Join author Andy Crysell at Spirit Studios as he chats about his new book, Selling The Night: When Club Culture Meets Brands, Advertising and the Creative Industries . Selling The Night is the first book to join the dots between club culture and the wider creative industries. Exploring links with advertising, tourism, gaming, design, fashion and beyond, it provides numerous fascinating touch points. It also considers how to keep club culture alive; its future role in shaping opportunities and nurturing creativity. The book hears from more than 100 DJs, promoters, marketers, academics, activists, archivists, policymakers, photographers, writers and designers, including New York disco legend Nicky Siano, DJ/producer/educator King Britt, Hacienda designer Ben Kelly, DJ and tastemaker Jamz Supernova and many more. Event Details Thursday 29th May Doors: 2pm Start: 2.30pm-4pm Spirit Studios, 65-69 Downing St, Manchester M1 7JE The is event open to Spirit Studios students and the general public. Free tickets - admission is free, a ticket is required for entry. About the author: Andy Crysell spent the 1990s as a music and subculture journalist, interviewing a whos who of pioneersWu-Tang Clan, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Frankie Knuckles, Aphex Twin, De La Soul, Eminem, Bjrk, Jeff Mills, Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kevorkian, Masters At Work, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Nas, Massive Attack, and morefor iconic publications like NME, The Face, Muzik, i-D,Dazed & Confused, Mixmag, andDJ. In recent years, he has founded and grown successful agencies across London, Singapore, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, New York City, Sydney and Stockholm, crafting global cultural strategies for clients like Nike, adidas, Apple, Netflix, Spotify, Ballantines, Heineken, IKEA and too many more to fit on this page. He divides his time between London and Brooklyn, and still spends as much of it close to big speakers and under stroboscopic lights as life permits. Velocity Press - Selling The Night: When Club Culture Meets Brands, Advertising and the Creative Industries [https://velocitypress.uk/product/selling-the-night-book/]

You are invited to join us at the next Ableton User Group Meeting taking place at Spirit Studios in Manchester! From complete beginners to the more experienced, the Ableton User Group is designed to facilitate ongoing collaboration between all types of music makers, artists and creatives, regardless of what stage they are at in their musical journey. For this meeting User Group Member Tom has kindly offered to run a session onVideosync - which is a suite of devices that can be used inside Ableton Live Suite. Treat video like audio - apply your existing knowledge of audio modulation and track layering to video clips and effects. Videosync enables you to create video compositions either using visual instruments, or by importing your own video clips. Use Videosync to create more original social media reels, full-length music videos, or generative live visuals. Tom will run through some examples of how hes used Videosync in past video projects and break down his techniques and tips. The session assumes no knowledge of Videosync and Tom will cover things from a beginner level. Tom has played guitar and piano since his teens and discovered Ableton in 2023 - which lead him to fall in love with sound design and electronic production. He now releases music as apropos including collaborations with artists internationally, and has played a couple of live gigs in the UK and Germany. Depending on time (and how many questions we get on Videosync!) I'm planning on doing a demonstration of how to work creatively with samples in Ableton Live. Note for this session we're back to our usual evening slot: Arrival and introductions from 18:30 for a 19:00 start. The session will finish around 21:00 and there will be plenty of opportunity for Q&A, networking and discussion. As always, entry isFree for everyone - however we do ask you to RSVP as there are limited spaces in the venue and we will require your names for the studio sign-in system. We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers David