Meet the Instructor
Heinrich Zwahlen
Teaching Ableton Live, synthesis and sound design with NI Komplete and Maschine.
In 2008 he became one of the first 4 Ableton CTs worldwide and started out the Ableton and Native Instruments curricula by designing the courses at Dubspot, bringing Ableton Live, NI Komplete and Maschine to the attention of a wider US public.
His focus is on hands-on controllerism and workflow Integration. He specializes in sound design with Ableton and NI Komplete.
He comes from a long and diverse tradition of music making, having witnessed the whole history of popular electronic music production first hand as a composer, producer and performer. Even though his main instrument is the synthesizer now, he has played classical violin, drums and guitar and studied at the Swiss jazz school in Bern.
Before moving to NYC he played guitar in a major label new wave band and then pioneered electronic Live sets using some of the first drum machines and digital sequencers along with a modular synth rig. He also collaborated with BDM pioneer Gabi Delgado of DAF and worked for Techno pioneers Yello on live sets before moving to NYC through his work with Hip-Hop legend Rammellzee. In his studio located at a graffiti art gallery he worked with downtown artists in genres ranging from guitar heavy No Wave to early electronic club tracks before assisting Sam Sever producing Def Jam artist 3rd Base. In 89 he signed an artist deal with Ten/ Virgin as Basscut together with vocalist Elisa Burchett. Throughout the 90s he also had major labels as clients in his studio (Kurtis Mantronik, Mowax, Jay Z). Following a 5 year stay in Berlin he’s been living in Brooklyn, where he continues writing music with Basscut.
Synthwave, Indie Pop, HipHop, House,Trance/Techno, DnB,TripHop, Electro funk
Teaching classes since 2008 In-Person and Online English, German
Meet the Instructor
Teaching Ableton Live, synthesis and sound design with NI Komplete and Maschine.
In 2008 he became one of the first 4 Ableton CTs worldwide and started out the Ableton and Native Instruments curricula by designing the courses at Dubspot, bringing Ableton Live, NI Komplete and Maschine to the attention of a wider US public.
His focus is on hands-on controllerism and workflow Integration. He specializes in sound design with Ableton and NI Komplete.
He comes from a long and diverse tradition of music making, having witnessed the whole history of popular electronic music production first hand as a composer, producer and performer. Even though his main instrument is the synthesizer now, he has played classical violin, drums and guitar and studied at the Swiss jazz school in Bern.
Before moving to NYC he played guitar in a major label new wave band and then pioneered electronic Live sets using some of the first drum machines and digital sequencers along with a modular synth rig. He also collaborated with BDM pioneer Gabi Delgado of DAF and worked for Techno pioneers Yello on live sets before moving to NYC through his work with Hip-Hop legend Rammellzee. In his studio located at a graffiti art gallery he worked with downtown artists in genres ranging from guitar heavy No Wave to early electronic club tracks before assisting Sam Sever producing Def Jam artist 3rd Base. In 89 he signed an artist deal with Ten/ Virgin as Basscut together with vocalist Elisa Burchett. Throughout the 90s he also had major labels as clients in his studio (Kurtis Mantronik, Mowax, Jay Z). Following a 5 year stay in Berlin he’s been living in Brooklyn, where he continues writing music with Basscut.
Synthwave, Indie Pop, HipHop, House,Trance/Techno, DnB,TripHop, Electro funk
Teaching classes since 2008 In-Person and Online English, German
