Martin Clancy offers Ableton Live training for beginners and advanced levels in a 15-week course. He and his colleague Vasileios Gourgourinis provide 3-hour, in-person workshops that cover the essential electronic music skills. The Ableton Essentials course is designed for those starting out or looking to refresh their knowledge. For the more experienced Ableton users, an advanced course is also available.

Student Endorsements

I completed the Advanced Ableton course in 2015. I have been DJ-ing full time for several years and in the last few years I have started to produce music. I decided to take the course as I wanted to learn more about producing and in particular producing with Ableton.
I went to an ‘Open Day’ with Martin and straight away I felt that this was the ‘place to be’ for all I needed. Martin has a unique way to teach and a talented method that helps you to bring out your creative side and not get caught only at the technical level. This for me works great. I signed for the 15 week course and with the teaching of Martin and Vas, the experience brought my skills to another level.During the course we really covered a lot.
From basic use of Ableton up to mastering, mixing and using Visuals Live, Ableton Push and more. We also covered a section on time management when produce a track, which has helped me a lot because majority of my work is “on the go” with short timelines. The extra benefit of this course is that many of learnt skills have become of great use to me in producing my own tracks and with my own edits for my DJ set and radio show.
would really recommend the Advanced course to anyone that is ready to improve their Ableton knowledge and have some fun along the way. I loved the class atmosphere with a mixed alumni from different backgrounds and that helped all of us to open to each other’s point of view

I signed up for Martin’s Ableton weekend course as I have always wanted to learn how to use the software.

In just two days, Ableton Live, which once seemed overwhelming, was made approachable and straight-forward to use.

This was thanks to Martin’s & Vas’s focused, easy to understand teaching style, along with their clear explanations. I’d recommend the weekend course as an excellent way for anyone wanting to learn how to get started with Ableton.

When I started the Ableton course, I’ve never took in to consideration the chance of using a computer to create music. I was just a musician that needed something new and wanted to work with music. I knew that I had to open my mind to loads of different styles by using different means to broaden my experience.

The lessons with Martin were full of fun and well structured. He is not just a great teacher, he actually cares about his students, helping them develop their creativity and encourages their emerging abilities. After completing the basic/intermediate level, I was already able to create music on my own, and this has been a launch pad for me to try new and exciting ways to become the best artist I can be.

Thanks to Martin’s course, I found my way in the music world and I hope will be the first steps in brining me as far as possible in this industry. There is nothing better then turning my life-long passion into a real profession.

I work every day professionally with Pro-Tools and have recently decided lately that I would like to learn Ableton Live for both music composition and for use in a live performance context.

Martin Clancy sat with me for 2 hours and with his easy manner ant thorough understanding of the platform gave me a great understanding of the layout of Ableton Live and of the creative power it gives, especially using the Ableton “Push” controller which puts sequencing of beats and musical instruments directly at your fingertips instantly.

I left enthused about the creative possibilities and will definitely be asking Martin to set up more tutorials.

Martin Clancy has really opened my eyes to what is possible with Ableton. Focusing in on what I specifically wanted to know about the program he designed a tutorial for my needs.

His ability to break programming down to a rudimentary level and patience as an instructor helped me cut through manual speak.

Martin is a brilliant tutor with an ability to demystify and explain complicated things in a way that’s easy to understand and digest.

His ability to connect with students is superior, he was always available in and after class to answer any questions I had and significantly boosted my Ableton skills in a fairly short period of time.

Martin Clancy and his team have provided me an excellent opportunity to dive into the world of Ableton Live. Via Skype and its share-screen technology, we have been able to close the gap between NYC and Dublin to go over Martin’s course program.

The video conference calls are not only an opportunity to get a step-by-step understanding of Live 9’s immense parameters, but also an opportunity to ask questions and get past the traditional challenges of learning a new application.

Martin has been able to curtail his lesson plans to my specific goals/strengths. As a student, I wanted to utilize my musical background in piano/percussion and limited experience in traditional recording and merge it with my day-to-day interests/experience working at a record label.Using Live, and Martin’s program to create remixes, mash-ups and create my own original comps etc, it has re-connected me to my own ability to play/create/improvise. With my exploration still in its infancy, I feel more excited and confident about the potential future outcomes.

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Martin is an outstanding teacher running a very informative course taught in a simple detailed and interesting way.No questions were left unsatisfactorily answered!A great relaxed atmosphere in the class, always enthusiastic and helpful.

Thanks to this course my production and live techniques have greatly improved thanks to the course.

While presenting Twilight every week for RTE and also DJing regularly, I thought it about time to start getting edits together. Martin was recommended from industry experts in the Uk and further afield, and having spent time under his guidance, I can see why.

Martin tailored all the tutorials around what I had known from previous software and made the transition to Ableton Live seamless.

Highly recommended for anyone wanting to take the step from ideas to productions

Martin recently introduced me to a new and exciting sound editing platform called Ableton. He designed a specific tutorial geared towards my requirements in audio editing.

His vast knowledge, attention to detail, patience and easy manner made this complex process a much less daunting task to understand and apply to my discipline.

I came into Martin’s Music Production course with a very basic idea of what i wanted to do. Martin has helped me to greatly develop that idea. He has also brought on my own production skills hugely. I recently had an interview for a Music technology degree course in Belfast.

When I told them about everything we covered in Martin’s Ableton Course…. they told me that their only worry was that I might be over qualified!

I would highly recommend this course to anyone.if your concerned that you might not have the skills to take part in the class – don’t be put off at all. It will definitely bring your skills to a new level that wouldn’t believe.

Martin is a brilliant teacher who introduced me to the world of Ableton. I’ve had some experience with other DAWs but Martin helped me structure my knowledge and significantly improve it.

What I really appreciate is that he kept pushing me, tailoring all the tasks and making them more challenging for me, encouraging to try out new styles. Thanks to Martin I now have the skills not only to compose and record a basic demo version but to produce a fully mastered track.