Ableton Live Course

Welcome to the first Ableton Live vacation retreat, located in always sunny Fuerteventura. Here you will learn electronic music production using Ableton Live and perform in front of a live audience. This is an intense course led by Ableton Certified Trainers guiding you through every aspect of production and performance. You will be surrounded by producers 24/7 and will learn more in 1 week than you can possibly imagine.

Surfing Life

Fuerteventura is a surfers paradise with amazing year round weather conditions. Each day your adrenaline will be raised by new surfing adventures. You will be going to the most breath taking spots to experience kite surfing, wind surfing, wave surfing, sailing and stand up paddling. You will be assisted by pro surfers and instructors guiding you each step of the way and come out of the water fully recharged: ready to produce

DAY 1: FOUNDATIONS, RHYTHM AND BASS

The aim is to make you comfortable with laying down beats, rhythms and bass lines. We will start of with a brief introduction to Ableton Live 9 and after go into detail about, the drum rack, slicing audio clips, manipulating midi clips, groove pool, and cleaning up the sound via EQ and compressions.  

DAY 2: DIFFERENT APPROACH, MELODY AND HARMONY

Normally people start productions with rhythm and bass. Our approach will be to create lush textures first. Taking a closer look at sampler, instrument racks, audio to midi and midi effects.  At the end of day two you will have complex chords with arpeggiated textures and melody to make the perfect harmony. 

DAY 3: THE NEXT LEVEL

Where most people get stuck we push on and show you what it takes to take your track to the next level. You will be learning session to arrange view, FX, automation, resampling, side chaining, grouping tracks, and joining the sessions of the previous two days.

DAY 4: ARRANGEMENT, STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE 101

Structure your music into a song and learn how to perform it without losing the flow built in the studio session. In other words: arrangement, transitions, scenes, clip automation envelops and controllerism.

DAY 5: MIXING, MASTERING AND PERFORMANCE 102

Learn how to make your song sound great and deliver the same quality in your performance. Via EQ, compression, dynamics, multiband processing, sub mixes and advanced Live techniques.

DAY 6 LIVE PERFORMANCE

This is the day we have worked up to and you will perform your song live in front of your fellow peers and island locals. It will be an absolute blast of a party under the sun.

DAILY ABLETON HANGOUTS

Everyday after surfing we all meet at the Ableton hangout located next to the pool. This is the time to collaborate and interact with trainers and fellow producers. It is the perfect time to share knowledge, ask questions, and create.

WHY SURFING AND ABLETON?

Many studies show that if you combine an exciting physical activity with learning music you retain more info but also stimulate creativity. That is why we combined this new lifestyle of music production and surfing. This combination will be a sure shot way for you to make professional productions and performances in one week.

ALL INCLUSIVE

Immerse yourself in this new lifestyle and don not worry about accommodation, food or transportation on the island it is all included. When you land we pick you up. You will have daily transportation to the best surfing spots. We have hand picked the most tasteful restaurants in town so you can pick where and what to eat, plus an amazing sea front apartment to top it all off. Have the time of your life and go back home feeling refreshed and inspired.

WAVE SURFING

This sport was first seen by Captain Cook in Hawaii in 1769. Ever since his journals were read the sport leaped the world over and captured the imagination of many. The first time you stand up on your board is something you will never forget.   

KITE SURFING

This relatively new sport is a mixture between wake boarding, windsurfing, paragliding and gymnastics. This is all together will get you jumping up jaw dropping heights and soaring over the water.

STAND UP PADDLE

Stand up paddling might look easy but if you introduce swells and waves to the equation it is a bit more difficult but with the experience you have had you will be surfing the waves as easy as pie.

WIND SURFING

With the wind in your sail you will be going much faster than the average Joe on a surf board. This method of surfing allows you to catch big waves or just coast along flat surfaces with high speed.

SAILING

Sailing is more technical than windsurfing but gives you the ability to travel much further, like the natural reserve island of Los Lobos.
 

Wake up

The sun is shining and the weather is sweet. The waves are hitting the shore and your laptop is waiting for you to discover Ableton Live. Let’s  have a nice breakfast and head to the hello LIVE school.

Ableton Live Classes

At 10:00AM an Ableton Certified Trainer will go through in-depth production techniques to take you to the next level. The class is interactive so you get the most out of the learning experience. After a four hour session you are well beyond the average Ableton Live user. Let’s cool off our minds and hit the water.

Surfing Lessons

Adrenaline is running high and the weather predicted that today is perfect for wave surfing. You start out slow but soon will be standing on a board catching a wave. Tomorrow the weather might be perfect for kite surfing and you will be soaring across the North Atlantic Ocean.

Ableton Hangout

This day was amazing but it’s not finished yet. Before you head out into the night life, join one of the Ableton Certified Trainers at the Ableton hangout area next to the pool. You can follow up on any producer related topic while enjoying a cold drink in the sunshine with fellow producers.

Accommodation

  • Bright two room apartment located on the sea front and terrace facing Los Lobos
  • Swimming pool with bar, stage, sun-deck and the Ableton hangout area
  • 2 single beds, 1 sofa bed, Living room plus a restaurant downstairs and free wifi

Transportation

  • Airport pick up and drop off
  • Daily commute to the hello LIVE school over looking over the ocean
  • Pick up and drop off to the the water sport locations
  • Plane tickets are not included check for flights prior to booking Please click here

Food

  • We pre-selected the best local restaurants in Corralejo for lunch and dinner
  • Buffet breakfast for champions at the apartment restaurant area
  • Saturday enjoy a succulent BBQ at the closing pool party where you’ll perform