Music Production Lessons

As a teacher, I strive to connect with my students–sharing my passion for the electronic music and music technology to keep them engaged, excited, and motivated to get better. My goal is to create a relaxed but productive atmosphere where students can explore the aspects of music production that excites them the most in addition to learning the common software, hardware, and techniques involved in music and audio production. All ages, skill levels, and styles are welcome. I offer a free online video consultation before we get started so we can get to know each other, discuss your musical goals, and go over logistics. After that, lessons are prepaid at the beginning of each calendar month. I am available for lessons online primarily via Zoom (Skype, Google Meet, or FaceTime may also be possible). I also offer lessons at my home studio in Garland as well as in homes across Dallas. My primary service areas are North/Northeast Dallas, Uptown/Downtown, Park Cities, East Dallas, Richardson, and Garland. If you live outside of this area and would like to schedule in-home lessons, please contact me to discuss feasibility. For more information on my Scheduling and Make-up Lesson Policies, please go to the Policies page.

Lessons may cover any of the following topics:

• Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering

• Using DAWs such as Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, GarageBand, Reason, and more

• Understanding MIDI

• Creating Beats & Loops

• Composing/Songwriting

• Music Theory

• Troubleshooting technical issues

• How Analog/Digital Audio works

• Signal & Effects Processing/Plug-Ins

• Synthesis/Synthesizers

• Sound Design

• Signal Path

• Workflow and Session/File Organization

• Interactive Music Programming (Max/MSP and Max for Live)

• Any other areas of student interest