Managua, Nicaragua – March 4, 2017

On March 4, 2017, the Brooklyn Digital Conservatory will be presenting for the first time in Managua, Nicaragua in partnership with DJLAB.  It will be the first Ableton Certified workshop ever in Nicaragua.
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Upcoming Workshops – 2017

We’re happy to announce an exciting series of workshops in 2017.  The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory will be doing workshops throughout Latin America including: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Cuba. Our first courses will run in Costa Rica beginning with a unique course by bassist Matthew Garrison at DJLAB on
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Digital and Acoustic Sessions Part V: August 20, 2016

The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory and ShapeShifter Lab will continue the Digital and Acoustic Sessions open workshop series in Brooklyn on July 24, 2016 at 6:30 PM.  This month’s Digital + Acoustic Sessions will feature artist, music technologist and associate professor at Berklee, Erin Barra showing techniques for using Ableton Live as a songwriting tool. Erin Barra’s
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Digital and Acoustic Sessions Part IV: July 24, 2016

The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory and ShapeShifter Lab will continue the Digital and Acoustic Sessions open workshop series in Brooklyn on July 24, 2016 at 6:30 PM.  This session will highlight different ways of incorporating lights and visuals within Ableton Live.  Presenters will include David Lublin, VJ and creator of the VDMX software, Matthew Wang and
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Digital and Acoustic Sessions Part III: June 19, 2016

The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory and ShapeShifter Lab will continue the Digital and Acoustic Sessions open workshop series in Brooklyn on June 19th at 6:30 PM.  This session will feature Daniel Mintseris who is the programmer and keyboardist for St Vincent discussing his live set-up and touring with St. Vincent.  Following the workshop will be live
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Bologna, Italy – June 4, 2016

On June 4, 2016, the Brooklyn Digital Conservatory, Studio Arki and the International Museum and Library of Music will host an open Ableton workshop in Bologna, Italy how to slim down fast.  See the event page here for more details.
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ClyphX Part II: 3 Useful Live Performance Functions

Clyph X Part II: 3 Useful Live Performance Functions: In the last post I explained some basics about ClyphX and how to set it up.  I just want to point out 3 more interesting ways to use it. Tempo Ramps:  Tempo ramps, meaning shifting the tempo over a certain number of bars are easy to
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