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Doing Music

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  • Poetic production with Ebonie Smith

    December 12, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min

    In the studio, where do the technical tasks end and the creative work begin? In this episode of Doing Music, Ebonie Smith talks to Craig Schuftan about her work as an engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. Ebonie's varied career…

  • Technical Tools for Creative Results with Chuck Sutton

    November 27, 2024 · 57 min

    When does a technical challenge become an artistic act? In this episode of Doing Music, producer and educator Chuck Sutton talks to Craig Schuftan about the musical results he gets from creative problem solving. As a teacher with a busy…

  • Escaping The Concert Hall With Emily Hopkins

    November 14, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min

    How hard is it to break the cultural coding around an instrument and realize its true potential? In this episode of Doing Music, Emily Hopkins talks to Craig Schuftan about her life-long relationship with the harp and her exploration of…

  • Reveling in absurdity with MGMT

    October 31, 2024 · 1 hr 0 min

    How hard is it to retain the irreverent spark that started a musical partnership nearly 20 years ago? In this episode of Doing Music, MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser talk to Craig Schuftan and Christa Belle about their…

  • Making sonic collages with L'Rain

    October 17, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min

    When does self-doubt overtake the creative process? On this episode of Doing Music, L'Rain's Taja Cheek tells Craig Schuftan and co-host Christa Belle about the doubt she faces down when committing her musical ideas to a recording…

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  • Crossover sweet spots with Malibu Babie

    October 2, 2024 · 56 min

    When you flip a sample for a Hot 100 hit, are you trading on nostalgia or breaking an iconic sound to the next generation? In this episode of Doing Music, Malibu Babie tells Craig Schuftan how she approached the big samples that turned…

  • Re-sample yourself with Lukid

    September 19, 2024 · 48 min

    For Lukid, bouncing out unfinished sketches is an essential part of the music-making process. In this episode of Doing Music, host Craig Shuftan finds out how Luke Blair drew on a well-stocked archive of ideas to revive a past project…

  • Teaching Blacktronika with King Britt

    September 5, 2024 · 1 hr 28 min

    How do you go about teaching a history of electronic music which fairly credits Black innovators? In this episode of Doing Music, King Britt talks to Craig Schuftan and Christa Belle about his groundbreaking Blacktronika course at…

  • Realizing Fantasy with Zora Jones

    August 22, 2024 · 50 min

    If you could design the perfect clubbing experience, what would you put in it? Zora Jones explores that idea in her audio-visual world-building projects, where the technological wonder of the virtual collides with the human connectivity of…

  • Learning Music with Dennis DeSantis

    August 8, 2024 · 1 hr 18 min

    How do you design music education that’s engaging for beginners and experienced users? That’s the challenge Dennis DeSantis faces as head of Ableton’s Learning Team. In this conversation with Craig Schuftan, Dennis talks about the…

  • Flipping influences with Erika de Casier

    July 25, 2024 · 56 min

    Erika de Casier’s distinct slant on R&B celebrates her eclectic influences even as it updates them. In this episode of Doing Music, Erika tells Craig Schuftan about the many threads of inspiration which shape the warm, intimate music she…

  • Listen deep and head far out with Helado Negro

    July 11, 2024 · 58 min

    Is it necessary to bare your soul to make good music? Roberto Lange has swapped the beautiful introspection of his earlier songwriting as Helado Negro to draw inspiration from outside sources. In this episode of Doing Music, host Craig…

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About the show

Doing Music is a podcast that explores the techniques and strategies behind musical ideas. In each episode, Craig Schuftan looks into the myth of spontaneous creation and talks to artists about their hands-on approaches for sparking something new. Doing Music is for anyone interested in the act of making music – because often the most exciting results happen when we stop musing and start doing. This podcast is brought to you by Ableton and hosted by Craig Schuftan. Craig is a music producer and the author of three books on music and popular culture.