, NC named after the “hollow reed” prayer of the Baha’i faith. He travels in the U.S. and abroad doing what he can to establish a spiritual connection with audiences through his music. He is a graduate of the University of Miami and has a double major- sound engineering and piano.

Best of luck, Chris!