M.Popp / Oval Course / Lecture Portfolio 2018
I - CREATIVE COACHING
Multi-award-winning electronic music innovator Markus Popp aka Oval will employ all his rich musical expertise, strategic insight and teaching experience of a global, 25-year career - incl. 20+ critically acclaimed albums exploring numerous, wildly different styles and aesthetics - to challenge, shape and (re)define your musical vision.
These coaching sessions are far from generic “How to do X”-type workshops. These are intense, engaging, up close & personal courses focused on you, your potential and your creative mission. The goal: To be PASSIONATELY DIFFERENT. Both versions of this course are interview-based, densely scripted affairs. Post-course, participants will receive a detailed report with waypoints for their music & career trajectory.
3-DAY CREATIVE COACHING
Time frame: weekend course
Duration: 3 days (3x 6 hours)
Target audience: Ambitious hobbyists to established musicians
Group Size: 2-5 participants
Price per person: Let’s talk!
“Starting with two extensive interview sessions, I will analyze and optimize your musical toolbox & workflow. Then, we will explore / optimize your content agenda as well as your musical identity / creative persona / public image. Finally, I’ll introduce you to the key mental building blocks of a sustainable career.”
5-DAY CREATIVE COACHING
Time Frame: Monday-Friday
Duration: 5 days (5x 6 hours)
Target audience: Unis, music schools, audio academies
Group Size: 2-6 participants
Price per person: Let’s talk!
“All content of the 3-day-course plus how to conquer social media plus how to take today’s music business into your own hands incl. community-building, your own online store & the latest crowdfunding avenues.”
II - SEMINARS
ELECTRONIC MUSIC MASTERCLASSES (ABLETON LIVE + VARIOUS TOOLS)
Time Frame: Any day of the week including weekends
Duration: 4-6h + Q&A session
Target audience: Audio academies, unis, music schools
Group Size: Up to 15 participants
Price per person: Flexible.
“MUSIC + X” ONE-DAY-SEMINARS
“It’s still all about the music, right? Well, think again. The good, old music business has turned into nothing short of a lottery. It’s become an ultra-competitive, spectacle- and personality-driven circus where your musical skill set is merely a small part of what’s required to be even only sustainable. Don’t worry, I have some ideas about how to tackle the requirements of this music biz v2.0 in these five focused seminars.”
Time Frame: Any day of the week, including weekends
Duration: 6h + Q&A session
Target audience: Unis, art schools, audio academies
Group Size: Up to 15 participants
Price per person: Flexible
III - LECTURES
“These are proper, university-grade lectures with many audio examples and visual components. Also, anecdotes. Of course the perfume lecture also features beautiful scents for the audience to sample.”
Time Frame: Any day of the week, including weekends
Duration: 2h + Q&A session
Target audience: Unis, art schools, audio academies
Group Size: Depends on the venue / context
Fee: Negotiable
ABOUT MARKUS POPP
Berlin-based composer / musician Markus Popp aka Oval is one of the most distinguished and respected producers in electronic music. Popp’s album releases, remixes and collaborations have always been at the cutting edge of electronic music, many of them being turning points for the entire genre. In short, nobody else out there plays the computer quite like him.
Popp’s distinct and process-oriented, yet strikingly musical signature sound pioneered "glitch" and "clicks & cuts" in the 1990s. In 2010, after years of silence, Oval made a spectacular comeback with a radical, organic, “hyper-real" style. Recently, he has explored “club” sound aesthetics (from retro to fantastical) with his explosive, extravagant “Popp” album on his own UOVOOO label.
Since 1993, Oval albums have made dozens of “best of year”-lists all over the world. Also, he has won both the PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA and the QWARTZ awards *twice*. Since 2015, he is coaching newcomer artists / music projects full time. So, yes, he’s in touch with the kids.
Detailed content outlines for each event are available upon request.
Multi-award-winning electronic music innovator Markus Popp aka Oval will employ all his rich musical expertise, strategic insight and teaching experience of a global, 25-year career - incl. 20+ critically acclaimed albums exploring numerous, wildly different styles and aesthetics - to challenge, shape and (re)define your musical vision.
These coaching sessions are far from generic “How to do X”-type workshops. These are intense, engaging, up close & personal courses focused on you, your potential and your creative mission. The goal: To be PASSIONATELY DIFFERENT. Both versions of this course are interview-based, densely scripted affairs. Post-course, participants will receive a detailed report with waypoints for their music & career trajectory.
3-DAY CREATIVE COACHING
Time frame: weekend course
Duration: 3 days (3x 6 hours)
Target audience: Ambitious hobbyists to established musicians
Group Size: 2-5 participants
Price per person: Let’s talk!
“Starting with two extensive interview sessions, I will analyze and optimize your musical toolbox & workflow. Then, we will explore / optimize your content agenda as well as your musical identity / creative persona / public image. Finally, I’ll introduce you to the key mental building blocks of a sustainable career.”
5-DAY CREATIVE COACHING
Time Frame: Monday-Friday
Duration: 5 days (5x 6 hours)
Target audience: Unis, music schools, audio academies
Group Size: 2-6 participants
Price per person: Let’s talk!
“All content of the 3-day-course plus how to conquer social media plus how to take today’s music business into your own hands incl. community-building, your own online store & the latest crowdfunding avenues.”
II - SEMINARS
ELECTRONIC MUSIC MASTERCLASSES (ABLETON LIVE + VARIOUS TOOLS)
Time Frame: Any day of the week including weekends
Duration: 4-6h + Q&A session
Target audience: Audio academies, unis, music schools
Group Size: Up to 15 participants
Price per person: Flexible.
- The Oval “Popp” live set in-depth: Club meets improv (Advanced Level)
- Next-level film soundtracks & futuristic acoustics (Advanced Level)
“MUSIC + X” ONE-DAY-SEMINARS
“It’s still all about the music, right? Well, think again. The good, old music business has turned into nothing short of a lottery. It’s become an ultra-competitive, spectacle- and personality-driven circus where your musical skill set is merely a small part of what’s required to be even only sustainable. Don’t worry, I have some ideas about how to tackle the requirements of this music biz v2.0 in these five focused seminars.”
Time Frame: Any day of the week, including weekends
Duration: 6h + Q&A session
Target audience: Unis, art schools, audio academies
Group Size: Up to 15 participants
Price per person: Flexible
- Your greatest asset: Your image & story.
- Towards a truly creative process / mindset.
- YOU are the music business!
- How social media changes everything.
- Let’s fix your content / statement agenda.
III - LECTURES
“These are proper, university-grade lectures with many audio examples and visual components. Also, anecdotes. Of course the perfume lecture also features beautiful scents for the audience to sample.”
Time Frame: Any day of the week, including weekends
Duration: 2h + Q&A session
Target audience: Unis, art schools, audio academies
Group Size: Depends on the venue / context
Fee: Negotiable
- Oval full circle - adventures in post-electronic music.
- Perfusion - perfume is the next music!?
ABOUT MARKUS POPP
Berlin-based composer / musician Markus Popp aka Oval is one of the most distinguished and respected producers in electronic music. Popp’s album releases, remixes and collaborations have always been at the cutting edge of electronic music, many of them being turning points for the entire genre. In short, nobody else out there plays the computer quite like him.
Popp’s distinct and process-oriented, yet strikingly musical signature sound pioneered "glitch" and "clicks & cuts" in the 1990s. In 2010, after years of silence, Oval made a spectacular comeback with a radical, organic, “hyper-real" style. Recently, he has explored “club” sound aesthetics (from retro to fantastical) with his explosive, extravagant “Popp” album on his own UOVOOO label.
Since 1993, Oval albums have made dozens of “best of year”-lists all over the world. Also, he has won both the PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA and the QWARTZ awards *twice*. Since 2015, he is coaching newcomer artists / music projects full time. So, yes, he’s in touch with the kids.
Detailed content outlines for each event are available upon request.