The Sights and Sounds of Loop 2018
âYou wonât be able to see everything you want toâ, Abletonâs own Dennis DeSantis warned in his opening address. And indeed with all the performances, presentations and intimate studio events going on, each attendee had to choose their own path through the three-day music-makersâ summit, held for the first time in LA.
Thatâs what made it special â everyone took in different events, met different people, and had their own unique experience over the weekend. And with the buzz of conversation between guests spreading between the handful of neighboring venues in Hollywood, it was amazing to see Loopâs community-powered spirit recreated 5000 miles from its Berlin birthplace.
Loop is all about creating a platform for this community of music-makers, so itâs with them that you can get the best impressions of the summit â check out the reactions on Twitter and Instagram.
Below, weâve gathered together a few of our own memories from the weekend.
More from Loop 2018 coming soon
As with previous years, weâll be releasing videos and blog articles from this yearâs Loop over the coming months. Thanks again to everyone who took part â both in person, and in this yearâs interactive events.
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Laura Escudé, Patrice Rushen and Photay in discussion
"Music is one language of many dialects. Our job is to celebrate it, and discover our individual and collective why" â Patrice Rushen
Hollywood provided a new backdrop for this yearâs summit
Equiknoxx in performance
"Sometimes songs just tell you what they need" â Khruangbin
Richard Devine performs live on the MontalbĂĄn Theatre rooftop
The Montalban rooftop featured an installation by LightRiders while around the corner at the Ivar, participants got hands-on in the Maker Zone
Margaret Schedel hosts a data sonification workshop
"When we improvise it gives us access both to our vulnerability and our creativity" â Toni Blackman
Lafawndah delivers one of her compelling live shows
1500 or Nothin on stage at the MontalbĂĄn theatre
Scientist on the art of the dub mix
"In 2008 we wouldnât have known what it means when we talk about this class [music tech]. In 2018 this room is packed with people who already teach or want to teach it. This is a movement" â Will Kuhn
Luis PĂ©rez leads an exploration of Pre-Columbian instruments
Juana Molina in an intimate studio session
Pedal-powered studio session with Noveller
Binkbeats breaks down his performance process against the backdrop of Dejha Ti's mainstage light installation.