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Today on the show is Laura Escudé. She is a fantastic violinist, producer, and Ableton’s first ever official certified trainer. She was hired by Ableton to teach people how to use Ableton Live. She then went on to tour with artists like Kanye West and Herbie Hancock.
Now she teaches people how to do what she did for those shows: program huge arena shows.
We also chat about how she’s making it work with the entire touring industry shut down and what you can do as well. We’ve known each other for a few years, so I loved catching up with her.
Laura’s ‘Hustle Healthier’ article: https://medium.com/@lauraescude/hustle-healthier-a-manifesto-on-how-touring-artists-and-professionals-can-put-their-health-first-62505f588f66
Check out Laura’s course: https://bit.ly/laura-escude
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Quick links:
2:55 – Where Laura’s quarantining from, what she’s been up to, and her studio gear
5:05 – Being the first ever Ableton certified trainer and what it means
6:23 – Landing bigger gigs because of the Ableton certification
9:14 – What was expected of Laura when she became an Ableton programmer
13:40 – Where Laura is set up during a live set for an artist she’s working with
14:45 – Laura’s extensive touring schedule and her health crisis
18:12 – About Laura’s company, Electronic Creatives
22:25 – California’s gig worker law AB5
30:10 – Laura’s advice to artists who want to tour with big artists
35:00 – About Transmute
