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Mexicans with Guns (Innovative Leisure, FoF Music) @ Dubspot: Ableton Live Workshop Video Recap
WorkshopsExperimental electronic musician and producer Ernest Gonzales, better known as the man behind the moniker Mexicans With Guns stopped by Dubspot NYC in for an Ableton Live workshop. This video is a recap of that workshop which was broadcasted live
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5 Ableton Live Tips from Dubspot Instructors – Pt 1: Thavius, DJ Kiva, Hatsis, Cellitti, DJ Ceiba
Ableton LiveHere at Dubspot, we’re surrounded by talented, creative, and generous individuals who are always willing to share production tips, tricks, and techniques to anyone looking to improve their production skills or performance abilities. We believe that no matter how experienced
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Silkie (Deep Medi, Soul Jazz) @ Dubspot: Live Streaming Workshop 8/23 + Percussion Lab
Artist & LabelsOn Tuesday, August 23rd, at 6:00PM (EST), London-based, Deep Medi Musik artist Silkie will come to Dubspot NYC for a live, streaming workshop showing his use of FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops).
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Video Tutorial: How to Create Smart Playlists + Organize Your Music in iTunes
DJ Tips & TricksOne of the main issues plaguing DJs in the world today is the overwhelming amount of music out there. In the digital world, it’s way too easy to “acquire” too much music and with tracks only costing $1-2 a track, you might find yourself buying a lot more music than when you had to spend $12 a record in the vinyl era.
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Jam City (Night Slugs / London) – 5 Sound Selections
Artist & LabelsIn this edition of Dubspot Sound Selections, we have Night Slugs artist Jam City (a.k.a. Jack Latham), whose latest EP Waterworx was released earlier this month to highlight 5 tracks that are influential on his unique sound, and describe why those tracks stood out.
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iOS 5, iPad Music Apps: Rhythm Studio, iSyn Poly + Hardware Update: iRig MIDI, Alesis iO 5
iOSDubspot explores new movements with Apple’s iOS 5 development, new music studio apps and new hardware interfaces that will help integrate your music creations into live performances and studio productions.
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Resident Advisor Celebrates 10 Years – RA X (NYC) w/ Mala, Peven Everett, King Sunshine
EventsTo celebrate RA’s 10-year anniversary, and Dubspot’s ongoing partnership with the magazine, RA is giving Dubspot readers 3 double passes (2 tickets per winner), plus 1 grand prize winner will receive 1 of 75 screen-printed posters, made exclusively for this event.
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Mixing & Mastering @ Dubspot: iZotope Video Tutorials Recap, Upcoming Courses +
Mixing & MasteringDubspot Instructor and Mixing & Mastering engineer Daniel Wyatt has a depth of experience, knowledge, perspective, and talent that is unmatched by many mixing and mastering engineers working today. He’s mixed and mastered music for
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Nickodemus (TOTH, Wonderwheel) @ Dubspot: Learns Traktor / Maschine + Talks DJing, Advice
DJ Tips & TricksIn this Dubspot-produced video interview, Nickodemus talks about learning Native Instrument’s Traktor and Maschine, touring, and his label Wonderwheel.
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Interview: Distal (Embassy, Tectonic) Talks Atlanta Dubstep, Juke, Production, DJing +
Artist & LabelsDistal is an artist that’s never happy without diversity. His music can be as slow as hip hop and moombahton or as fast as dubstep techno and juke. It ranges from the chirpy blue skies of “Android Tourism” to the club hedonism of his “Cranberry Goose” remix.
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OS X Lion Compatability Report: Ableton, Reason, Logic, Traktor, Izotope + more
Ableton LiveIs your favorite DAW, Audio Editor, Sound Design tool, VST or AU ready for Apple’s Latest Operating System? Dubspot takes a look closer to deliver the current state of compatibility for our favorite creative tools.
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Anenon Video Interview @ FoF 2-Year Anniversary by Dubspot
Artist & LabelsLast up in Dubspot’s Friends of Friends video recap series is Anenon (a.k.a. Brian Allen Simon), founder of Los Angeles label/collective Non Projects, and saxophonist, beat maker extraordinaire. He talks to Dubspot’s Professor Nalepa about his live setup with Max MSP and Nano Control, as well as his upcoming hardware only full-length.
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Korg Monotribe: Fun, Powerful, Mini Analog Synth / Sequencer + iPhone App
iOSIn recent years Korg has become known for pushing musical instruments in new directions with boutique-style beat and sound machines that cross the consumer/prosumer boundaries at a low cost. The latest innovation from the company changes the game yet again with a groovebox aimed at analog junkies, bedroom tweakers and circuit benders
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Jonwayne Video Interview @ FoF 2-Year Anniversary by Dubspot
Artist & LabelsMoving right along in our Friends of Friends video recap, we have rising FoF star Jonwayne and Alphapup artist delivering his potent brew of swampy L.A. hip-hop, and talking with Dubspot’s Thavius Beck about his SP-404 setup.
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Dubspot Podcast #22: DNAE Beats – Exclusive Mix & Interview
PodcastStreet bass is a sound birthed in Philadelphia but it acts as a sonic homeland for San Francisco’s DNAE Beats. It’s a style that encourages a variety of genres to gather under its broad roof of grimey mid-range bass and hard beats. DNAE’s particular school of thought is one rooted in hip hop but
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