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I will be hosting a couple of clinics on Ableton Live 8 and the Vestax VCM600 in Melbourne. Below is a video with an overview of what I will cover on the Vestax.

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And here's the official press release!

Proudly Presented by Ableton, Musiclink Australia, Young Strangers & Stable Music.

Ableton and Musiclink Australia are excited to announce the Official Australian Ableton Live 8 Launch Events.

Each event will feature in-depth clinics presented by Ableton specialists, and exclusive live sets by endorsed Ableton artists.

The clinics will provide insight into the unique feature set offered by Ableton Live, the industry leading music production and performance software application.

We’ll examine creative use of the new features in Live 8. Gain insight into the Ableton product development process; learn how Live Packs are put together, and find out how get the most out of Ableton Live 8. Our specialists will lift the lid on tips and tricks used by the pros to put Ableton through it’s paces, both in the studio and live on stage.


23rd May, 2009. Chinese Laundry, Sydney

3pm start

Clinic presentations by:

Anthony Garvin: Manager Studios 301
Damien Goundrie: SAE Liveschool
Neon Stereo: Ableton Alpha Tester
DIZZ1: Ableton Endorsee
Jono Fernandez: Ableton Endorsee

After Party Chinese Laundry 12th Birthday Celebrations featuring Ableton Endorsee Kid Kenobi, as well as Paolo Mojo, Don Rimini, Jaytech, MDX, and more.


28th May, 2009. Miss Libertine, Melbourne

7.30pm start

Clinic presentations by:

Tom Cosm: Ableton Endorsee
Beatnick: Musiclink Product specialist
Danny Bonnici: Ableton Endorsee
DIZZ1: Ableton Endorsee
Jono Fernandez: Ableton Endorsee

After Party featuring exclusive Live sets from Jono Fernandez, Danny Bonnici, Tom Cosm and Dizz1


6th June, 2009. Step Inn, Brisbane

6 pm start

Clinic presentations by:

Craig McCullough: Ableton Certified Trainer, Brisbane Ableton Collective, Ableton Alpha Tester
Tom Hall: Brisbane: Ableton Collective
Paddy Free: Pitch Black, Ableton Alpha tester

After Party featuring Pitch Black (NZ).





Ableton Live 8 Launch Clinicians and Artists:


Anthony Garvin

www.studios301.com

Anthony is an experienced software instructor and technician, who founded both Liveschool and SAE Australia's Music Production Software Short Courses. Anthony currently manages Studios 301 in Sydney and Byron Bay.

Adam Maggs

www.myspace.com/stickfiguresaustralia
www.SAEshortcourses.com.au

Adam’s band Stick Figures was nominated for the ‘07 Producers of the Year in the Inthemix Top 50 and ‘06 Remix of the Year at the annual 3D DMAs. They release through Risky Disko, Moonboutique and Future Classic and have exclusive digital releases on iTunes & Beatport. Adam now also teaches Ableton Live for SAE Sydney.

Beatnick

www.myspace.com/beatnickaudio

Nick de Friez aka Beatnick is a producer and performer from New Zealand. He has worked and performed with artists inlcuding Pitch Black, Black Seeds and Rhombus, Lisa Tomlins (Fat Freddys Drop, Hollie Smith), Taay (Solaa, Waajed) and Benny Tones. Nick has recently joined the team in the Musiclink AT department as a product specialist and clinician.

Craig McCullough & Tom Hall

www.myspace.com/brisbaneabletonlivecollective

Craig is an Ableton Certified trainer and author of "Ableton Live Explained" and other training videos for Groovebox music, USA. He has also been an alpha tester for Ableton since 2006. Tom is a sound artist and avid user of Ableton Live in many different contexts and in creative and experimental ways. He is constantly touring around Australia and internationally with solo performances, collaborations and sound art installations

Damien Goundrie

www.reelsessions.com.au
www.SAEshortcourses.com.au

Damien toured and performed alongside internationals such as Carl Cox, Sasha, Digweed, Luke Slater, Les Rhythms Digital, Darren Price, Miguel Migs, Kaskade, Michael Bublé, Robyn Lau and Boy George. Damien the Australian resident DJ for the Hed Kandi brand. In the studio, Damien has teamed up with James Billings & Dean Belcastro to form Reel Sessions. Their first single “Take Me”, featuring Kristen Pearson, appeared on Disco Heaven 8 and Stereo Sushi 14, while their Second single, “So Where Were We”, has been licensed for the forthcoming “Moonlight Sounds” and “Hed Kandi The Mix 09”.

Danny Bonnici

www.myspace.com/dannybonnici

Danny has been at the forefront of electronic music in Melbourne for the past 15 years, working with such artists as Junkie XL, Andy Page, Luke Chable and Phil K to name a few. Danny shot to international status through his collaborations and live sets with Melbourne breakbeat legends, Nubreed. He’s earned a reputation as a prolific Ableton teacher and Endorsee, as well as a meticulous engineer who demands perfection from his work. Danny is currently also running a mixing and mastering service in Melbourne.

Dizz1

www.myspace.com/dizzleone

Dizz 1 has been blowing up all over the place lately. From attending the Red Bull Music Academy in Spain last year, getting play from Mary Ann Hobbs on BBC 1, and signing to Crunchtime Records, through to touring Europe with the likes of Al Haca, The Bug, Stereotyp, and supporting DMZ and Loefah. With a track on Beat Dimensions 2 coming out on Rush Hour, Dizz has teamed up with the one and only DJ Dexter to form the bass driven Curse of the Machines live project, and is working on a new album project with Om’mas from Sa-Ra.


Jono Fernandez

www.myspace.com/jonofernandez

Meet Jono Fernandez, a DJ and producer who not only says he plays music from across the board, but actually delivers on that promise. From his collaborations with Kid Kenobi and Meat Katie through to his new band oriented project with Tim Watson; Friends of Mine, Jono has long been a DJ to watch. His pioneering Live performances quickly earned him a well deserved endorsement from Ableton, and he brings this expertise to his presentations for the Live 8 launches.

Kid Kenobi

www.myspace.com/therealkidkenobi

Countless accolades, awards, records, and firsts have been the hallmark of Kid Kenobi’s illustrious 13-year DJing career. Indeed it’s an impossible task trying to resist running them off. From being named Australia’s favourite DJ for a record number 3 years from 2003 – 2005, receiving an award for his first remix ever (of Green Velvet’s “La La Land’ ), to an ARIA nomination for ‘The Bump’ with Hook N Sling, knocking up over 20 remixes for some of the world’s biggest names in dance, pop and rock, being the first DJ ever to have a CD series named after him by Ministry of Sound, to having an itinerary that reads like a Lonely Planet guidebook to the best nightclubs around the world. Kid Kenobi will flying the Ableton flag at the Chinese Laundry 12th birthday following the Sydney clinic.

Neon Stereo

www.myspace.com/neonstereo

“Breakthrough talent in 2008” - Ricky Stone (DJ MAG Top 100 Issue 2007).

From knocking out remixes for heavyweights such as Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Andy Caldwell and DJ Ricky Stone alongside a big line up of upcoming original productions on premiere labels such as System Recordings, Play Records, 852 Records and Benchmarc Records Neon Stereo has recently caught the attention of Ministry of Sound Australia thanks to his massive club rocker ‘Delta’.

Better known to the Ableton Live community as 'sweetjesus', for the last 3 years he has been an internal tester for Ableton, an active member of the community and regarded as one of the foremost experts when it comes to Ableton Live.

Tom Cosm

www.cosm.co.nz

Hailing from NZ, Tom spends his time travelling the world both performing and performing workshops on electronic music production and performance using Ableton Live. You can find hours of video, Live sets, tutorials, demonstrations and performances on his website – all free of charge. Tom regularly presents workshops for Ableton, and is globally renowned for his Ableton abilities.

Paddy Free

www.pitchblack.co.nz

Paddy Free and Michael Hodgson, the pair known as Pitch Black, have spent the last nine years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world. Affectionately labelled the ‘Godfathers of Kiwi Electronica’, Pitch Black’s album ‘Rhythm & Sound & Movement’ is the perfect formula – a collection of other artists’ interpretations of songs from the hugely successful ‘Rude Mechanicals’ album. Paddy is also highly active as both an Ableton Alpha Tester, as well as presenting Ableton Live workshops around the world.

Special thanks to our event partners:

Young Strangers, Stable Music, SAE, Korg, KRK, Vestax & Toshiba