Future Musical Instruments – Say ‘Hi’ to Blinky

A year ago, I had the pleasure of working with the great jazz pianist Rachel Z in my studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn.  I showed her my live set-up, which at the time looked like this, and complained that, as a bass player, I really didn’t like to perform electronic music while standing up behind a
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Boring But Very Useful: How to Prep A Mix In Ableton Live

One of the dullest parts of production, but one of the most important for properly finishing a track is preparing to mix it.  If and when people think of music production as a sexy and glamorous job, they are certainly not thinking of the time spent getting a track set up for a mix.  In
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