SoundGirls.org

CoreX
2019-08-25 - 2019-08-26 | Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA, 30097, United States
Our theme is theology in context, and we will showcase how the best in audio, video, lighting, and security come together to create real-world exhibits. On the 25th, from 11-1:00, we will feature the AVIXA Women’s Council and hear from women such as Laura Davidson, from Shure, as they share about their experiences as women in the AV industry. The event as well as lunch are totally free, so please let any women who are interested know that they are welcome to bring a friend and stay for as long as they’d like!
Our event website is below. You can click AVIXA to register.

Ableton Live for Anybody – 4 Session Online Course
2019-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Ableton Live for Anyone – Online!
SoundGirls is offering a four session online course on Ableton Live taught by Elana Carroll. Sessions will be via ZOOM.
August 20, 21, 27, 28 7-9pm
$80 for the four sessions
email soundgirls@soundgirls.org if you require financial aid
Register Here
After registration SoundGirls will send you an invoice (via paypal) and after payment is complete, SoundGirls will email instructions for logging into ZOOM. Each session will be recorded and provided to you after each session.
Class Description
Do you want to start making beats? Do you want to learn how to make your own demos? Do you want to sharpen your DAW skills so you can get over that first learning curve and really start running with your creativity? Do you want to start performing live with Ableton, but don’t know where to start?
By the end of this four session course, you will have learned all you need to know in order to really get your engines revved up about Ableton. I want to give you the tools to explore and to run as much of your show as you want to. With your newfound agility and excitement, you might even feel confident to explore parts of Ableton functionality that haven’t yet been discovered! Because that’s what creativity is all about—exploring and playing! But first, what is it exactly that you will be learning?
Sessions 1 & 2 will be all about the essentials of Ableton. What is the basic design behind this software? How do you get the sounds you want IN there, so you can edit them and play with them? How do you program a drum beat? How do you slow it down if you want to? How do you mess around with ideas and decide what parts you want to go at the beginning, the middle, and the end? How do you listen to it on your phone? By the end of the class, you will have a multi-track song that you create entirely by yourself using Ableton.
*Key items covered: time signatures & tempos, MIDI, audio, clips, arrangement view, bouncing
Sessions 3 & 4 will focus on Ableton in live performance. You will learn how to make backing tracks that are suitable for the type of performance you want to put on. Maybe you want to push play at the beginning of the set and never really look at your computer again until your last song. Or maybe you want to engage with every sound that comes out of the house speakers. Or maybe your fantasy set is something in between! We will go over different approaches to designing your live set by using your new song from day one as a template.
*Key items covered: importing tracks, deciding on a playback concept, labeling, setting up loops and automation
Equipment needed (students):
-laptop with Ableton already installed – You can download a 30-day free trial

Instructor: Elana Carroll is a songwriter, producer and performer who has been making original music for 15 years. She holds a BA in music and critical theory from Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
Elana’s interests as a writer/producer span from electronic and dance to pop and country, and she co-writes with other artists as well. Her current focus is on teaching (she will be teaching a Beats by Girlz class this fall), and her own project, Party Nails. She feels it is part of her purpose in this life to “normalize” non-males in the music business through performance, teaching, and mentoring. She is particularly fascinated with popular culture and music in the age of technology.

Ableton Live for Anybody – 4 Session Online Course
2019-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

“Master” Mastering Workshop at The Bakery
2019-08-20 09:00 - 13:00 | The Bakery, Cukver City, CA, United States
SOLD OUT!

Join SoundGirls for a Master Workshop on Mastering

The Bakery will open its doors to SoundGirls Members
The Bakery
August 20
9 am to 1 pm
Space is extremely limited
Register here

Mastering Workshop with Eric Boulanger & Jett Galindo
Vinyl Mastering with Peter Hewitt-Dutton
Mastering & The Music Business – Q&A with Jaymes Quirino, Eric Boulanger, Jett Galindo, and Peter Hewitt-Dutton.

In Conversation with Daniela Seggewiss
2019-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | CA, United States
Southern California SoundGirls join us for a conversation and social with Dani Seggewiss, freelance touring engineer. She currently works as a monitor engineer for the bands The Sweet and Opeth and is based in Leeds, U.K.
We will get a glimpse of life on the road and what it is like to tour in Europe.
Plenty of time for your questions.

Date: August 14, 2019
Peets Coffee
605 S. Lake Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106
Time: 6:30 – 8:30

Event is free – but to determine venue size please register here
