Dialekto Workshop: Tracks Club w/ Kuya Neil
When: Saturday 19 March, 1.00 - 5.00pm (including breaks & afternoon snack)
Where: Workspace 2, Siteworks [accessibility map]
Audience: Adults 18+ / beginners / no experience
Group: Up to 8 participants
Cost: Free - expression of interest required
In this beginners workshop, participants will be given a crash course in contemporary electronic music composition using a combination of synths, samples, and live recorded instruments, and learn how to weave these together to create an original track using Ableton Live software. Participants will work as a group and be led step-by-step through the process of constructing tracks, including sound capture, design, programming, arrangement, and export. In addition to creating your own track, you will contribute to the construction of a group track, which will be mixed by Kuya Neil and exhibited in 2022.
You will need:
Your laptop + charger
Wired headphones
Pre-downloaded free 90-day trial of Ableton Live 11 Suite (download link here)
Participate:
If you’d like to participate, please complete the expression of interest form by 10am, Thursday 10 March. Due to the small number of places available in the group and to ensure priority is given to beginners and those with minimal experience, a selection process will be applied. If selected for the workshop, you will be contacted by Saturday 12 March to confirm your place.
[Expression of interest]
Facilitator
Kuya Neil is a Filipino electronic producer based in Narrm, Australia. His production work blurs the lines of contemporary club, underground hip hop and dance music. He has been releasing solo electronic music independently since 2018 and has worked with underground artists such as Teether, Papaphilia, Mulalo, Racerage and the 9 piece rap collective Fanau Spa (NZ).
In 2021, he released a mixtape titled Glyph with underground rapper Teether (X-Amount) by long running Australian indie label Chapter Music. The record’s singles Addy and Lung received solid rotation and features on Triple J, 3RRR, pBS FM and FBI Radio, as well as international press from NME Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan and local publications Beat Magazine, The Music and Troublejuice.
Outside of his music practice, Neil is involved in community music education, running free electronic music workshops. He coordinated numerous programs on music production and DJing as an organiser of Melbourne Sound School in 2018 and 2019, and continues to teach music production as a freelancer.
https://teetherkuyaneil.bandcamp.com/album/glyph
https://kuyaneil.bandcamp.com