A live recording from a techno set on Demon FM. Monomachine is doing all the ambient/random chords, Analog Four is doing main synths and bass, Octatrack for beats and processing of MM and A4.
Author Archives: Mark Towers
Live Set from Demon FM Sept 2013
A live set recording from Demon FM using fully hardware Elektron set up. Was using Monomachine for random sequenced dub chords, Analog Four for main synths & bass, Octatrack for drums and processing of A4 & MM.
BPM 2013
Leicester Ableton User Meet with Bandish Projekt
Join us for the second official User Meet in Leicester, expect live demos, free workshops, live jamming + more. All welcome, bring your laptops/projects and get involved.

We are very excited to announce that we will be joined by Mayur Narvekar of Bandish Projekt all the way from India .
Mayur will be breaking down one of his tracks and revealing some of his tricks and techniques using Ableton Live
Check the website for more info on Bandish Projekt http://bandishprojekt.com/
Gezz Lavin is a Leicester based music producer and Ableton Live enthusiast!
Gezz is going to go through how he organises and sequences his drum sounds within Live. Looking at; Layering drum hits, using sends with drum racks and also processing finished loops
Certified Trainer Mark Towers will be going through some techniques from his current live set and demonstrating the routing used in live to achieve generative style effects.
Jam: if you would like to get involved in the jam, just bring your laptop or electronic instrument along and plug in, ideally MIDI sync would be good, so if you have a MIDI interface or a sound card with MIDI ins, bring it along too.
This will also be a great opportunity to discuss your work with other producers and performers, exchange details, and collaborate on projects.
Ableton User Meet Leicester July 2013
Had a great time at Leicester’s Ableton User Meet at HQ. Bandesnaci showed us his awesome live set template which he will be giving away for free very soon, check his site out for more info: http://bandesnaci.com/
I broke down a remix I have just finished for local artist James Kelly and uncovered some of my more experimental production techniques.
Join the user group for more info on the next meet: Leicester Ableton User Group
1st Leicester Ableton User Meet @ HQ
Join us for the first official User Meet in Leicester, expect live demos, free workshops, live jamming + more. All welcome, bring your laptops/projects and get involved.
Location: HQ
38 Charles Street, LE1 1FB Leicester
Date: Wednesday 24th July
Time: 6pm – 9pm
FREE ENTRY
So we have Bandesnaci for this event doing a special demo/performance, check his stuff here: https://soundcloud.com/bandesnaci
Certified Trainer Mark Towers will be going through some production tips and special features in Live 9
Feel free to bring your own stuff along to share/get feedback on.
Schedule:
Bandesnaci: will be demonstrating an Ableton Live set template designed to be used with the Push for on-the-spot music creation, allowing for musical improvisation, jamming, and a note-by-note approach to electronic music performance. Focus will be on the live looping technique and the context of technology and setup limitations as a boost for overall musician creativity.
Mark Towers: will be breaking down a remix project and focussing on the creative workflows in Live 9 including, sampling and resampling, using the clip properties to dramatically alter audio parts, synthesis, effects processing and mixing.
Jam: if you would like to get involved in the jam, just bring your laptop or electronic instrument along and plug in, ideally MIDI sync would be good, so if you have a MIDI interface or a sound card with MIDI ins, bring it along too.
This will also be a great opportunity to discuss your work with other producers and performers, exchange details, and collaborate on projects.
Tutorial #2 Composing with Push
Certified Trainer Mark Towers demonstrates the new Push controller from Ableton, building a composition from scratch using only Push
Music Tech Fest
Tutorial #1 Multiband Dynamics + Drum Processing
A quick tutorial focussing on Ableton’s Multiband Dynamics to tighten up an old Jungle break.


