At the iDIG Music Festival Convention Centre Dublin April 2nd to 4th
When Certified Ableton Live Trainer Martin Clancy was asked to create something special
for the iDIG Music Festival in April, he decided to put a spin on his popular ‘Ableton Push
Playground’. The ‘Ableton Push Gaming Composition Workshop’ is gearing up to be one of
the highlights of the Festival.
The Martin Clancy “Ableton Push Gaming Composition Workshop” is a drop-in music lab
where you can try Push and Ableton Live for yourself and get expert advice and guidance
from artists and trainers while composing your own unique gaming soundtrack. Martin and
the trainers have some real treats in store for festival attendees. No musical experience is
needed as Martin says ‘All you need is imagination.’ Clancy is keeping his cards close to his
chest on this one, and hasn’t yet revealed what iconic gaming footage and soundtrack he will
be using. Ableton Live is an innovative music software that focuses on improvisation and
live performance alongside time honored recording techniques. Ableton Practitioners include
Deadmau5, Daft Punk, M83, Hot Chip, Nine Inch Nails.
Martin’s unique evening classes in Ableton Live provide a creative outlet for DJs, Sound
Designers, Songwriters, and producers of all genres. Students reflect the new demographic
of Dublin coming from Russia, Brazil, South Korea and as far away as Waterford.
Martin’s Ableton Push Playground was picked as one of Nialler9’s Top Ten things to do at
Culture Night 2014. It has been featured in the Irish Times, RTE Radio and Arena. The
Ableton Push Playground showcased the Meltdown Festival 2014.
The iDIG Music Festival is the first Gaming Community music event held in Ireland and has
partners such as Google, Microsoft and ConCast. Martin will be in the illustrious company of a
number of Grammy and BAFTA Nominated composers such as Christopher Tin
(Civilization) , Russell Bower (World of Warcraft Composer and Head of Music – Blizzard)
and Ireland’s own Eimear Noone (Zelda) along with the composers of the Angry Birds
Soundtrack and Jill Aversa (HALO, God of War).
Martin Clancy Bio:
Martin Clancy is a Dublin/New York based Producer/Musician/Programmer/Trainer &
Lecturer.He has over 30 years of international studio experience working with such
luminaries as Greg Wells (Adele, Katy Perry, Pharell Williams), Don Dixon (REM), Kevin
Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello) and recently collaborators include artists such as
Stonebridge, Richard Morel, Chris Cox, Dirty Vegas, Nude Disco. He was the founding
member of the Irish group In Tua Nua signed to Virgin Records. He has recorded with
Sinead O’Connor, Mary Coughlan, Jack Lukeman and toured with U2, Simple Minds,
Eurythmics and Fleetwood Mac.
Martin has also lectured extensively on the Irish and International circuit on Music Business &
Music Production. He also served on the Irish Board of Directors of the International Charity
‘War Child’ from 2005 until 2007. Patrons of War Child have included Luciano Pavarotti,
David Bowie, Kaiser Chiefs and Keane. He was a founding member of the IMMF
(International Managers Music Forum) in Dublin and is currently completing his PHD in Music
Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.
Since 2003 Martin has ventured into the DJ/producer sphere notching up Billboard and UK
dance Top 20 hits respectively & was invited to represent Ireland at the recent Culture
Collide Festival in Los Angeles (alongside Lindstrom, CSS, Isobel Campbell etc) by leading
U.S. Indie music journal Filter Magazine. Tracks by Martin have also been licensed to Hed
Kandi (UK), Armada Records (Holland), and Fierce Angel (UK), Abercrombie and Fitch
(International).
Following his collaboration with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra in 2009 Martin Clancy
was invited to become “Artist in Residence” at New York’s Premier Indie music series The
Seaport Music Festival in May 2010. He co-founded the record label ‘Seaport Music Records’
with the Festival’s Curator Steve Dima with the express remit to “Produce, Create and
Collaborate” on a series of original bespoke recordings. Recent interviews & profiles about
Martin include The Sunday Times, CMJ & Hot Press. Martin’s recent work has featured on
MTV, Zimbio, Virgin Media and Noisey/vice.
Martin is one of the first certified Ableton Live instructors in Ireland. He is the owner of
Library Records and started Library Creative in 2013 designing private courses for
corporate team building events, songwriters & producers in all genres and mediums to
maximize their creative and commercial potential through Ableton.
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