The online event will take place on 4 March.
Ableton’s Loop Session: In The Studio with Wayne Snow will provide attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the soul artist’s studio practice and learn about his songwriting methods. Snow – who featured in our 2022 year in mixes roundup with his Refuge Worldwide b2b show with Richard Akingbehin – will also be joined by producer Golo Schultz.
During the session – which will be hosted online on the Loop Session platform – the pair will walk through the process of writing a song from Snow’s forthcoming new album. Following this, musician Katarina Holmberg will moderate a conversation with them both and there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask the pair questions about their work. Following this, attendees will also be able to join the Loop Cafe – a space for them to discuss the session and their own studio practice.
Ableton’s Loop Session series offers insight into different artists’ practice and ideas. The project launched last May and hosted a session with former SHAPE Platform artist Grand River. Loop was launched by Ableton in 2015 to support music makers and inspire them in their creative practice through events and online resources.
Head here to sign up for a reminder for the next Loop Session event – which is free to attend and starts at 6pm (CET) on 4 March. Read a short Q&A with Wayne Snow about how he got into music and what inspires him below.
What was the last thing that made you feel inspired?
I would simply say my daughter Enita. I am very gaga about her and think that there is a bit of her in everything I touch at the moment.
How did you get into making music?
When I was about 13 years old, I received a small synthesizer for my birthday. Until then I had been listening to music passively, but with the synthesizer I started to slowly recreate the songs I liked. I sang and played my favorite song a thousand times until I felt that my voice and the instrument melted into the song perfectly.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
Everything inspires me. It sounds vague but it’s true. I feel that all I need to work on the most is tolerance and acceptance. Some ideas when they are born seem really far from my tastes but by silencing that inner voice I get some pretty amazing results
What advice would you give to those starting out making music?
I know it’s already too chewy as advice but for me it’s insistence, perseverance. It is not necessary to look for pleasure immediately, but to work hard at the beginning. There are no rules but only tools at your disposal. There are all kinds of informal solutions to achieve your goals.