https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/songwriting/Latest entries for the tag SongwritingenMon, 03 Feb 2025 11:53:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-jakob-rau/Peek into producer and engineer Jakob Rau's world as he collaborates on a soulful R'n'B track with singer-songwriter Lindy. Learn how a simple drum loop can inspire a whole track as Rau records layers of vocals and enlists friends to lay down guitar parts, using Live's Take Lanes to create…Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:53:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-jakob-rau/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/zora-jones-on-learning-to-sing-to-sample-herself/Experimental bass music artist Zora Jones talks about learning to sing, producing for vocalists, designing AV spaces for clubbing utopia and fandom making the best music. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. On this episode of Doing Music, Zora Jones talks to Craig Schuftan about the…Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:21:41 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/zora-jones-on-learning-to-sing-to-sample-herself/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/erika-de-casier-on-influences-feedback-circles/Erika de Casier talks about her life in music from early influences to collaboration and live performance. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. On this episode of Doing Music, Erika de Casier talks to Craig Schuftan about the rich seam of musical inspirations that feed into…Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:33:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/erika-de-casier-on-influences-feedback-circles/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/sofia-kourtesis-on-making-music-from-the-heart-and-embracing-chaos/Peruvian artist Sofia Kourtesis breaks down her approach to field recording and making imaginary movies out of her sparkling, melodic club music. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. On this episode of Doing Music, Sofia Kourtesis talks to Craig Schuftan about the inspirations and intentions that…Fri, 24 May 2024 09:13:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sofia-kourtesis-on-making-music-from-the-heart-and-embracing-chaos/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cavetown-on-home-fame-and-songwriting-as-therapy/Proudly DIY artist Cavetown describes the motivations behind his distinctive, disarmingly honest songs. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform. On the first episode of Doing Music, Robin Skinner talks to host Craig Schuftan about his open-hearted, vulnerable songwriting and production as Cavetown. Since breaking through on…Thu, 16 May 2024 12:51:37 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cavetown-on-home-fame-and-songwriting-as-therapy/Podcastshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/astrid-sonne-a-newfound-voice/​​Astrid Sonne music finds itself categorized in a lot of different places. Sometimes it’s described as “experimental” “IDM” or even “classical” – however what’s most consistent about it is how little she pays attention to those boundaries. “To be honest, I don't feel like there's a category that I don't…Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:35:06 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/astrid-sonne-a-newfound-voice/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sirintrip-carbon-captured-in-sound/Climate change is an inescapable part of our current moment, and it’s no surprise artists are engaging with the subject on an ever-increasing scale. There are of course many ways to approach such a broad and complex topic, from conceptual studies and site-specific projects through to urgent expressions of anxiety…Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:49 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sirintrip-carbon-captured-in-sound/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-to-build-a-track-from-start-to-finish-with-taetro-and-push-3/In his latest transmission, TAETRO uses Push 3 to whip up a complete track in less than an hour. Uncut and unedited, the video sees the LA-based beatmaker run into a range of all-too-common creative obstacles and shows his approach to overcoming and even embracing them. TAETRO starts with a…Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:40:33 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-to-build-a-track-from-start-to-finish-with-taetro-and-push-3/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://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/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-catch-wayne-snow-streaming-live-from-the-studio/Each Loop Session invites you to spend a few hours in the virtual company of an artist to learn about their work and ideas. For the next session on March 4, we’re visiting singer and songwriter Wayne Snow for a studio session where he’ll walk you through the process of…Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:50:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-catch-wayne-snow-streaming-live-from-the-studio/Loophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shima-full-autonomy-over-everything/How important is it to have creative control over your music? For Japanese-American singer, producer and engineer Tina Johnson, AKA Shima, it’s worth giving up a promising pop career and starting again from scratch. These days, Shima owns every stage in the creation of her shimmering contemporary synth-pop releases; from…Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:34:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shima-full-autonomy-over-everything/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/The best-selling rock band of the past decade doesn’t rely on a big-budget studio to craft their sound. “I recorded ’Thunder’ in a big room in my house,” says Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Las Vegas quartet Imagine Dragons. “Most of my vocals are recorded in rooms like this. Horrible…Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:22:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/The limitless possibilities at the start of a new project can make it hard to know where to focus your inspiration. With that in mind, the new Made In Ableton Live video series follows nine artists as they take a track from conception to completion. Every step of the way,…Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:08:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/ArtistsNewsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/Dubby, spacious, acidic, and rave-inspired are just some of the ways Australian-born artist Eluize describes the house and techno she has been creating and curating in her adopted home city of Berlin. As a DJ and live act, Eluize, born Emma Sainsbury, has performed at some of Europe’s most renowned…Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:28:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/ArtistsDownloadsTutorials