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 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 £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 £4 each (in addition to the entrance fee of £8) with several slots selling-out within hours of their announcement, according to Future.
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.”
