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As mentioned, one of our objectives is to make the entire education component of FORWARD Free so that more people can join, have access to and share in our world. Here is the schedule!

              FORWARD: Educational Forum 2012
                       From Consumer to Producer   
       Located at FORWARD Festival Headquarters: 1325 2nd St. NE, DC
                  
                      Table of Contents
MUSIC PRODUCTION ..........................................................................................  2
Producing a house/techno track w/vocals in Logic Pro 9 - Workshop .................... 2
Producing a dubstep track in Ableton Live 8 and Native Instruments - Workshop .. 2
Studio Acoustics Explained - Presentation............................................................... 2

MUSIC INDUSTRY
Current State of Bass Music - Panel ........................................................................ 3
The Economics of the Industry - Panel .................................................................... 3
Sitdown Session with Freq Nasty - Discussion ........................................................ 3
Sitdown Session with Salva - Discussion ................................................................. 3
History of Drum and Bass - Discussion .................................................................... 4
Future of the Music Industry - Discussion................................................................. 4
Starting and Running a Label - Panel ...................................................................... 4
Detroit and Music - Panel ......................................................................................... 4

MUSIC and SPIRITUALITY
Deep Yoga - Workshop ............................................................................................. 5
Electronic Awakening - Film Screening ..................................................................... 5
Meditation Based on Video Art - Workshop ............................................................... 5
Rhythm Meditation - Workshop ................................................................................. 6
Drum Medicine: Drumming as Healing - Workshop .................................................. 6

INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS
Creating Interactive Environments - Workshop ........................................................ 7
Interactive Music Installation using Open-Source Software - Workshop .................. 7


MUSIC PRODUCTION

Producing a house/techno track in Logic Pro 9 with vocals: Workshop
Calin Enache//District Sound Lab
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 3:30 - 5pm
The idea behind this workshop is to have a crash course in the steps associated with producing a house track using Logic and recording a live vocalist.  The class begins with getting all the parts together and designing sounds, then arranging, recording vocals, properly treating the vocals, mixing down, and mastering. This workshop allows an aspiring producer to be able to see the whole production chain, from A to Z. Questions and participation are welcome during any part of the process from beginning to end.  Calin Enache is certified in Logic by Apple.

Producing a dubstep track in Ableton Live 8 and Native Instruments: Workshop
Mohamed Chalal and Shawn Shelton aka Digital Eyes//District Sound Lab
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 5:15- 6:45pm
The class begins with getting all the parts together and designing sounds, then arranging, mixing down, and mastering all utilizing Ableton. This workshop allows an aspiring producer to be able to see the whole production chain, from A to Z. Questions and participation are welcome during any part of the process from beginning to end. Mohamed Chalal is an Ableton instructor at District Sound Lab and Shawn has been using it for many years.

Studio Acoustics Explained: Presentation
Calin Enache//District Sound Lab
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 7:00 - 8:00pm
The absurd amount of marketing has aspiring producers convinced that expensive gear is the only way to achieve pro quality results. The truth is, however, that acoustics are the single most important part of a music studio. Acoustics, however, can be incredibly confusing and there is also a lot of misinformation on the internet, much of which is fueled by even more marketing. This workshop presets the fundamental principles of acoustics and how to implement them in a home studio. It will also demonstrate how to cheaply build simple but incredibly effective and pro quality acoustic panels instead of spending thousands of dollars on them.


MUSIC INDUSTRY

Current State of Bass Music: Panel
Distal//Embassy Recordings,Tectonic; DFRNT//Cut, Echodub; Nick Weishampel(mod)
Time: Thursday - 4/26// 6:00 - 7:00pm
Sit down and chat with two of Bass music’s leading lights as they chat about the industry, including the genre debate, women in the scene, MCs, Technology, Production and Labels/Distribution.

The Economics of the Industry: Panel
Will Eastman//U-Street Music Hall, Seth Horvotiz//Sutekh; Joe Sigmund//The Bullitt Agency; Jason Drenner//FourQuarters; Tanc Dickens//Moderator
Time: Thursday - 4/26 // 7:15 - 8:15pm
So, you want to be a travelling DJ, throw a party, manage a venue or run an agency? This panel discussion will focus on the economics of the industry. The ins and outs, winners and losers and what can be done to make it all work better.

Sit down Session: Discussion
Freq Nasty w/Andrew J. Killilea-Moore
Time: Friday - 4/27 // 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Freq Nasty is an OG Breakbeat scientist who doesn’t rest with the exploration of bass frequencies. His objectives in life extend far beyond the realm of underground dance culture as he’s a loved DJ at Burning Man and gives talks on the synergistic potentials between bass and Yoga.

Sit down Session: Discussion
Salva w/April Lanier
Time: Friday - 4/27 // 7:15 - 8:15pm
Paul Salva put out one of our favorite album’s of last year - Complex Housing. He also runs our break out label of the year Frite Nite. The SF resident, RBMA grad and overall beat making bad man sits down with us and you to chat.

The History and Industry of Drum and Bass: Discussion
Dara and DB//Breakbeat Science; Slant//2Tuff
Time: Friday - 4/27 // 8:30 - 9:30pm
Need we say more? DB and Dara two of the OG Dons of DnB will be sitting down with one of our favorite DnB DJs Slant for what will undoubtedly be an incredible chat about DnB...what was, what is and everything in between.

Future of the Music Industry: Discussion
Casey Rae-Hunter//Future of Music Coalition, Presentor
Time: Saturday - 4/28 // 3:30 - 4:30pm
Let’s face it, digital piracy and open-source technology are a part of the industry. This discussion aims to examine the value of protecting the traditional music business model as well as possible alternatives for the future.  This panel will discuss ways to bolster the recording industry as well as recent legislation such as SOPA and PROTECT-IP.

Starting and Running a Label: Panel
Daniel Clarke//NexGen Music (Moderator) w/ Jus-Ed//Underground Quality ; Rogue State//Translation Records ; Chris Burns//Mysteries of the Mind
Time: Saturday - 4/28 // 7:15 - 8:15pm
You know you’ve thought about it. You know you want to. What better way to learn the ins and outs of starting, running and operating a record label than from those that have just gotten their feet wet as well as 10 year vets.

Detroit and Music: Panel
Daniel Bell//Accelerate; Rick Wade//Harmonie; Max//Measax, moderator
Time: Saturday - 4/28 // 8:30 - 9:30pm
It must be in the water. What else explains Detroit’s ability to create such an amazing amount of house and techno talent? Chat with some of the OG’s Rick and Daniel about the history of House and Techno in Detroit and their take on the state of things today.

MUSIC and SPIRITUALITY

Deep Yoga: Workshop
Chris Nitti and Mallory Hemerlein
Time: Thursday - 4/26 // 8:30 - 9:30pm
Deep Yoga is the bridge between yoga, a live DJ and participants to viscerally enhance the yoga experience. Musical vibrations will expand your practice by internalizing the beats to resonate from inside, out. This will be an open 90 minute practice, inclusive for students of all levels.

Electronic Awakening - Film Screening:
Julian Reyes//Key Frame Entertainment
Time: Friday - 4/27 // 9:45 - 11:00pm AND Saturday - 4/28 // 4:45 - 6:15pm
Electronic Awakening is an ethnographic Documentary film which investigates the spirituality of the Electronic Dance Music Culture.
The film features dozens of experts, visionaries, and published authors who explore the premise that Electronic Music is spiritual technology that allows access to higher states of consciousness. Filmed over a period of 5 years at events such as Burning Man, Earthdance, LoveFest, Moontribe, Wicked, Shambhala and the Boom Festival in Portugal.

Electronic Awakening reviews rave's evolution from large-scale commercial events to smaller gatherings in remote locations. The film offers insight into the inner workings of the brain and its metaphysical connection to the repetitive beats that allow for that sense of oneness, unity and freedom that millions feel on the dance floor. It also investigates this culture’s significance to the prophecies of 2012, how this bizarre and sacral relationship to electronic music has evolved the group over time, and where it all seems to be leading them.

With world-renowned artists such as Shpongle, The Crystal Method, Vibrasphere, Random Rab, Phutureprimitive, Androcell, Bird of Prey, Sheff, Jason Knight, Govinda, Gladkill, Desert Dwellers, Eastern Sun, Solar Fields, Grouch, Satsi and many more...

Meditation Based on Video Art
Donat Sperling//Sanctuary Bliss
Time: Saturday - 4/28 // 1:00 - 2:00pm
Donat Sperling is an international spirit-inspired artist, who incorporates ancient philosophy and practice with modern technology to make the invisible visible. He creates art that energetically encourages self-healing, and visually reminds us of our energetic interconnectedness with our environment. Donat will be guiding a workshop that will inspire the participants to discover their inner Sanctuary Bliss by a unique meditation based on video art and other modalities.

Rhythm Meditation: Workshop
Andrew J. Killilea-Moore//Holistic Touch
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 1:00 - 2:00pm
This is a lightly-guided meditation using the Shamanic traditions of rhythmic music created by the drum and the rattle to facilitate deeper meditative states for the participants.   The participants should be able to leave the workshop with the experience and perspective necessary to use the same techniques on their own.

Drum Medicine: Drumming as Healing: Workshop
Andrew J. Killilea-Moore//Holistic Touch
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 2:15 - 3:15pm
Many cultures have recognized the amazing power of music to aid and speed healing.   This workshop will give the participants an opportunity to receive a Shamanic drum healing from an experienced Shamanic practitioner. 

INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS

Interactive Music Installations: Workshop
William Brent//American University
Time: Saturday - 4/28 // 2:15 - 3:15pm
The task of mapping relationships between sound synthesis parameters and a physical source of control has become very approachable in recent years.  As a result, artists with a wide range of technical experience can pursue the design of novel digital musical instruments.  This three hour workshop will focus on widely available options for achieving mappings between synthesized sound and physical performance gestures as captured by a variety of sensors.  Sources of control data to be covered include: built-in laptop hardware, multitouch surfaces, the Wii remote, the PS3eye camera, and the Kinect sensor.  If possible, participants should bring laptops installed with standard software development tools and Pure Data (Pd)—a programming environment for synthesis and multimedia.  Using DILib—a new Pd library for simplifying access to physical control streams—we will explore the workings behind instruments that make use of accelerometers, multitouch surfaces, infrared fingertip tracking, and full body tracking.  This workshop uses Open-Source Software.

Creating Interactive Environments: Workshop
Lorne Covington///NoirFlux
Time: Sunday - 4/29 // 2:00-4:00pm
Place: The Fridge - 516 1/2 8th St. SE DC 20003
By using inexpensive cameras and freely available software, you can create environments that respond to body movements and gestures.  Techniques will be presented that will show you how to do this with nothing more than a laptop and a webcam, all the way to complete immersive projected 3D worlds using the latest depth cameras such as the Kinect and Xtion – all using the same software.  You will also learn how to make your creations respond to music, and using your body to create music.  Other topics such as MIDI and OSC integration, 3D, and cheap large screen construction will be covered as well.  Program being taught will be Vvvv and runs on Windows XP/7 and will work on Apples with Bootcamp. Two sessions will be provided.