Attention Bay Area folk and residents of the Los Angeles area: next week, Ableton and Novation will be offering the Live Beats Series 2010, a string of workshops providing hands-on demo stations and in-depth tutorials on Ableton Live and the Novation Launchpad.

Those able to attend the Live Beats Series will get to brush up on Live 8, the Launchpad, and SL MkII controllers, and learn about how Live applications integrate with the controllers. Electronic music producer and Ableton Live certified trainer Thavius Beck will be on hand to host the workshops and provide formal presentations.

The event series is free to the public; however, registration is required to attend. The workshops will kick off on March 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Scratch DJ Academy LA (2324 Cotner Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90064), and continue in San Francisco on March 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Pyramind (832 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107).

For more information and to register, visit LiveBeatsSeries.com.