The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

Kanye, American Idol, Grammys, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Cirque du Soleil’s Ableton Programmer on Making It Work

Jul 15, 2020

52:22

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, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Logic, Herbie Hancock, and Jay-Z to name a few.

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