About this episode

Louis Futon discusses his evolution as a producer and performer, collaboration experiences, and favorite production tools.

In this episode, Louis Futon dives deep into his journey from college dropout to rising producer and performer. He shares how his sound evolved, collaboration experiences producing for artists like Cherub and Armani White, favorite production tools, and much more. Louis Futon (Tyler Minford) is a Philadelphia-born, LA-based producer known for seamlessly blending live instrumentation with electronic production. He’s performed at major festivals like CRSSD and Splash House, toured with ODESZA, GRiZ, and earned 45M+ streams. His collaborators include Masego, Anderson .Paak, Duckwrth, Alison Wonderland, and many more. Follow Louis Futon Below: https://www.instagram.com/louisfuton https://twitter.com/louisfutonbeats https://tiktok.com/@notlouisfuton https://facebook.com/Louisfutonbeats https://www.twitch.tv/louisfutontv Grab Ableton Podcast swag from the new Merch Store: https://abletonpodcast.com/merch Join the newsletter to get free Ableton content + early episode access:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.abletonpodcast.com/newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Dan Giffin

Guest: Louis Futon

Topics covered

• collaboration
• music production
• live shows
• artist journey
• production tools

Keywords

• Louis Futon
• music production
• collaboration
• live shows
• production tools
• electronic music
• streaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cherub, Armani White, ODESZA, GRiZ, Masego

Places: Philadelphia, LA

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