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Dubspot: New Courses & Instructors | Back-To-School Discounts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dubspot New Courses & Instructors
Back-to-School Discounts
Dubspot, New York’s premier destination for electronic music
production and DJ education is excited to announce several additions
as it gears up for the Back-To-School season. New instructors Patrick
Cupo, Brian Jackson and Tony Grund will bring their extensive
knowledge of Ableton Live 8 to the Ableton Certified teaching facility
while John Selway and Zemi 17 share their own vast musical expertise
with students. The season also see’s the addition of several new
courses including DJing with Ableton Live 8 and Ableton Live
Production Concepts plus Max for Live/MSP and Jitter courses with
another new instructor, Dave Linnebrink. Dubspot is also introducing
new advance electronic music classes for students who wish to take
their previous musical knowledge to the next level.
Throughout the month of August, Dubspot presents various
Back-To-School discounts for classes in August and for early
registration. Finally, keep an ear out for theDubspot Podcast Series,
newly loaded with Dubspot instructors and favorites playing music that
is both forward-thinking and educational. For more info on all this ,
please check out theDubpot Blog ( http://blog.dubspot.com ). With a
growing list of unique classes and some of the most skilled
instructors in the industry Dubspot continues to redefine music
education for the digital age, and this month it's more affordable
than ever for students to gain the skills and savvy needed to make it
in the music industry today.
Back To School Discounts : August Special 10-20% Off Upcoming Courses
& Programs We recently announced a batch of great savings and back-to-school
discount specials on all of Dubspot’s Production and DJ Courses,
Programs, and Workshops coming up (signed up for) in August! Click
here to view ( https://www.dubspot.com/pages/category.jsp ) a list of
upcoming courses and workshops.
* Take 20% off any class starting in August.
* Take 10% off any class you sign up for in August (classes start in
September or later).
Visitwww.dubspot.com ( http://www.dubspot.com )for a list of upcoming
courses and programs. Call us 212.242.2100 for details or
[email protected][/email]ith the course or package you’re interested
in.
New Ableton Live Curriculum & Instructors:
John Selway, Patrick Cupo, Brian Jackson, Tony Grund, Zemi17, Dave Linnenbank
Dubspot is one of the first Ableton Certified Training Centers in the
world. We are proud to build on that distinction by offering a revamp,
comprehensive Ableton curriculum and recruiting awarding winning music
educators and Ableton specialists.Building on our already cutting-edge
Ableton curriculum, Ableton Certified Trainers and specialists Patrick
Cupo, Tony Grund, and Brian Jackson designed a detailed learning
experience where students will be taught a wide variety Ableton
techniques and essential musical concepts, so that upon completion
they know how to compose, remix, synthisize and perform their own
tracks. Meet the new instructors here:
John Selwaybuilt a high quality catalog of productions stretching back
to the early nineties, both on his own and as a collaborator in
various artist and label projects. From his first electronic band
Chaotic Sound Matrix, to his major contributions to the early
productions of Deep Dish; from his first success in the techno world
as part of the seminal New York duo Disintegrator to the most
successful of his collaborations, Smith & Selway, and his deep and
minimal techno label CSM; from the intelligent electro-funk of Synapse
and Serotonin Records, the electro and synth-pop of Memory Boy to the
wild improvisational eclecticism of the Rancho Relaxo Allstars, Selway
has created and helped to create one of the most stylistically wide
ranging bodies of work in the world of electronic dance music.Selway
recently joined Dubspot’s staff of distinguished instructors as
Ableton Certified Trainer.
Patrick Cupois an awarding winning music educator, professional studio
musician, and the Director of Online Curriculum for Dubspot. He is an
Ableton expert with 12 years of teaching experience ranging from
private lessons to graduate school lectures. Patrick started one of
the world's largest and best Ableton education programs at Pershing
Middle School in Houston, Texas. He and his students won the 2010
MENC/NSBA Electronic Music Composition Talent Search in the Middle
School category.
Brian Jacksonwas one of the very first Ableton Certified Trainers on
the planet. He is the author of 3 tutorial DVDs on Ableton Live and
tech editor for the Live 7 & 8 Power! books (among others) for Cengage
Learning. Brian also regularly works as a creative-technical
consultant for companies (e.g., Ableton and Access) and individuals
(including multiple Grammy nominees/winners). Specializing in
Mac-based digital audio, Brian started using Pro Tools in 1996. He is
also a professional audio engineer (mixing and mastering), and brings
to Dubspot more than eight years of teaching experience from various
audio engineering schools in Manhattan.In 1999 Brian received an MA in
East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies
in San Francisco. Prior to relocating from SF to NYC in 2002, he also
worked for Harmony-Central.com and Rocket Network (now DigiDelivery).
Currently, his studio is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Aaron “Taylor” Kuffner, better known as Zemi17, is a Brooklyn
based composer, producer, musician, DJ and media artist. He is the
co-creator, and art director of the Gamelatron: the world's first and
only fully robotic gamelan orchestra. He is the resident DJ for the
legendary Danger events, based in Brooklyn. He formed the experimental
multi-media theater group Ransom Corp in 1997, founded the 23 Windows
Collective community arts studio in Brooklyn in 2001 and co-created
and curated The Resonant Wave Experimental Multi Media Art Festival in
Berlin in 2002. He was a guest composer at Theater Thikwa for
mentally disabled adults in Berlin in 2003. In addition to years of
musical research in Java and Bali supported by the Indonesian
government, Zemi17 has toured extensively throughout the US and Europe
both as a DJ, theater composer and director, and most recently with
the Gamelatron as a signature installation at Portugal’s Boom
Festival.
Tony Grundhas been involved in music all over the world, from Florida
and New York, to London and Japan. He uses his classical background
and training to bring a unique sound to his productions, and is
constantly exploring new ideas in music and multimedia art. Tony isone
of the founding members of ambient/rock band echo stream, and also DJs
around New York City and the east coast.
Dave Linnenbankboasts a decade-plus of experience with MaxMSP in all
its various guises, in addition to his work as a musician and teacher.
Dave’s migration in his teenage years from acoustic instruments to
the world of synthesis began a life spent working with electronic
music technology. His first use of Max was making controllable video
pieces to accompany ambient songs in performance. Since then, Dave has
used Max for a wide variety of audio and video applications, from
editing and generating MIDI, to creating plug-ins and custom audio
tools for music production for the recently-released bundle of Max For
Live devices (Max Fuel, the First) from puremagnetik.com.
We also have Ableton experts and Dubspot LA instructors Thavius Beck,
Laura Escude, and Steve Nalepa making excellent video tutorials in LA.
Visit youtube.com/dubspot our video tutorials
Dubspot Podcast Series
Dubspot launched a new weekly podcast series earlier this Summer.
There have already been episodes featuring some incredible guests
including Brainfeeder artists and producer LORN, the Ancient
Austronauts, Trouble & Bass DJ/producer Star Eyes,
multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Badawi, aka Raz Mesinai,
Dub War founder and resident DJ Dave Q, producer Eliot Lipp, and
Turntablist champ DJ Shiftee. The best way to get Dubspot Podcast is
by subscribing to it via iTunes! Visit theDubpot Blog (
http://blog.dubspot.com )(blog.dubspot.com ( http://blog.dubspot.com
)) for more info.
ABOUT DUBSPOT
As one of the first Ableton Certified Training Centers in the world,
Dubspot has become the premier music school for both experienced &
aspiring artists alike. Most importantly, Dubspot is a growing
community of musicians, DJs, visual artists, audio technology
professionals, industry veteran producers, & enthusiasts of all genres
who all share a deep passion for music. Dubspot offers everything
from digital music production programs (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro
Tools, Reason, Serato, and Native Instruments) to a diverse range of
class offerings for all skill levels, budgets, and schedules. It is
the school that is redefining music education for the digital age
while providing students with the skills and savvy in order to make
music today.
Dubspot
348 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10014
1-877-DUBSPOT (382-7768)
[email][email protected]
www.dubSpot.com ( http://www.dubSpot.com/ )
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