Singulia

Yann Gravrand

Personal portfolio

Key skills:

In progress: SWLL

Product development : SWLL - Next gen interactions for artists

Custom Max for Live device development

Customized Max For Live device development for artists.
References: Jacques Auberger, Polo and Pan...

Contact me at yann at singulia.io for more details.
Keywords: Ableton Live, Max, Push, MIDI controllers

2020: Nacara Tech blog

Take a look at Nacara Tech Blog to dive deep into my live setup.

2020: Advanced show programming with Ableton Live

A weeklong seminar with Pierre-Antoine Grison on advanced Ableton Live techniques for live shows.
Live looping, creative use of racks, controllers, Max for Live...
Keywords: Ableton Live, Max, Push, MIDI controllers

2019: Culture Experience Days @ La Gaîté Lyrique

An immersive demo made during a hackaton weekend, using Millumin to display on a 360° screen, quadriphonic sound, ultrasonic sensors and Arduinos
Photos © Quentin Chevrier - Adami
Keywords: Ableton Live, Max, Millumin, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Arduino

Since 2017: composer and producer @ nacara

Production w/ Ableton Live & N.I. suite - Waves & UAD plugins - Push - Maschine - Nord and Prophet keyboards
Sound engineering on live show with acoustic drums
DJ (electro, chillout, hip hop)
Keywords: Ableton Live, Push, Maschine, Nord, Prophet, Waves, Soundtoys, UAD, Sound engineering

2019: Recording masterclass @ Studios Ferber

Two days of masterclass on recording techniques, mic placement, room acoustics, patch management, mixing tips in a prestigious Paris studio
Keywords: Neve, Pro Tools, vintage mics, outboard equipment

2019: Lighting control with Ableton Live, Max, Arduinos

A project to make RGB individual lights (pixels) fire in sync with Ableton live
GitHub

Keywords: Ableton Live, Max, Arduino

2018: Masterclass with NSDOS - Maintenant Festival

Organic art, using sensors to create music, ephemeral installations...
YouTube
Keywords: Teenage engineering OP-1 & oplab, Usine HH

2018: Music maker hackathon @ Culture Experience Days

A weekend long hackathon during which we made a DMX light dance in real time with a violinist
Keywords: Ableton Live, Max, DMX, Midi

2018: sound engineer on small venues

Sound engineer on a dozen live shows
Keywords: Shure mics, BSS DIs, Behringer X-Air series

2017: Tech talk @ FOSDEM - Belgium

Tech talk in English about hacking midi devices with StepPy -
a step sequencer in Python
YouTube
Keywords: Python, C.H.I.P & Rasbperry Pi, Websockets, Midi, OSC

2016: Standalone software step sequencer development

Open source development of Steppy : GitHub
Keywords: Python, Websockets, Midi, OSC

2010 - 2019: keyboard player, sound engineer @ Cubanoz

Dozens of concerts during all these years!
Keywords: Nord keyboards, Ableton Live, Kontakt, Behringer X-Air series

2008 - 2012: DJ, instructor, president @ Salsolyk's Dance Company

Keywords: Latin music, Pioneer DJ

2005 - 2008: Filmmaker @ association Pirouettement

Short films:
Keywords: DV cameras, Adobe Premiere