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Thursday, July 21, 2016
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
7pm
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10pm

Calling all artists, musicians, makers and experimenters interested in exploring Ableton Live:

VIVO is offering an evening meet-up and show & tell for music enthusiasts interested in the software to meet, connect, learn a bit more about the software, share with others, and learn more about what local producers are creating with it. This event is by donation, with no one turned away for lack of funds. To RSVP, visit the Eventbrite page. The event is happening from 7-10pm.

The evening will begin with music producers Alexandre Klinke and Anthony Traynor giving a comprehensive introduction into the potential of this radical and multifaceted software. Through their combined experience of electronic music production, performance, composing music for film and TV, sound design and DJing, they will outline a thorough road map of Ableton Live basics and offer key strategies and insights into expanding beyond your repertoire.

Following this presentation, Jonathan Bierman (Dark Arps) will share his triangular-shaped “Energy Shield”, which pulses in time with the music, and can be controlled using an ipad. Ableton Live is the central hub in the system, although the tempo and transport is controlled by an Elektron Machinedrum (hardware drum machine). Running inside Ableton Live is a Max4Live patch designed which controls colour and intensity of the wedge.

Venue Accessibility

VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.

Wheelchair/Walker Access

A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.

Washrooms

There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.

To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.

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Through the past 10 years the Electronic Music movement has made an unprecedented impact on our culture, growing from the warehouses of Detroit and eventually finding its way to centre stage at the Grammies. Through these shifts and turns Anthony Traynor has plotted his own trajectory and developed an uncanny ability to catch the wave before it hits. In his previous incarnation as BreakBeatBuddha he was lauded as one of the founders of the Cali Glitch Hop scene, working with the likes of Bassnectar, Freq Nasty and supported by such luminaries as the Glitch Mob. As “PropaTingz” he was one of the early champions of the US Dubstep sound, working with such heavy weights as 16-Bit and gaining support from UKF, Ntype,Akira Kiteshi, Datsik and Kissy Sell Out (BBC Radio 1). His production work can be seen on labels such as Fabric, BOKA, Black Acre, PLAY ME as well as on his own TRUE MOVEMENT Imprint. More recently his work has found its way onto The CW network and he co-wrote the 9 month Ableton course at Harbourside Institute of Technology Vancouver.

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Veteran producer and engineer, Dark Arps is the latest moniker of Canadian electronic artist, Jon Bierman. Originally inspired by the slew of groundbreaking acts that arose from the UK’s DnB and triphop scenes in the 90’s, his tastes evolved to incorporate nu-skool breaks, progressive, and techno. Timeless acts such as Hybrid, Underworld and The Prodigy were influential role models that forged in him an equal commitment to musicality, high production standards and of course, dance-ability. Throughout the 2000’s he spent eight years producing, engineering, touring and performing with one of the UK’s first truly live DnB-breakbeat acts, Keiretsu, rocking dance floors all across Britain, from Edinburgh to Brighton. As well, during this period he continued to produce, remix and collaborate with an endless variety of electronic and traditional acts, giving him a diverse pool of influence from which to draw inspiration. Now in his 16th year as an electronic music producer, and reinvigorated by his new spiritual home of Vancouver BC, Dark Arps’ productions are more coherent, confident and technically sophisticated than ever.

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