Ableton Tutorials, free samples etc

We use Ableton Live a lot these days, so thought we'd share what we've learned (and are learning) with you.  We'll cover the basics and the more advanced topics in what we hope are easy to follow tutorials.
There are also some free samples and instruments we'll be posting on there using what instruments and gear we have lying around. There's a free drum machine kit there at the moment, so feel free to download that.


Go over to the blog for our most recent Ableton Tutorials

Reviewing music and the like!

Have started to review music ont this site. It began at a pretty rubbish attempt at an Amazon affiliate site (hence the URL) and has now morphed into something more "real" with reviews and things, thus allowing me to look in the mirror without hating myself.
There will/should be a new review up their every day, and usually things I like, or that I need to warn you off (not that my opinion matters). They might be rubbish, might be good, but they'll always be about music (indie, pop, electronic etc). By the way, there are adverts on there yes, it's so I can pay for the hosting, not going to make much more really :(

Love to you all.

http://indiemusicbargains.co.uk/

Here's a review of the new Why? single Sod in the Seed

Is there life on mars?

Handy website for keeping up to date on one of the ultimate questions... are we alone??

http://www.is-there-life-on-mars.co.uk/


M

Seekae - Sydney Opera House session

HD session video with good sound and even better song. Reasons for loving music continue to grow...



Mike

Telfords warehouse and other things

Half Avian are playing Telfords Warehouse in Chester on Thursday 13th July (next week). It's a free entry event, which is great, because at the moment money and people seem to be mutually exclusive. Early days of course, we're really having a great time playing as a duo. If you've not been to Telfords Warehouse, it's right on the canal, serves really nice beer and the sound isn't bad either. It's one of the only decent venues in Chester, which is oddly not that musically active. I'm not sure why that is, Chester is a nice City, busy and has a university. You'd think the music scene would be great, perhaps it's the proximity to Liverpool and Manchester. Who knows? Maybe it's the races keeping sane people away.
Visit the official website to read more about electropop band Half Avian.

Half Avian recently recorded this video in a room with a camera having found the slow motion button. 

Australian electronica: Hidden behind a planet... and other news

Australia electronica

Ashamed to say I hadn't appreciated the Australian music scene until very recently. PVT, Seekae, Cut Copy... what the hell else have I been missing?

In fact, if our Australian friends could bring us up to date that would be amazing, just post your informed electronic/indie suggestions up on the > Half Avian facebook wall. 

Debut of Half Avian

Maff and I played our first proper show as Half Avian on Thursday night, in the Roadhouse, an underground (literally) venue in Picadilly, Manchester. It was an Awesome night for us, the crowd was "intimate" but really up for it, and the sound was huge. Itching to get onto the next show, which is in my local town of Mold, North Wales on Sunday. After that we're organising as many shows as possible, we've missed doing this, it's been to long.

M

Buy Half Avian Future Proof (Single) on itunes.

The first single from Half Avian is now available from all your favourite online music retailers. The song "Future Proof" was recorded by Mike Payne and mixed by Daniel Shepherd.
More information and songs at www.halfavian.co.uk or...

Thanks for your continued and stylish support.

M