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NYC’s In-Person & Online Music Production School

Learn Electronic Music Production remotely or in NYC, get personalized feedback from expert instructors.

ARE YOU TIRED OF WATCHING ENDLESS TUTORIALS?

LEARN FROM A STRUCTURED  CURRICULUM & EXPERT INSTRUCTORS.

ARE YOU HAVING A HARD TIME FINISHING TRACKS?

LEARN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR FINISHING RELEASE-READY TRACKS.

ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO FIND MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION?

JOIN A COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED PRODUCERS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.

OUR INSTRUCTORS

John has literally blazed every path, collaborated with every talent, played everywhere, mastered every style, broken every boundary, risen to techno stardom and never forgotten his roots.

John Selway

John has literally blazed every path, collaborated with every talent, played everywhere, mastered every style, broken every boundary, risen to techno stardom and never forgotten his roots.
With a career that started in the early days of house and techno at New York’s notorious Limelight, Abe has been at the head of the acid-house and underground-techno table since his earliest releases way back in 1992.

Abe Duque

With a career that started in the early days of house and techno at New York’s notorious Limelight, Abe has been at the head of the acid-house and underground-techno table since his earliest releases way back in 1992.
Claire Marie Lim is a Singapore-born educator, certified with Ableton, Bitwig, and Apple. She specializes in instruction for live performance, production, and writing, and frequently works with girls and young people of color.

Claire Lim

Claire Marie Lim is a Singapore-born educator, certified with Ableton, Bitwig, and Apple. She specializes in instruction for live performance, production, and writing, and frequently works with girls and young people of color.
Max is an Ableton Certified Trainer who has been teaching music for 15 years. A former instructor at Dubspot, you are as likely to find him playing the saxophone next to a DJ as you are to find him leading the Ableton User Groups in New York.

Max Wild

Max is an Ableton Certified Trainer who has been teaching music for 15 years. A former instructor at Dubspot, you are as likely to find him playing the saxophone next to a DJ as you are to find him leading the Ableton User Groups in New York.
Brent is a composer, cellist, and producer whose wide-ranging music is found in film, theater, clubs, and concert halls. He is a founding member of Ghost Quartet with Dave Malloy and created the cello music for the acclaimed TV show Louie.

Brent Arnold

Brent is a composer, cellist, and producer whose wide-ranging music is found in film, theater, clubs, and concert halls. He is a founding member of Ghost Quartet with Dave Malloy and created the cello music for the acclaimed TV show Louie.
Atropolis' deep passion of diverse music has led to collaborations from all over the world. Artists from India, Colombia, Ghana, Mexico, and South Africa have sought to work with Atropolis because of his knowledge of world sounds. In NYC, he’s worked with the likes of Grandmaster Flash.

Thomas Solari

Atropolis’ deep passion of diverse music has led to collaborations from all over the world. Artists from India, Colombia, Ghana, Mexico, and South Africa have sought to work with Atropolis because of his knowledge of world sounds. In NYC, he’s worked with the likes of Grandmaster Flash.

POPULAR CLASSES

Our flagship electronic music production course “Ableton Live: Produce Your First Track” was designed as both an introduction and deep dive into the world of music production. The course focusses on students applying concepts right away so that each student has finished an original track by the end of the course.

Ableton Live 101

Our flagship electronic music production course “Ableton Live: Produce Your First Track” was designed as both an introduction and deep dive into the world of music production. The course focusses on students applying concepts right away so that each student has finished an original track by the end of the course.
This course was designed for students that already have a good understanding of Live and are looking to deepen their knowledge by uncovering some of Live’s more complex features. Learn how to use Live’s powerful synths and samplers to create your own unique sounds from scratch, and discover advanced techniques.

Ableton Live Intermediate

This course was designed for students that already have a good understanding of Live and are looking to deepen their knowledge by uncovering some of Live’s more complex features. Learn how to use Live’s powerful synths and samplers to create your own unique sounds from scratch, and discover advanced techniques.
This course will teach you a systematic method to achieving a great mix, from gain-staging and panning, EQ and compression, sound coloration and stereo imaging, to mastering and finishing touches. Learn to bring out the flavor in your productions, and to achieve a polished, release-ready mix right on your laptop.

Mixing & Mastering

This course will teach you a systematic method to achieving a great mix, from gain-staging and panning, EQ and compression, sound coloration and stereo imaging, to mastering and finishing touches. Learn to bring out the flavor in your productions, and to achieve a polished, release-ready mix right on your laptop.
This course, created by John Selway, is the result of his many years as a musician and sound designer searching for interesting ways to make unique sounds using synthesizers and samplers. The course teaches the fundamentals of sound design and explores the various synthesis and sampling techniques so that students can ultimately navigate any type of synthesizer. Throughout the course, students will be applying their skills directly to creative projects to make music and will leave the class with an arsenal of their signature sounds.

Sound Design & Synthesis

This course, created by John Selway, is the result of his many years as a musician and sound designer searching for interesting ways to make unique sounds using synthesizers and samplers. The course teaches the fundamentals of sound design and explores the various synthesis and sampling techniques so that students can ultimately navigate any type of synthesizer. Throughout the course, students will be applying their skills directly to creative projects to make music and will leave the class with an arsenal of their signature sounds.
Vocal production is one of the most intricate art forms to master in music production, with many undocumented practices that vocal producers have acquired over years of honing their craft. In this comprehensive 12-session course, you will learn the essential tools to create a successful vocal production and many of the hidden tips and tricks only experienced vocal producers have learned over their years of experience in the industry. If you are looking to get your vocals to stand out and be competitive, this course is for you.

Vocal Production

Vocal production is one of the most intricate art forms to master in music production, with many undocumented practices that vocal producers have acquired over years of honing their craft. In this comprehensive 12-session course, you will learn the essential tools to create a successful vocal production and many of the hidden tips and tricks only experienced vocal producers have learned over their years of experience in the industry. If you are looking to get your vocals to stand out and be competitive, this course is for you.
This course will teach you to build a live performance set to perform your music live on stage, integrating the instruments, analog gear, and MIDI controllers that you already play and own. You will discover Ableton Live’s powerful live performance functionality, and learn how this software can be customized to fit your musical needs, exploring advanced features such as live looping, tempo changes and syncing tempo with live musicians, custom effect racks, MPE, Max for Live, and much more.

Live Performance

This course will teach you to build a live performance set to perform your music live on stage, integrating the instruments, analog gear, and MIDI controllers that you already play and own. You will discover Ableton Live’s powerful live performance functionality, and learn how this software can be customized to fit your musical needs, exploring advanced features such as live looping, tempo changes and syncing tempo with live musicians, custom effect racks, MPE, Max for Live, and much more.

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