Inaugural master class weekend includes free workshops from major DAW creators
09/09/10 - Future, the special-interest media group, has announced the final line-up of star music producers appearing its first Producer Sessions Live weekend. The event takes place later this month, and now also features free workshop sessions from the makers of all major digital audio workstations.
Taking place at the SAE Institute in Hackney, London on the weekend of September 25th and 26th, Producer Sessions Live is a celebration of dance music production. Curated by Future’s market-leading Computer Music and Future Music magazines, the event brings together a series of unique production master classes by a roster of top names, plus the opportunity to experience one-on-one demos of the latest products and software. Day tickets are priced at just £8.
Imparting their wisdom in exclusive intimate master classes will be The Freemasons, Dave Spoon, Danny Byrd, Jon Carter & Alex Blanco, Tommy D, London Elektricity and Sharooz. And now, joining the line up are James Hockley of Chicane and top producer Steve Mac.
Spaces for these sessions are limited and cost just £4 each (in addition to the entrance fee of £8) with several slots selling-out within hours of their announcement.
In addition to the Producer Sessions, and included in the event’s entry fee, are a host of workshops from the in-house experts who make Reason, Ableton Live, Cubase, PreSonus Studio 1, Pro Tools, Sonar and Apple Logic. Attendees will be able to learn the latest tricks and techniques from the experts.
Likewise there’ll be demo rooms for all the latest kit, allowing attendees to get hands on with gear from: Apple, Akai, Avid, Alesis, Ableton, Absolute, Cakewalk, Digidesign, Event, Eventide, Focal, Fostex, FXpansion, Genelec, Jamhub, Novation, Korg, Lynx, Moog, M-Audio, MOTU, MXL, Numark, PreSonus, Roland, ReBEAT, Propellerheads, Pro Tools, Spectrasonics, Steinberg, Tascam, Time & Space, Toontrack, Sample Magic, Sonar, Shure, Sontronics, sE, SSL, SoundCloud and Universal Audio.
Finally, all Producer Sessions Live attendees can celebrate in style after the event with their ticket also entitling them to FREE entry to the Ministry of Sound nightclub in London on the night of Saturday, 25th September.
Rob Last, Publisher of Future’s Computer Music & Future Music titles, and Organiser of Producer Sessions Live said:
“We’re delighted with the response from the industry and the producers themselves. From day one, everyone has enthusiastically supported the ethos of an intimate event which brings Computer Music and Future Music to life. Producer Sessions Live gives aspiring producers a chance to learn from their idols. It’s also a fantastic opportunity for the industry to allow musicians to get hands-on with their latest kit.”
For more information or to book tickets, visit http://www.producersessionslive.com
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About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong multi-media market positions in games, technology, film, music, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include Total Film, T3, Classic Rock, Digital Camera, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, musicradar.com and photoradar.com. Future sells more than 3 million magazines each month; we attract more than 27 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For more information
Will Guyatt, Media Relations Manager, Future UK 01225 822517 or 07788 576505
