In this free workshop salon, which kicks off a year-long introductory series at Interintellect, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you into the cozy and creative world of bedroom studios, and helps you take the first steps towards writing and recording your own music at home. Listening to Billie Eilish's Grammy-winning album When We…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török will help you get acquainted with the features and capabilities of his digital audio workstation (DAW) software of choice: Ableton Live 11. Getting started with a new creative endeavor can easily become overwhelming, especially when it’s something as complex and…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to discuss and explore how sampling became a creative tool in its own right, and get hands on with the sample based devices and workflows available in Ableton Live. What does avant-garde composer Pierre Schaeffer's musique concrète from…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to learn how to apply fundamental music theory concepts and compositional techniques in your own music. Talking about music theory might conjure up the image of European classical composers wearing powdered wigs, which is understandable given the disproportionate…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to discuss the history and cultural impact of synthesizers, and explore the creative possibilities of sound synthesis. From Vangelis's Blade Runner to Trent Reznor's The Social Network, from Kraftwerk's early krautrock to Sophie's glitchy hyperpop—synthesizers have played a…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to learn about the fundamentals of sound mixing and apply them in your own recordings. Recording studios have evolved leaps and bounds from their humble beginnings in the early 20th century, both in terms of their sound quality…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to explore and recreate the sound of classic funk bands such as Parliament and Earth, Wind & Fire. The genre-focused workshop salons differ from the previous episodes of this series, in that they build upon the fundamental skills…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to explore and recreate the sound of hip hop and R&B producers from the 2000s such as Timbaland and The Neptunes. The genre-focused workshop salons differ from the previous episodes of this series, in that they build upon…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to take your songs to the next level by performing them live in front of an audience. This workshop salon will focus on the steps of taking an existing song produced in Ableton Live, and adapting it to…
Much has been discussed about the intersection of AI and art, but what about AI and music? Rachel Haywire and Zsolt Török will explore the intersection of AI and music in this premier salon, welcoming everyone to stop by and converse about the future of music and how AI will impact our creative growth as…
