Music Production and Performance with Ableton

Learn the skills and techniques to produce your own music from start to finish in Ableton, and then rebuild it fluidly for live performances.

What you will learn

Get connected - learn the ins and outs of analogue mixers and audio interfaces, microphones and midi 🎤

Find your inspiration - navigate sample libraries, explore sounds and synths, then get out of the box and record the world around you 🎹

Manipulate and make it your own - warp & layer those loops, resample those beats and find your groove ➰

Refine and shine - sculpt your sound with eq and compression and add depth with reverb and delays 🎚

Control and perform - work with Ableton Push and other controllers to free yourself from the screen and jam out your tracks in the studio or on stage 🎛

Your teacher and guide

Alex Forster is an audiovisual adventurer who creates rich, emotive soundscapes that cross boundaries and fuse traditional acoustic with progressive electronic styles. 

He has collaborated with artists from Radiohead, Pink Floyd and 1 Giant Leap and worked for organisations such as the BBC, Oxfam and the Sonar Festival.

Alex has been teaching for over ten years and enjoys tailoring his training to specific students rather than relying on a generic syllabus or script. Each student will receive one to one teaching as well as group learning, so individual strengths can be nurtured and weaknesses overcome.

Alex’s studio experience began at London’s Abbey Rd and Miloco Studios. He set up his own commercial studio in Barcelona, then worked at The Chapel Studios in London, and has continued to record and produce around the world, in European mountains, African beaches, Indian retreats and Middle Eastern deserts.  

Alex’s live set ranges from meditative soundscapes to ecstatic dance-floor grooves and he has captivated audiences on international stages, including London, Ibiza, Moscow, Barcelona, Berlin and Goa. 

Alex’s passion for music production began in the mid 90s, with four track tape recorders and guitar effects. Since the arrival of computers in music he has delved into most of the digital audio workstations, working for many years with Pro tools, Cubase and Logic, before happily settling with Ableton Live, an immensely powerful production and performance tool that can be programmed and tweaked to your personal needs. He looks forward to sharing his passion and skills with you.