Performing at Tokyo Fashion Week

In this course, Josh Bess dives into a personal Ableton Live Session used to create the music for a high production live fashion runway show event. Alongside discussing topics focused around the production of the music, Josh discusses and shares ideas he personally experienced while involved with this entire show, supporting music creators who are interested in taking their music to a live performance scenario, as well as understanding ideas behind becoming a musical director and producer.

Videos

• Session Tour (07:51) - Josh Bess opens up his Ableton Live session he used while performing at Tokyo Fashion Week.

• The Live Performance Layout (02:52) - In this video, Josh shows how he has the clips and tracks divided up and organized.

• The Benefits of Performing Live with Stems (03:04) - Josh discusses the benefits of performing live with the stems, including being able to mix to the room.

• Incorporating Sends & Return Effects (04:41) - In this video, Josh shows how he used sends and return effects live at the show.

• Master Effects Chain (05:09) - Josh explores all the effects he uses on his master track.

• Follow Clips & Launching New Tempos During Performance (07:05) - In this video, Josh discusses using follow (dummy) clips and launching new tempos quickly while performing live.

• Replacing Silence with Ambience (04:16) - Josh shows how he used the sub base and more to create an ambience instead of having silence.

• Webinar Outro (01:43) - Josh closes out the live webinar.

• Production Tools: Utilizing Sends & Returns with a Group of Instruments (07:13) - Josh shares a tip you can use when applying sends and returns to your drum rack.

• Production Tools: Saving & Managing Custom Instruments (03:07) - Josh explains a quick and helpful tip for saving both custom devices that you build and groups of presets.