https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/improvisation/Latest entries for the tag ImprovisationenFri, 03 Nov 2023 14:36:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/together-apart-remote-jamming-with-speedy-j/In an era of hyper-connectivity, most musicians have wondered whether it’s possible to play music in real time with friends around the world. The enforced lockdowns of the COVID pandemic only made this idea more appealing, as in-person jamming became impossible and music makers were confined to their homes and…Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:36:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/together-apart-remote-jamming-with-speedy-j/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-improvisation/Part Five of a Five Part Series Read Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, Part Four here In the beginning, there was Improvisation. There had to be. Before music could ever be remembered, written down, or recorded, some intrepid caveman just had to bang it out. That…Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:24:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-improvisation/ArtistsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tijn-wybenga-a-composer-runs-amok/Like many cities, Amsterdam has been struggling to retain spaces where grassroots music can develop. Fortunately, there are a number of repurposed industrial buildings in the outskirts that are picking up the slack. Places like old car repair garages or the pink-painted gas station Roze Tanker are bearing many fruits…Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:55:53 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tijn-wybenga-a-composer-runs-amok/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kimbra-expansion-contraction-improvisation/Back in 2016 at Loop, during a panel discussion on performance, Kimbra used the term "kink my think" to describe the process of putting a dent in the way you do things in order to grow as an artist, to push beyond normal patterns. Four years later, the worldwide kink…Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:46:54 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kimbra-expansion-contraction-improvisation/ArtistsLoophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/makaya-mccraven-beat-scientist/Drummer, ‘beat scientist’ and multi-instrumentalist Makaya McCraven is sitting outside his home in Chicago, reflecting on his lockdown through the medium of Zoom. “I took a really hearty pause from doing music-related things except for taking some guitar lessons and giving my kids some music lessons,” he says. “I wasn’t…Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:22:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/makaya-mccraven-beat-scientist/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sebastian-mullaert-philosophy-improvisation/Sebastian Mullaert is an electronic musician and live performer whose work has captured the hearts and imaginations of global audiences throughout a prolific career spanning more than two decades. Rising to prominence as one half of the acclaimed duos Son Kite and Minilogue, Sebastian has gone on to forge his…Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:54:53 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sebastian-mullaert-philosophy-improvisation/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/clarice-jensen-and-sowall-improvising-between-lines/In a first-time meeting at Loop 2018, cellist and composer Clarice Jensen joined hip hop beatmaker Sowall for an improvised live set based on a small collection of pre-agreed rules. Despite distinctive and contrasting musical backgrounds, Jensen's improvised cello loops are complemented by intricate beats provided by Sowall – first…Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:55:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/clarice-jensen-and-sowall-improvising-between-lines/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/henrik-schwarz-and-bugge-wesseltoft/What happens when a veteran house producer collaborates with a renowned jazz pianist? What musical common ground do they share and how can they improvise on equal footing when their respective instruments are so different? In an highly insightful and entertaining presentation at the 2015 Loop summit, Germany’s Henrik Schwarz...Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:36:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/henrik-schwarz-and-bugge-wesseltoft/ArtistsLoop