Secrets of House Music Production

Summary

Taking inspiration from the successful book Secrets of House Music Production, this intensive weekend course is aimed at experienced Logic users and reveals professional tips, tricks and techniques to take your tracks to the next level.

Guiding you through the creation of an original track will be expert music producers Bruce Aisher and Sharooz. Bruce has released tracks and remixes on many respected labels including Bedrock, Global Underground and Lost Language.

DJ, producer and label manager Sharooz will present an insiders guide to the music business and host a music industry Q&A. His tracks have featured in sets from the likes of Pete Tong, David Guetta and D Ramirez amongst many others.

PLUS! Free Goodies From Sample Magic & Point Blank
Every participant will leave with an exclusive goodie bag worth over £300 including a copy of the book, Sample Magic sample packs and a Point Blank T shirt.

Content

Drums and Beat Programming
Selecting your sounds.

The quest for the ultimate kick drum
Layering drums for a solid beat

Drum production: EQ and compression

Quantise, swing & groove

Exercise: Make a house beat

The Bassline

The relationship between kick drum & bass

Types of bassline (rhythm, riff and lead)

Sound sources

Mixing the bassline with the beat

Sidechaining your bassline

Exercise: Make a bassline

Music Business Q&A - Part 1

Insiders guide to the music business

Promotion, web presence & marketing your tracks

Building your profile

Tips for submitting demos

How record labels work

Synthesis & Sound Design

Beyond presets - creating your own sounds
Subtractive synthesis: making the most of your synth
Creating lead sounds and toplines
Effects: Distortion, Bitcrushers, Phaser, Chorus & more
Exercise: Create a topline

Arrangement and Mixdown
Different arrangements for different genres
Writing for the dancefloor.
Top tricks: the drop, the breakdown, the build
Essential guide to mixing: do's and don'ts
Exercise: Finish your mixdown

Music Industry Q&A - Part 2
Legal issues: What you need to know
Making money through music: PRS & MCPS

A watertight agreement
Other sources of revenue. 

Pro Producer Q&A with Sharooz

Mix doctor
Group discussion and appraisal of your track(s)

Pro feedback from Bruce Aisher and Sharooz.