The Chop Shop Monthly Sample Challenge, hosted by Great Dane, is an exciting remix competition and live event held at 343 Labs NYC, located at 119 W 23rd St, Studio 902. The event takes place on August 29 from 7-10 PM, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own beverages (BYOB). Each month, samples and […]
Experience the future of electronic music at Trans-Pecos, where students from 343 Labs, New York’s leading music production school, will take the stage for their debut performances. With 8 back-to-back sets, this event offers a first glimpse into the innovative sounds and fresh talent poised to make their mark. Join us for an evening of […]
Join us for a free music production masterclass and 343 Labs Open House. In this masterclass, producer/DJ Great Dane demonstrates how he approaches making music and navigating the powerful tools of his DAW Ableton Live. Learn fundamental as well as advanced music production techniques that will make your music stand out. During the event, 343 […]
Experience the future of electronic music at First Live, where students from 343 Labs, New York’s leading music production school, will take the stage for their debut performances. With 8 back-to-back sets, this event offers a first glimpse into the innovative sounds and fresh talent poised to make their mark. Join us for an evening […]
Experience the future of electronic music at Wonderville, where students from 343 Labs, New York’s leading music production school, will take the stage for their debut performances. With 8 back-to-back sets, this event offers a first glimpse into the innovative sounds and fresh talent poised to make their mark. Join us for an evening of […]
Join 343 Labs as it unveils its newly constructed studio and production facilities. Watch live performances by our talented students, meet the 343 Team, and mingle with like-minded artists and producers over music and refreshments.
The Chop Shop Monthly Sample Challenge, hosted by Great Dane, is an exciting remix competition and live event held at 343 Labs NYC, located at 119 W 23rd St, Studio 902. The event takes place on September 25 from 7-10 PM, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own beverages (BYOB). Each month, samples and […]
Ableton, Sound Design & Synthesis
Originally from Australia and now based in Berlin, Peter Trimbacher has been involved in the electronic music industry for over 15 years as an artist, event promoter, independent label owner, and educator. Using Ableton Live as his centerpiece, Peter DJs and performs live improvisations under the moniker Metapattern focussing on broken beat, industrial, rave, polyrhythmic and deep styles. His works can be heard on labels such as Machine Label (AU), Raven Sigh, (CA), Måinmise Records (FR) and Krill Music (AR). Pete is an Ableton-Certified Trainer and contributes regularly as a freelance writer of technical production articles.
Ableton, Composition & Arrangement
Berlin-based producer Stasys Musial is a true sound crafter of the modernera. Equipped with patience and diligence, he creates soothing soundscapes and vivid rhythms that bend listeners’ minds. Embracing binaural sound design, gnarly basses and odd time signatures, he assembles the Neurohop and IDM bops of tomorrow. Trained at the Popakademie in Mannheim he designs complex sound tracks for video games and trailers.
Logic, Mixing & Mastering, Vocal Production
Rainer Rütsch aka Rob Rox is a German music producer, songwriter, and mixing and mastering engineer. After moving to Los Angeles in 2011 where he worked with artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Banks, Imagine Dragons, and Ellie Goulding he moved to Berlin where his fresh mixing talents have helped a diverse array of artists achieve industry success. He has worked with artists such as Seven Lions, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Paper Diamond, WhoMadeWho, Klingande, GusGus, and Kungs.
Ableton, Sound Design & Synthesis
Noah Pred is a Berlin-based producer, DJ, and Ableton-Certified Trainer who has been working with hardware samplers, sequencers and synthesizers for over two decades, performing live sets of techno, house and electro since the 90’s. Originally from Canada, he has toured North America and Europe with his unique hybrid of electro, dub, techno and house, issuing numerous releases on labels around the globe and receiving two Canadian Juno Award nominations in the process. He also makes Max for Live devices which can be found at Manifest.Audio.
Ableton
Pedro Passoni, also known as Melon Blush, is an electronic music producer, DJ and educator. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Pedro has played in internationally renowned clubs such as Sisyphos (Berlin), D-EDGE (São Paulo) and Oddity (Athens). His music has received the likes of artists such as Guy J, Mita Gami, Floyd Lavigne, L_cio, Tessuto, Projekt Gestalten and others. As an artist, Melon Blush seeks to explore the boundaries of electronic music genres and create stories with a futuristic approach.
Ableton, Sound Design & Synthesis
Vasco Ispirian came up in Madrid, where he co-founded one of the first-ever successful clubbing DJ collectives in Spain, Innerlife, and became one of the primary residents of Madrid’s legendary house and techno night, The Room, responsible for breaking Madrid’s incoming generation of deeper electronic music. Since 2004, Ispirian has released prolifically for many smaller Spanish labels and retains ties to the most prestigious names in the Spanish scene. As an Ableton-Certified Trainer, Ispirian has taught at Dubspot in New York, Point Blank Music School and is now an instructor at 343 Labs Berlin.
Mixing & Mastering
Marian Hafenstein is a recording and mixing, and mastering engineer based in Berlin. After graduating from Abbey Road Institute Berlin, he cut his teeth at the iconic Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia. He is now an engineer at JRS Recording Studio in Berlin and works out of his studio. Marian works with a wide variety of musical styles and artists such as Hyukoh, Rina Sawayama, and Nina Chuba.
Ableton, Mixing & Mastering
Detroit native Brian Jackson is a Brooklyn-based producer, audio engineer, Ableton-Certified Trainer and author of the “The Music Producer’s Survival Guide” with over 20 years of teaching experience. Brian’s involvement in DIY, independent and underground music culture started in Detroit more than two decades ago. Since then he has worked with Tribes of Neurot (Neurosis), Idris Elba, Chris Baio (Vampire Weekend), Bombay Dub Orchestra, Chemlab, DJ Riz, Ableton, Access Music, d16. As an educator Brian has taught and designed curriculum for SAE, IAR, The New School, and Dubspot, before moving to 343 Labs..
Logic Pro, Ableton, Composition & Arrangement
Brent Arnold 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. He has worked with artists including The Antlers, Reggie Watts, Eyvind Kang, Jessika Kenney, Filastine, Aditya Kalyanpur, Sleater-Kinney, and Modest Mouse. He studied with violinist Michael White (Pharoah Sanders, John Handy) and cellist Walter Grey (Kronos Quartet) and currently resides in New York City.
Vocal Production, Live Performance
Alex Rapp’s hypnotic pop unites experimentation with confession, bringing a unique blend of soulful electronica to the streets of Berlin. The DC native is equal parts vocalist, producer, songwriter and music technologist. As an educator, Alex has spent much of the last few years teaching music production to youth groups, particularly those focused on empowering young female creatives, such as Beats by Girlz and She Knows Tech. Drawing on her own experiences in the industry, she hopes to empower young women to find their voice and speak their truth.
Ableton, Vocal Production
Stella Key is a producer, Dj, and top-liner from the Netherlands. Her sound is a combination of dreamy and euphoric bass-focused dance music. Collaborations include “Disturbia” with FilthGuys and Shyia, which racked up over 5 million streams on Spotify, and only marks the beginning of Stella’s career as she prepares to take the music world by storm as the next female triple-threat producer, DJ, and top-liner. Follow Stella on Spotify.
Ableton, Composition & Arrangement
Icarus Moth is the sonic project of electronic music producer, pianist, and sound engineer Nathan Miller. Born in Denver and based in Brooklyn, Miller’s own work has spanned a formidable career, recording and touring with some of the most prominent independent acts such as MEMBA, Mothica, and Ehiorobo, in addition to work for Atlantic Records, Mercedes Benz, Geberit, and UMG. His work under Icarus Moth blossomed in late 2016 with a remix of alt-Js Breezeblocks, which drew the attention of national artists and garnered 10 million plays on Spotify.
Ableton, Mixing & Mastering
With a career that started in the early days of house and techno at New York’s notorious Limelight, Abe Duque has been at the head of the acid-house and underground-techno table since his earliest releases way back in 1992. Between touring the world’s underground techno scenes, releasing on labels such as International Deejay Gigolo, Tension, Abuse Industries, and Rapture, and remixing tracks for household names such as Chemical Brothers and Pet Shop Boys, Abe later turned his attention to education, where he is now considered one of the most respected educators in New York City.
Ableton, Composition & Arrangement
Dane Morris is Great Dane, a SoCal native now living in Brooklyn, NY – regarded as a staple in the Bass/ Trap genres. Over the past decade the Low End Theory alum has accrued a deep catalog of singles and EPs, as well as six full-length albums. From co-founding TeamSupreme, to launching his label (ADBC), to sharing the stage with legends like G Jones, Troyboi, Flume, Flying Lotus, Boombox Cartel, Gramatik & The Glitch Mob, Great Dane always delivers the absolute best of new and classic sounds to his audiences.
Ableton, Sound Design & Synthesis
John Selway 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. Since taking up electronic dance music from his home base in NYC in the early ’90s, John has faithfully represented his town at every turn. As an artist, a record slinger, a label owner and educator, he is a musical force to be reckoned with and a bonafide pillar of the international techno scene.
