Finishing Tracks with Speaker Honey TUTORIAL In this exclusive course, you’ll learn how to transform your unfinished ideas into finished songs with mau5trap artist Speaker Honey. Over 5 lessons, she will share her insight into structuring songs, creating and refining core melodies and rhythms, the importance of cohesive transitions, FX placement, audio and midi processing, and the mixdown… Read More »
Deep House Workflow with Fred Everything TUTORIAL Find your flow with Fred Everything, one of the true masters of Deep House, as he takes you through his hybrid workflow that integrates hardware synths, drum machines, and sequencers with software. Over 5 days, you’ll discover the tools and techniques that earned him the title of Traxsource’s #1 Deep House… Read More »
Beyond Genres with Lusine TUTORIAL In this course, veteran producer Lusine will walk you through his genre-defying production process. Covering everything from songwriting to synthesis, learn how the Ghostly International mainstay uses a combination of hardware and software to stay creative. Day 1 – Studio Walkthrough and Setup Day 2 – Groove Workflow Day 3 – Synthesis Workflow… Read More »
Bass & Space with Great Dane TUTORIAL After taking students through a tour of his best creativity hacks last fall, Great Dane is returning to IO Music Academy for his second week-long course, and this time he’s focusing on empty space. Miles Davis once famously said “It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play,”… Read More »
Sound Design with Phase Fatale TUTORIAL Since releasing his debut album in 2017 on Hospital Productions, the NY-raised, Berlin-based DJ/Producer has secured residencies at both Berlin’s Berghain and Tbilisi’s Khidi – two of the most renowned techno clubs in the world. A wizard in the studio and gifted synthesist, Phase Fatale will open up his studio for an… Read More »
Chops & Chords with Manatee Commune TUTORIAL Manatee Commune (aka Grant Eadie) has made quite a name for himself in dance music since his debut 3 short years ago. A native of the Pacific NW, this electronic based, classically trained multi-instrumentalist has ignited a wave of fans since his nationally aired interview on NPR’s Morning Edition and being… Read More »
Going Pro with Steve Lawler TUTORIAL So you finally finished a song – now what? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to get signed to your favorite labels, build momentum as an artist, and get personalized career advice from the one and only Steve Lawler. If you’re not familiar, Steve has toured the world as a DJ, released… Read More »
Foundations of House with The Mekanism TUTORIAL A Parisian producer with serious House roots, his releases on labels such as Too Many Rules, Moan Recordings, Robsoul Recordings and Jonk Records have lead him to take his sound all over the globe. Entertaining fans is something that comes completely naturally and he’s performed at some of electronic music’s iconic… Read More »
Samplestate The Mekanism Underground House & Tech MULTIFORMAT Samplestate is delighted to welcome one of our favourite underground producers into the fold, we present “The Mekanism – Underground House & Tech” Featuring an amazing collection of samples split into three main sections, with 237 track ready drum loops that cover a selection of grooves styles with variations including… Read More »
Jack Antonoff Writing & Producing ‘King’ by Florence + The Machine Inside The Track 79 TUTORIAL The long-awaited second series with star songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff is here! In this release, the multiple Grammy award-winner takes you through his experience of creating ‘King’, the lead single from the 2022 album ‘Dance Fever’ by Florence + The Machine.… Read More »
IO Music Academy Fred Everything Deep House Bundle TUTORIAL Based in Montreal, Canada, Fred Everything is an electronic music producer and DJ, and one of the most consistent artists in Deep House. For the past 25 years, he’s put out over 250 releases and remixes on labels such as Defected, Freerange, 20:20 Vision, Compost, Om, his own label… Read More »
Recording Guitars Effectively & Efficiently TUTORIAL A step by step mini course on how to set yourself up for success to quickly record great sounding guitar takes with less stress and hassle. To be totally transparent, the course is not the fanciest in terms of production. It’s not shot on the most up to date gear but if… Read More »
Vocal Home Recording Getting Great Takes With Ease TUTORIAL “Vocal Home Recording – Getting Great Takes With Ease” is a step-by-step video series that will take you from complete beginner to recording professional level vocals in your home studio without expensive gear, and without a degree in audio engineering. In this course you will learn: How to create… Read More »
Piano 101: Beginner Friendly Piano Lessons without a Piano TUTORIAL In this piano class, viewers will be learning musical concepts such as note identification, rhythmic elements, circle of fifths, key signatures, beginner to advanced music theory concepts, different genres to play such as classical and jazz, and much more! Each week a class will be set into smaller… Read More »
Breakbeat Production Techniques with Future Funk Squad TUTORIAL Future Funk Squad (AKA Glen Nicholls) is a Dance Music and Sound Design icon and has been in the industry for over 20 years. He has released 3 albums to date: Audio Damage (2006), Disorders of Skill (2009) & the award-winning Darker Days (2014), and has remixed the likes of… Read More »