Music Production: Navigating Ableton and Producing Your First Song

Join us in exploring Ableton and learn how to produce your first song with Jamie Rose! Got ideas in your head but no idea how to turn them into a track? Join Calgary artist and producer Jamie Rose for a relaxed, hands-on look at how she builds songs from scratch in Ableton Live. Jamie will open up her own sessions and show how she goes from a first idea to a full track: starting a beat, writing chords and melodies, playing with sounds, and arranging it all into a song. Along the way she’ll talk honestly about being a woman producing music, carving out space in the studio and the booth, and backing yourself in a scene that doesn’t always make room for you. Bring a laptop with Ableton (the free trial works) to follow along, or sit back and watch her screen on the projector. Beginners are welcome, and there’ll be time at the end for questions. Workshops are recommended for people ages 12 and over. Children under 12 years old are welcome with parent/guardian supervision. Please get a ticket for each person (incl. all children). The workshop is admission by donation! Suggested $20 - $30 to support facilitator fees and supplies. This program is graciously funded by the City of Calgary, Calgary Arts Development, and Calgary Foundation. If you have any questions, please email us: [email protected] ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: Jamie Rose is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and DJ now based in Calgary. Her songs have landed on Apple Music’s New in Pop, triple j Unearthed and Happy Mag’s New Music Radar, and she’s reached over 40,000 Spotify listeners in a single month. She writes and produces her own tracks in Ableton, DJs around Calgary at spots like Subrosa and Commonwealth, and co-runs Rose Motion, an artist project and record label. Her new single “snake bite” is out November 18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alcove Centre for the Arts (alcoveartscentre.ca) is a charity based in Calgary, AB which aims to make art more accessible and promote a vibrant local arts industry. We curate and cultivate community art spaces for Calgarians to engage in art and creativity while building a platform for emerging local artists. Alcove Centre for the Arts has two locations: Alcove Core and Alcove Beltline. Alcove Core (244 7 Ave SW) is a Recreational Art Space open to the public providing free art supplies and instruments to stimulate creativity. The space also acts as a gathering place for workshops, community events, and social meetups. Come visit and get creative! Alcove Beltline (1040 8 St SW) is a multi-use, flexible venue that is available to book for private or public events. If you are looking for an affordable space that has equipment rentals available, in a central location, for 75-100 people at a time, then this space may be a great fit for you!