Workshop Arranging and Improvising Electronic Music

The Center for Music, Coding and Sound Design is a Ghent (BE) based organisation dedicated to the cross over between music, sound and new (digital) technologies.The mission of the center is to disseminate new approaches and techniques trough performative events such as talks and concerts, as well as in the educational activities trough workshops and masterclasses. In doing so we focus on topics such as analogue/digital sound synthesis techniques, digital modular synthesis (with software systems such as MaxMSP, Pure Data or Reaktor), composition and arranging techniques used in various genres of electronic music, (live) coding and algorave style music production.////

Centre for Music, Coding and Sound Design

This workshop gives a practical, in depth and hands on basic training to arrange and improvise any genre of electronic music.

Nieuwewijkstraat 1

Program:------------For many musicians arranging electronic music can be a daunting task. At times it may seem that you get stuck and cannot get your tracks professionally sounding as you want them to be. Nevertheless, knowing the basic principles of how music arranging works can uplift your creative process drastically. Such knowledge can be a powerful tool to bring your musical ideas towards a professional end result. The same challenge occurs when improvising electronic music. For improvisation additional questions arise; what the ideal live setup is, how to optimize a live set, how to mix preprogrammed and live elements in an interesting way, how to integrate modular systems in a live setup... these are a couple of the questions that will be addressed in this workshop. The workshop Arranging and Improvising Electronic Music will hand you the necessary tools and techniques to break your own barriers. You&#x27;ll learn how to arrange and create music on the fly with hardware synthesizers, soft synths, sequencers and your favorite DAW in a hands-on and direct approach. As the workshop focuses on electronic music it will also cover the foundations of electronic music production. This includes the fundamentals of sound synthesis and sound design, music theory and mixing. The workshop is intended for musicians, music producers, composers, sound designers or artistic creative interested minds. No previous knowledge is required. You also do not need to play any instrument or be able to read sheet music for this workshop. This workshop is organized into three sessions: Sesssion 1: 2,5 hours on day 1 (25/08 : 19u00 - 21u30) -Fundamentals of sound synthesis and sound design -Fundamentals of arranging for electronic music Sesssion 2: 7 hours on day 1 (26/08 : 10u00 - 17u00) -Practical sound synthesis I: introduction to analogue synthesis -Practical arranging techniques for electronic music I -Arranging with analogue synthesizers -Creating a live setup for improvising electronic music -Working with MIDI -Improvisation session 1  Sesssion 2: 7 hours on day 2 (27/08 : 10u00 - 17u00) -Practical sound synthesis I: introduction to wavetable synthesis -Practical arranging techniques for electronic music II - Integration wavetable synthesis in arranging and improvisation -Working with CV -Synchronisation via MIDI and CV -Improvisation session 2 //// Requirements: ------------------- The workshop also does not require any previous knowledge. It also does not require you play a musical instrument or have knowledge of music theory. All techniques and principles will be explained from the start. Planning and location of the workshop: -------------------------------------------- 17,5 hours in total. This 3 day workshop runs from 25/08 till 27/08. On 25/08 from 19u00 till 21u30 and and on 26/08 and 27/04 from 10u00 till 17u00. The workshop will be held at Center-MCS located at the Nieuwewijkstraat in Ghent (BE).Cost of the workshop: ----------------------------- Cost of the workshop: Regular ticket: 135 € Student ticket (*): 95 € A maximum of 10 participants can join this workshop /// (*) For a student ticket please contact us via workshops@valeryvermeulen.net and include a scan of a valid proof of student enrollment. Upon validation of the proof of enrollment you&#x27;ll receive a discount code that you can use when purchasing your ticket. Students from a University or a University College are eligible for student price. About the teacher of this workshop---------------------------------------Teacher of this workshop is Valery Vermeulen. He&#x27;s a Belgian electronic musician, mathematician, music producer , visiting professor at the Music Production department of the KASK-Conservatorium School of Art in Gent, guest lecturer the Master Artscience KABK Den Hague and researcher at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Antwerp University (BE). He holds a Phd in pure mathematics from Ghent University (BE) as well as a masters degree in Music Composition at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (BE).In his work Valery mainly focuses on he interaction between electronic music production, data science and theoretical physics. His installations and performances have been widely shown in Belgium as well as abroad.His latest album Mikromedas AdS/CFT 001 was released on the label Ash International, subsidiary of the renowned London based Touch Label. Shortly after it&#x27;s release Mikromedas AdS/CFT 001 was picked up in 28 countries worldwide and was featured in several international news outlets and magazines such as Music Radar, Tech Radar, The Wire (UK), BBC6, Electronic Sound Magazine, New Scientist, Neural Magazine, DJ Mag, Mixmag (UK, Asia and Korea), Trax Magazine, Future Music (Es), FazeMag, on national radio stations Deutschland Funk (DE), Deutschland Funk Kultur (DE), Radio Eins (DE), Radio Canada (CA), Yle Radio1 (FI), The Wire UK on Air (UK), VRT Radio1 (BE) and VRT Radio2 (BE). In 2022 the album was awarded with an Honorary Mention for the STARTS Prize - Ars Electronica issued on behalf of the European Commission.More info on his background can be found via www.valeryvermeulen.net.////Enrollment additional info:--------------------------------------If you would like to have more info on the workshop please send an email to workshops@valeryvermeulen.net.

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