Founded in 1957 to provide electronic music for film, radio and TV, it was comparable to Western counterparts like the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Ableton has assembled the sample pack as a way of sharing its story.
The light installation is by Squidsoup, and the video is directed by Joanna Nordahl, with footage from his May 9th show in London. It's his first official music video in 14 years.
They'll have DJs in Knockdown Center's backyard all day and downstairs in the adjacent BASEMENT club at night. Live acts will be playing upstairs throughout, in addition to an ambient room with multi-channel sound installations.