Performing with Ableton Live: On Stage with St. Vincent

(upbeat marimba notes over low bass hum) - Hi, I'm Daniel Mintseris, keyboard player and programmer with St. Vincent. I've been working with St. Vincent for about three years. And in that time, we've toured the world and collaborated with David Byrne on a tour called Love This Giant. In this course, called Performing with Ableton Live: On Stage with St. Vincent, we'll start with my keyboard riser, the hub of all communication onstage, and see how the MIDI controllers work with the Ableton Live system. We'll dive into the software and the details of how to build a file to run your live show.

We'll see how the drum kit can be used as a MIDI controller to generate drum sounds from Ableton. And, we'll also look at how program changes are used to change patches on the downstage Moog and guitar stations. Join me as I lift the curtain on putting a show like this together and share with you some of the good practices and creative techniques that I have learned along the way.