What is gabber? Where tf is Thunderdome? How can you get your kicks more distorted? What nice songs should I ruin with a terrorcore remix? How do you beatmatch at 200BPM?
From Rotterdam to Poland to….Melbourne?? Come to this workshop and learn a lil about the history of hardcore, how to make the heavy shit, how to mix a set, and how to set up a PA and throw your own raves. All skill levels are welcome, no background in music or shuffling required..
BYO laptop – if you can’t, don’t worry – get in touch and we can work out one you can borrow.
This workshop will use Ableton Live to show you how to build a track, download the trial here or hit us up for a full version if you need
https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/
We’ll use VirtualDJ to practice mixing, download here
https://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html
Stay tuned for sample pack to download.
Snacks provided. IRL Infoshop is a wheelchair accessible venue. Please contact us if you have any questions about accessibility.
Sound School is a community project upskilling and celebrating women, queers, people of colour, and people with disabilities in electronic music. If you’d like to be involved or have any questions get in touch at melbournesoundschool@gmail.com
This event will take place on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge that genocide is ongoing and that sovereignty has never been ceded.
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