https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/country/united-states-of-america/Latest entries for the tag United States Of AmericaenMon, 06 Jan 2025 09:28:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/alan-sparhawk-i-made-this-beat/"I made this beat! Those words are coming out of me. It's for real. I'm ecstatic." You can tell Alan Sparhawk means it when he sings 'I Made This Beat' on his new album White Roses, My God. The lyrics are simply the song title, repeated as a mantra through…Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:28:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/alan-sparhawk-i-made-this-beat/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ebonie-smith-on-the-difference-between-engineers-and-producers/Atlantic Records producer Ebonie Smith talks about the influence of cinema on her work, the blurred lines between technical and creative tasks and the unique demands of working with poets and spoken-word artists. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, Ebonie…Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:16:55 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ebonie-smith-on-the-difference-between-engineers-and-producers/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chuck-sutton-on-finding-your-voice-with-the-tools-in-reach/US producer and music educator Chuck Sutton talks about his experience learning and teaching the hidden potential in Live's native devices, the problem solving that leads to new ideas and the benefit of using technical tools for creative results. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In…Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:06:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chuck-sutton-on-finding-your-voice-with-the-tools-in-reach/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mgmt-on-the-micro-universe-in-every-song/US psychedelic-pop-rock phenomenon MGMT talk about the importance of absurdity and humor in their music-making process, their struggles with becoming stage performers and their background in academic experimental sound. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben…Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:33:39 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mgmt-on-the-micro-universe-in-every-song/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/malibu-babie-on-making-chart-topping-beats/Breakthrough US producer Malibu Babie talks about her experience producing for pop and rap heavyweights, the process of flipping a big sample and the importance of trusting your own taste. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, Malibu Babie talks to…Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:52:13 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/malibu-babie-on-making-chart-topping-beats/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/rezn-shoegazing-into-the-metal-abyss/Electronic musicians have tackled a problem that has long stumped many bands - how to navigate the chasm of energy that yawns in between songs. DJs and electronic acts focus on smooth, if not seamless transitions between songs. Bands however, particularly rock bands, rarely have a means of weaving together…Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:52:10 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/rezn-shoegazing-into-the-metal-abyss/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/king-britt-on-learning-and-teaching-blacktronika/Acclaimed US producer King Britt talks about his University course Blacktronika, the community which has developed around it and the impact teaching Black music history has had on his own creative output. Listen on Apple Music, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, King Britt…Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:26:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/king-britt-on-learning-and-teaching-blacktronika/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/helado-negro-on-sampling-surroundings-and-deep-listening/US songwriter and producer Helado Negro talks about the ways he finds inspiration around him, his love of experimentation and the importance of deep listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. In this episode of Doing Music, host Craig Schuftan speaks to Helado Negro about the…Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:50:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/helado-negro-on-sampling-surroundings-and-deep-listening/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/heavee-note-to-self/Originally a fan of video game and cartoon culture, multidisciplinary footwork artist Darryl Bunch Jr’s early experiments in production were mentored by footwork pioneer DJ Rashad in Chicago’s Teklife Collective. Debuting as Heavee in 2018, Bunch Jr’s first releases were heavily influenced by those he chose to work with. An…Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:41:54 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/heavee-note-to-self/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/niecy-blues-spiritual-sci-fi-ambient-the-south/There’s no shortage of artists attempting to twist tried-and-true styles into oblique new forms these days. Over the last few years, it has become common to see musicians try their hand at presenting novel, airy takes on everything from techno to folk. As countless new uploads hit streaming services each…Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:24:57 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/niecy-blues-spiritual-sci-fi-ambient-the-south/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/h31r-finding-headspace/After being encouraged to enroll on a music production course at high school, New Jersey producer JWords took to composing like a duck to water, joining a local band before recording her own music and debuting with numerous explorative EPs fusing electronic and hip hop. Searching for a vocalist to…Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:46:49 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/h31r-finding-headspace/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bored-lord-rhythmatic-movement-in-unison-with-others/Daria Lourd is nothing if not prolific. If you happened across her work as Bored Lord any time in the past five years you’d be confronted with an avalanche of releases scattered across her Bandcamp page, cassettes of live acid sets, one-off collaborations and swathes of edits. The first ripples…Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:45:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bored-lord-rhythmatic-movement-in-unison-with-others/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kiefer-how-to-b-u/Kiefer is passionate about sharing his process - “This is my life's passion. I love talking about this stuff. It's my favorite thing!” But let’s be clear, this is not a passion of self-reflective, navel-gazing inquiry into only his own process, the LA-based artist is passionate about exposing how music…Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:04:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kiefer-how-to-b-u/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Formed in 2015 by Brooklyn duo Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, LA-based Sextile began life as an “occult-inspired” post-punk band, with the line-up quickly expanded through the addition of bassist Kenny Elkin and guitarist Eddie Wuebben. Initially compared to psychobilly surf rockers The Cramps, their album A Thousand Hands was…Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/muna-staying-alive/Comprising Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin, electronic indie band MUNA first came to public attention in 2016 when their infectious single “I Know A Place” landed in the Billboard Adult Pop Top 40. Clearly not your everyday mainstream pop act, the trio’s brand of melancholy, hook-based synth-pop was…Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:12:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/muna-staying-alive/Artists