SEM Sessions #001: Ben Pearce - Ableton Live Music Production Techniques

Ben Pearce and his approach to producing music, using Ableton Live and his track Butter Lover. 00:00 Introduction to SEM Sessions 00:50 Introduction to Ben Pearce 02:00 Why have you picked this track? 03:03 Starting with drums 04:34 Textures, atmosphere and lead synths 06:08 Using samples 07:15 Secondary lead 08:00 Trialling the track 08:52 Secondary drumrack 09:16 Adding grooves 10:19 Vocals 13:13 What's the sample? 14:05 Finding samples 14:23 Second breakdown 14:55 What other processing is on the vocal? 15:15 Using sends 15:50 Changing melodies 16:45 Do you use drum loop packs? 17:15 Using automation 17:50 Using Ableton Live So I'll give a little bit of an introduction to Ben. Whoo! Twenty-four years old, DJing since he was 18, producing since he was 21. He's managed by GRADE, who also manage the band Lee Foss, Ryan Crosson, Visionquest, Eats Everything, Seth Troxler. He is the co-owner of Purp&Soul record label and agency. You probably know him for his track "What I Might Do", it's just peaked at number seven in the UK charts. It's also Most Shazamed Track in World History. That's pretty cool. And he's obviously here with us tonight to sort of, impart a few pearls of wisdom hopefully, so I hope it's helpful for everybody. Native Instruments Courses: http://bit.ly/SEMNative Music Production Courses: http://bit.ly/SEMMPCourses Short Courses: http://bit.ly/SEMShortCourses DJ courses: http://bit.ly/SEMDJCourses If you have any questions please call 0161 833 4722 or email contact@semmanchester.com https://www.schoolofelectronicmusic.com