AbletonCast

Episode 24 – Kojo Samuel (Stomzy, Pussy Cat Dolls, Jess Glynne, Rudimental, Plan B, Labrinth, Ella Henderson and Anne Marie)

Kevin Swartwood — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:02:45 +0000

What an honour to get to speak with Kojo Samuel. Kojo got started playing keys with the Sugarbabes, and then from there became musical director for some of the biggest artists out there. Kojo has worked with Stormzy, Jess Glynne, Rudimental, Labrinth, Ella Henderson, Dave, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Plan B, as well as many others. We get a chance to talk about Stormzy’s incredible 2019 Glastonbury set, and how he utilised Ableton for that performance. We also talk about working with Jess Glynne and The Pussy Cat Dolls and the many hats you have to wear as a musical director.

Episode 23 – Martin Roberts (M83, Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes, Schiller, Aelius)

Kevin Swartwood — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:36:25 +0000

Really cool to interview Martin who is a keyboard player, musical director, producer, and playback engineer. Martin and I talk about how he uses Ableton for his keyboard rig, and how he was using Ableton with M83, and Shawn Mendes as a playback engineer. Check out Martin’s band “Aelius” https://backl.ink/142380559 . If you haven’t already please follow me on Instagram.

Episode 22 – Dave White (Ed Sheeran)

Kevin Swartwood — Tue, 26 May 2020 07:36:27 +0000

So cool having Dave White on the podcast. Dave is the playback tech for Ed freaking Sheeran!! We talk about the custom plugin that Ed uses within Ableton to loop everything while he performs. What it’s like to be on a tour that big, and how many people it takes to pull off something that BIG. Check out Dave’s studio www.sunshinecornerstudios.co.uk .

Episode 21 – Hector Hernandez (Hektagon)

Kevin Swartwood — Thu, 07 May 2020 07:36:26 +0000

Today it’s a pleasure to have Hector Hernandez on the show. Hector is an Artist, Producer, and teaches Ableton courses at Point Blank Music School. Hector knows Ableton inside and out! We talk about recording sounds in nature to bring back into Ableton, what it takes to stream with OBS, some of his own 3D plugins, production tips, and building relationships with labels.

Hektagon is a Bass House and Dnb producer with releases on labels such as Bass Machine Records, Fat!, Z audio. His début album named London (Freaks of Nature) carved him it’s own space inthe UK Dubstep/Bass music scene. Since then, he has remixed the likes of Baobingaand ID (Fat! records), High Frequency Bandwidth, which is a side project of AlexPaterson from the Orb (Malicious Damage Records), Piece of Shh…. (SvetlanaIndustries). His music has also been remixed by the likes of Culprate and Elemental.

Check out Hektagon on Facebook, Instagram, and Soundcloud

some Links from the episode

https://www.elf-audio.com/koala/

https://obsproject.com/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/epoccam-webcam-for-mac-and-pc/id449133483

Episode 20 – Laura Escudé (Ableton, Kanye West, Bon Iver and much more)

Kevin Swartwood — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:05:08 +0000

It’s a complete honour to interview Laura Escudé. Laura’s an Artist, Musician, Entrepreneur, and so much more. Laura was the first ever Ableton Certified Trainer. She has worked with Kanye West, Bon Iver, Jay Z, Porter Robinson, and many more.

Links

www.transmuteaccelerator.com “Interested in working with Laura to level up your live show skills? Check out her online live performance program The Transmute Accelerator which starts May 4.”

https://www.electroniccreatives.com

our sponsor – https://recordingstudiorockstars.com

Feel free to email me at abletoncast@gmail.com

AbletonCast Lockdown Update

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:11:15 +0000

Hi guys, I just wanted to take a min to tell you about some great deals online from Ableton and Soundtoys. Also in efforts to give you guys a bit more content to consume, I’ve started a Youtube page where I can post studio tours from previous guests, and helpful lessons for anyone interested. So check it out, we’ve got a great studio tour from Josh Gale – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ4NLY26XOw&feature=youtu.be . And Nathan Mckay has very kindly done a cool lesson on how to create “Trap Hats” quickly and efficiently – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lVG8aJ6Udc&feature=youtu.be . I hope you guys enjoy the extra content, and most importantly I hope everyone is safe and well.

Nate’s tutorial

Josh’s Studio tour

Episode 19 – Josh Gale

Kevin Swartwood — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:15:16 +0000

Josh is a producer, artist, and all around creative. It’s a pleasure to speak to Josh about how he uses Ableton in the studio and Live. Check out www.joshpgale.com , www.singleruin.com , and www.basement58.com . Special thanks to our sponsor “Recording Studio Rockstars” Podcast. Please be safe, and stay inside if possible. Sound Toys are currently giving away their “Effect Rack” to use for free till June. Check it out at www.soundtoys.com.

Also please check out the great studio tour video of Josh’s studio on my youtube page. Thanks Josh!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ4NLY26XOw

Episode 18 – Rachel K Collier

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 01:11:15 +0000

It was a complete honour to get to talk to Rachel about using Ableton in the Live situation. We talk about her gear, how she loops things, and what goes into making great videos for Youtube.

Episode 17 – Eric Downs

Kevin Swartwood — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:18:17 +0000

Eric Downs is a professional drummer/producer/musical director based in Los Angeles, CA known for his tight, producer-like drumming, extensive technical knowledge, and deep commitment to the emotional impact of the music he works on. Whether playing drums, building and directing live shows, or producing tracks for film and TV, Eric is able to draw from a breadth of musical experience to enhance the music at hand.

Episode 16 – Adam Marcello (Katy Perry)

Kevin Swartwood — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:22:16 +0000

Today it’s a complete honour to have Adam Marcello on the show who has played with Katy Perry for more than 10 years. He’s the musical director and knows Ableton inside and out! Today it’s also a pleasure to welcome a wicked sponsor to the show “Recording Studio Rockstars” www.recordingstudiorockstars.com .

Episode 15 – Jason Timothy “Amazon best seller on music production”

Kevin Swartwood — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:29:38 +0000

Today I speak to Jason Timothy (Ward) from Denver Colorado. He’s addicted to Ableton and knows it inside and out. Today we get some tips on finishing tracks, gain staging and more.

Episode 14 – Round Table talks with Reuben Harsant, Jonny Bird and Steve Evans #Glasgowstyle

Kevin Swartwood — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:23:34 +0000

As always it’s been awhile since I last did an episode. Just wanted to chat a bit about Black Friday deals, Christmas, and of course chat Ableton with some of my best friends and band mates.

Episode 13 – Martin Vinje “Sigrid”

Kevin Swartwood — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:15:39 +0000

It has been awhile, but we’re back!!! and very grateful to have Martin Vinje who has played keys and run Ableton from the start for the artist “Sigrid”. Any questions or comments please email me at mrkevinswartwood@gmail.com

Episode 12 – David Andrew

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 07:26:08 +0000

It’s been way too long, and I do apologise, but we’re back with an absolute LEGEND David Andrew from Sydney Australia. After seeing David’s youtube video “Berlin Live Looping Session” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZo0OrXJW0 , I knew I had to have him on the show.

Episode 11 – Joe Clegg

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 07:00:24 +0000

Such a pleasure to interview Joe Clegg who plays with Ellie Goulding, Clean Bandit, Mumford and Sons and many more. Joe’s a great drummer and even greater guy. Check out Joe on Instagram @cleggdrums to hear about his cool bicycle ride for charity this coming November.

To get a bit of a visual idea of what Joe’s setup looks like check out

Episode 10 – Lij Shaw

Kevin Swartwood — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 08:27:31 +0000

It’s a real treat to have Lij Shaw on the show to talk about his experience with Ableton. Lij is a Musician, Producer, Engineer and runs the Toy Box Studio in Nashville. He also records at the Bonnaroo Festival every year at the “Hay Bale Studio”, and has recorded artists such as Adele, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Blues Traveler and so many more. And of course he has his own podcast which completely rocks!! called “Recording Studio Rockstars”, where he interviews some of the biggest Engineers and Producers in the business.

http://www.thetoyboxstudio.com

http://recordingstudiorockstars.com

Ableton Cast Update 2.0

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 23:10:11 +0000

Another update from me, because I just can’t stay away. A little tip and tutorial on running tracks from Ableton. I talk to Power user Nathan Mckay, and also give you guys a little treat at the end of the podcast with an introduction to Dennis Michaelis aka “Diesel”

Ableton Cast update 1.0

Kevin Swartwood — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:42:44 +0000

Just a quick update to let you know that I’m still here, and haven’t given up. Life has been a bit crazy, but we do have more episodes coming up. I do a quick update and a quick interview with myself to let you know how I got started and how I use Ableton.

Episode 8 – Tim Buell

Kevin Swartwood — Sat, 05 May 2018 06:45:14 +0000

This week we talk to Nashville TN based Tim Buell about using Ableton to run backing tracks. Tim is a freaking rockstar when it comes to this, so it’s well worth a listen. Tim also does online training for drums and Ableton, and he’s very graciously set up a page for our Ableton Cast listeners at www.timbuellmusic.com/abletoncast . This will have some videos and free resources, so don’t miss out on some great free stuff.

Hot tip from Nathan “Nato” Mckay on using the auto pan plugin within Ableton

I review Output’s amazing plugin “Exhale”plugin . www.output.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZddrtYKNs for a full youtube walkthrough by Output.

And of course our sponsors

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http://www.femmehq.co.uk , check out this great artist producer and her song “Angel”.

Episode 7 – Matt McCoy

Kevin Swartwood — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:17:16 +0000

It’s a real honour to have Ableton Certified Trainer, owner of Loop Community and Looptimus Matt McCoy. Matt and his company make both software and hardware which is a real treat. We discuss how Matt got started, and how he runs things now.

Two newer sections for the podcast, Nato “Power user” Mckay gives us a new Ableton hot tip of the week “Slip Editing”. And I do a real quick review on my favourite string plugin “Analog Strings” by Output.

For more details on Output, check out www.output.com . Special thanks to Output for allowing me to review their amazing plugins.

Thanks to our sponsors

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Episode 6 – Bonus Episode Will Doggett talks Ableton 10!

Kevin Swartwood — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:15:44 +0000

I originally recorded this before Ableton 10 had come out, but now it’s out, and it seems as good of time as any to let you guys hear it.

Will discusses the quick highlights of Ableton 10. If you’re on the edge like Lady Gaga, this should push you over into the land of creativity .

Episode 5 – Si Francis

Kevin Swartwood — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

Si Francis, Ableton Guru, amazing bassist for Ellie Goulding and many others. I talk to Si Francis about his unique live setup with Ellie Goulding and more. He’s a great musican and even greater human!

Episode 4 – Will Doggett

Kevin Swartwood — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

Ableton Certified Trainer from Austin Texas. We speak to Will about how he got started with Ableton, and some tips and tricks to make life easier for those of us who live in the Ableton Bubble. Will knows Ableton inside out, and really utilises it’s stock plugins and key features.

Episode 3 – Thomas Glendinning

Kevin Swartwood — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

South African Ableton Certified Trainer is a boss! We talk about using Ableton live with his two piece band, what happens when things go wrong? Creating music from a distance using Splice.

Episode 2 – Henry Marsden

Kevin Swartwood — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

I talk to Henry Marsden, Bass player, MD, Ableton Master! Working with Jake Issac, Worship Central, Jesus Culture and more. Henry runs his own record and publishing company Bespoke Records. Great guy, and a super talented well rounded musician.

Episode 1 – Nathan Mckay

Kevin Swartwood — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

For my first episode I interview Power user Nathan Mckay. We discuss working with Justin Bieber, to 72 track albums, to crazy instruments you’ve never heard of. Nato usually works in Ableton, 6 to 8hrs a day. He carries a portable studio pretty much every where he goes. He’s just finished a trip to Jamaica, Atlanta and now back home in Stratford Ontario. Nate’s got a unique approach to Ableton and life in general.

Episode 0 – Welcome to Ableton Cast

Kevin Swartwood — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 18:14:08 +0000

Welcome to Ableton Cast. We talk all things Ableton. Plus a bit more. Whether you’re brand new to Ableton or a seasoned pro, hopefully we have something that will be helpful for you.