Join musician and film composer, Charlotte Hatherley for an Ableton masterclass. Ableton are a hardware and software developer who make Ableton Live, Push, Link and Note for music creation and performance. Their products are used by a community of dedicated musicians, sound designers, and artists from across the world.

In this talk, Charlotte shares how she’s pushing the boundaries of her own practice by using unconventional tools to create unique soundscapes for media composition. From transforming the guitar with heavy digital processing to create otherworldly textures, to using voice recordings and Ableton Push 3 for a more improvisational, non-linear workflow, her focus is on breaking free from traditional methods.

Charlotte is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and soundtrack composer. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since leaving Ash in 2006, she has worked as a solo artist and acted as a touring musician for Bryan Ferry, KT Tunstall, Bat For Lashes and Birdy. Charlotte has also been a touring member of NZCA Lines and was the Musical Director for South African artist Nakhane.

Charlotte wrote the score for director Gavin Rothery's 2014 sci-fi short film The Last Man. In 2019, she composed an emotional score for the documentary film Imogen. In 2021, she played guitars on composer Frank Ilfman's score for the film Gunpowder Milkshake, and in 2022 she contributed to the score for director Peter Strickland’s film Flux Gourmet.

In 2021, she was a guitarist for Imelda May’s new album 11 Past The Hour and Natalie Imbruglia’s Firebird. In 2023, she played as part of Birdy's live band for the Portraits tour, and in June 2024 she played in Bat For Lashes' live band for The Dream of Delphi tour.

In 2019, she joined ICMP as a tutor, and became Programme Leader of the CertHe Popular Music Performance programme in 2022. Charlotte is now in the role of Programme Leader for BA Creative Music Production.