How I prepare for a gig (More Kicks Than Friends London 2025 vlog) = Ableton improv jungle live set

This is how I prepare for a gig. In it I show you my rituals on the day of performance, what I take in my kit bag and my reflections afterwards (I'm playing live improv jungle in Ableton). #ableton #liveelectronicmusic #junglemusic

‪@NedRush‬ taught me so much as a music producer using Ableton, so closing the night for More Kicks Than Friends inaugural performance in the capital was a bit of a surreal experience! Especially following on from all the other amazing artists. But I loved every minute.

It's strange to think that this all came together from people meeting and hanging out on the internet. I can't wait to see what's next for More Kicks Than Friends!

I've got a playlist of all the times I've stream myself working on my live set here:    • How I add fresh loops to my Ableton jungle...  

Also check out Ned's recap video by the amazing Bob Bell   / :      • More Kicks Than Friends Live at Temple of ...  

@HumanSynthetics

Hi, my name's Alex and I make electronic music as Human Synthetics. I make jungle, drum and bass, breakbeat, idm, house, techno, electro, lofi, dubstep, bass music, garage, ambient and whatever I can try my hand at.

I livestream my everyday creative process as a music producer using Ableton Live. I make music every day whenever and wherever I can and I want to share this process with the world. I hope that documenting my own music making inspires and encourages you to persevere with your own creative endeavours.    • Livestreams  

I also occasionally make tutorials about using Ableton Live, from chopping breaks to sound design to mixing and mastering.    • Ableton Tutorials  

My music on Spotify, Bandcamp and SoundCloud:
🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00VVA...
💾 Bandcamp: https://humansynthetics.bandcamp.com/
🌩️ SoundCloud:   / humansynthetics  

🤔 Have a question about music production or using Ableton? Leave a comment, or pop it in the chat on one of my livestreams. Alternatively, why not put it to the community on Discord?   / discord  

▶️ Support

If you like my content and want to support me, there are a few ways you can do that, including 🔔 subscribing, 🎧 streaming my music on Spotify, buying it on Bandcamp, becoming a 🔴 patron on Patreon, ☕ dropping me a tip on Ko-fi, or 🔊 buying my sample pack.

🙏🏻 Patreon:   / humansynthetics  
☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/humansynthetics

💾 Buy my ‘Ethereal Dreams’ sample pack (collab with Groovin in G): https://www.groovingbiz.co.uk/echoes-...

🐬 Make your own ambient jungle live performance set in Ableton [no sample packs needed!]:   / 333118  

🚀 Ableton Live Packs & Sound Palettes from my own productions:   / 165569  

💡 121 Tuition (limited spaces): https://www.patreon.com/humansyntheti...

👾 Discord:   / discord  
📻 Other links + socials: https://linktr.ee/humansynthetics

🙏🏻 Affiliate Links

Another way to support me is to purchase something using one of my affiliate links. Anything purchased using these links gives me a small kickback at no additional cost to you.

🐬 Check the dreamy, oceanic samples from @groovining ! Use code 'Human_Synthetics' at checkout to get 5% off: https://www.groovingbiz.co.uk/aquatic...

🎛️ My fave M4L of 2023/24 - Volume ONE by Monomono (featuring Curves EQ, Tape & Octocomp) https://isotonikstudios.com/product/v...
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Gear

Computer:
2021 14inch Apple MacBook Pro
Apple M1 Pro 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

Plug-ins/VSTs:
Ableton Stock
Reaktor
Valhalla
Soundtoys
Izotope

Audio Interface:
Behringer U-Phoria UMC22 USB Audio Interface

MIDI Controllers:
Akai APC Mini
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32 Controller Keyboard (on long term loan from Elkie: https://westernlore.bandcamp.com/trac...)

Headphones:
Neumann NDH20

Camera:
Logitech C920
Canon M50 w/ EF-M 20mm Prime Lens

Mic:
Shure SM58

Monitor:
Samsung LC27R500FHUXEN 27" Curved Monitor

Lighting:
Neewer LED Panel Lights
Smallrig RGB LED Light