Fresh from Dubspot
Instructor Spotlights :: Jon Margulies :: new Album & Ableton Book
Artist & LabelsDJ, Producer, Composer, writer, and Dubspot mainstay Jon Margulies has been an instrumental figure around the school for well over a year now. The chief architect of our Ableton curriculum, he has years of music industry experience dating back to
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Dubspot videos :: US DMC Champs join Shiftee @ Dubspot for turntablism class
DJ Tips & TricksAfter the USA DMC finals this past August, a whole crew of regional champions, including Donnie Dee, DJ Ohm, Mista B, and Marcus Pinn stopped by Dubspot to join one of DJ Shiftee’s turntablism classes. This special event saw a
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NextAid :: World AIDS Month events across the country!
EventsNextAid, the organization Dubspot works with on the charitable mix project Funk Aid, has a wide variety of events planned for December, World AIDS Month. 12.03 (Omaha) loom – Brent Crampton / Shif-D 12.04 (Charlotte) Charlotte House Music Society –
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Dubspot’s Ableton Live 8 Tour :: Austin :: See You Again @ SXSW
EventsOn November 14th and 15th, Dubspot was in Austin for the second stop of the school’s Ableton Live 8 Tour in as many weekends. The events were again a success, again a chance for the local music scene to experience
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Create Digital Music :: 5 Year Celebration @ Love
EventsOver 5 short years, Create Digital Music has become one of the most well-researched, well-read, and well-respected music industry resources on the web. Covering a wide variety of issues, from new products and technology to the most cutting-edge production and
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Dubspot’s 5 Ableton Certified Instructors :: More than any other school
DubspotRecently Dubspot hosted an Ableton instructor certification weekend at our school, in which 3 of our crew participated and passed the review. Newly certified are Michael Hatsis, DJ Kiva, and Chris Petti. We now proudly have 5 Ableton certified instructors
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Musical Holiday Cheer :: Dubspot Gift Certificates
Giveaways & ContestsDubspot gift certificates are probably the coolest presents in the world. Seriously, who doesnt want to learn how to DJ or produce? Musicians, producers, and disc jockeys are all cool. Make any music lover friend/family member smile and be the
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Dubspot’s Ableton Live Tour :: Los Angeles :: We’ll Be Back
DubspotDubspot’s Ableton Tour stop in L.A., over the weekend of November 7th and 8th, achieved its goal. All accounts of the event have centered around how unique the experience was, how innovative the workshops were, and how in-demand the Dubspot
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Artist Interviews :: Chris Liebing
Artist & LabelsDubspot prides itself on its unique position in the music industry, and the involvement of hi-profile artists that often accompanies it. In October, Dubspot’s Director of Communications Adam Sellers was lucky enough to sit down with German techno mainstay Chris
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Ableton Releases Max For Live
ProductionAfter much anticipation, and many months of tantalizing the programming and design obsessed producers and performers of the world, Ableton and Cycling ‘74 have released Max for Live, the newest incarnation of Ableton which combines the legendary software with Max’s
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Dubspot Press : WCBS : Kids love Beaterator
DubspotDubspot’s exciting new partnership with Rockstar Games, to use Beaterator (a powerful new mobile music making platform) as an educational tool for kids, has grown in many directions since it began just a few short weeks ago. It has also
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DubspotTwo of Dubspot’s instructors, DJ Shiftee and DJ Reborn, were featured in the news recently, on the Fox show Good Day NY, a popular Manhattan morning program. The stories were shot both at Dubspot and in the Good Day studios.
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Dubspot & Rockstar Games : Beaterator Partnership for Music Education
WorkshopsDubspot is proud to announce our new partnership with Rockstar Games, which surrounds their ground-breaking new music making program, Beaterator. Going way beyond a simple video game, Beaterator is a self-contained music making system, with far-reaching capabilities and cutting edge
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Soundcheck with Scientist
Video TutorialsWhile we just got done with L.A. & Austin, we still have lots of video goodies from the NYC tour stop that haven’t been released yet. Many more to emerge soon… like this video, which features a cut of Scientist’s
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Funk Aid Release Party in Austin, TX Nov 14th
EventsFunk Aid For Africa, Dubspot Records first charitable mix project, will be having a party in Austin, Texas, November 14th, at The Independent @ 501 Studios. DJ OBAH (Dubspot/Giant Step/NYC) www.djobah.com with live performances by… Ocote Soul Sounds (ESL MUSIC/AUSTIN)
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