LSS Newsletter Issue #01 - January 2007

…to the (slightly late) LSS newsletter for January, and a belated happy 2007 to all our subscribers. Now that you’ve had a chance to blow away the cobwebs of any festive hangovers, it’s time to crack on with those New Year’s resolutions – and for the musically minded we’ve got plenty to get you started! Remember, if there's anything you'd like to see more – or less – of, drop us an email at info@londonschoolofsound.co.uk

New Courses

Not surprisingly, our one-day Mixing Masterclass on 24 February proved overwhelmingly popular and sold out pretty much as soon as it was announced! Of course, we realise that some subscribers may have missed out due to the lateness of this newsletter, so we've managed to talk Matt Foster into doing an additional Masterclass on Sunday 25 February. The price of the session remains £80 (£50 for ex-students) and more details can be found here. If you want to take part, get in touch soon as we expect places to go quickly.

Now that we've finally completed our new state-of-the art Soundwave classroom (see below), we've got a suitably high-tech home to show off our new toys – Allen & Heath's awesome DJ mixer and controller, the Xone:3D, and Korg's ultra-cool new Kaoss pad KP3.

The Xone:3D will get its first taste of action during our
brand-new three-day intensive Ableton Live 6 course. Students will get the chance to enjoy hands-on training on the Xone:3D, while mastering the must-have software of the moment and winner of the 2007 Remix Technology Award for Best Digital Audio Workstation.

The course will launch officially on January 27th, and we expect to run a new class every month.

LSS News

Following months of development based on feedback from students and teachers, the new Soundwave classroom has become a reality. Starting life as a desire to break free from the conventional division between class and laboratory, the Soundwave blends the two together for a truly interactive 21st century learning experience.

The new space will be in use 12 hours a day to offer LSS’s unique Music Production, Reason, Ableton Live and Apple-certified Logic courses, as well as providing an unrivalled environment to experience life from a DJ’s perspective.

For a guided tour of the Soundwave class and studio
facilities, email info@londonschoolofsound.co.uk or
telephone 020 7354 7337.

Everyone else is doing it, so we thought it was about time LSS got involved in the blogging phenomenon. Our humble offering is just a little something to keep you up-to-date with music-related stuff we thought might be of interest. Log on to the KoreAudio blog and get involved.

Noticeboard

Wanted: Synth/Keyboard Player
Management company seeks synth player/live laptop engineer with knowledge of Ableton to join live act with publisher and label interest. Players must be available for UK touring and recording work throughout 2007. Live agent is in place, and UK gig and festival dates are being booked in from March 2007.

Influences and musical style... Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Stone Roses, Andrew Weatherall, Freeform Five, Talking Heads, Death From Above. Please email IsWill@gmail.com for more info.

Wanted: Engineers
RMD Productions' London Office is looking for previous and nearly qualified engineers. If interested, please call 07932 595 454 ask for Raje Patel.

Malcolm MacLaren documentary screening
Former Sex Pistols’ manager talks about the good old days in the comfort of LSS’s studio, in this one-off documentary shot late last year. Check it out at London’s avantgarde arts centre, The Horse Hospital, on Thursday 1,2 and 3 February, 7.30pm. Horses optional.

D-Fuse VJ Showcase at Apple’s London Regent Street store
VJ experts and authors of VJ: Audiovisual  Art + VJ Culture D-Fuse will be giving a talk at the Apple Store Regent Street on Thursday 1 February. They’ll be sharing some of their secrets to creating a successful live performance, so anyone interested in taking our up-coming VJ course should attend to get a head-start.

Riot: Can New Music change the world?
Riot as celebration/Riot as protest. Part of spnm’s Second Sight series, spnm presents a riotous concert and discussion of theatrical and political new music. Loré Lixenberg and BackBeat perform works for voice and percussion quartet in events designed by multimedia artist Julia Bardsley. London LSO St Luke’s, Friday 9 February 7pm.

Each month, we’ll bring you the best of the web with music industry sites – along with some irrelevant cyber tit-bits that brought a smile to our faces…

Lazy Records
Site with a sense of humour, plenty of tutorials, and a decent forum to boot

Gear Slutz
Talk tech to your heart’s content in the forum of forums

Remix Blackstrobe
Download the parts and win a chance to tour with the dark dons of electro

Sheep Beats
Sheep have never been so fun…