Create chart-ready tracks with industry-standard tools and techniques.
Music production is more than making beats. It is about crafting sonic experiences that move people, and every step from arranging melodies to mixing and mastering asks for both technical skill and artistic judgement.
A skilled producer is part musician, part engineer, part artist. Students learn to take a raw idea and turn it into a polished, professional track that holds up next to anything on streaming.
In this speed lesson we recreated “Illegal” by PinkPantheress from scratch to show students how a Grammy-nominated song is built. Breaking the track down layer by layer, from the Underworld sample to the minimal drum pattern and airy synths, teaches the exact techniques used in professional production.
This is one of many lessons where students learn by recreating real songs, picking apart song structure, sound design, mixing, and the creative decisions that make a hit connect with millions of listeners.
Eight weeks from a first idea to a finished master, on the software and gear professionals actually use.
Song structure, arrangement and composition from first idea to full track.
Choosing and layering sounds, and building rhythm and groove.
Synthesis basics and sample manipulation to build sounds nobody else has.
Effect processing and chains that shape a track's character.
EQ, dynamics and mix balance so the track holds up anywhere.
Project management, client communication and release strategy.
Students build a record end-to-end: written, arranged, mixed and exported.
Arrangement, sound selection, groove and mixdown in the DAW professionals actually use.
A membership to the industry's leading sample and tutorial platform, included.
Every option includes the studio gear, Ableton Live 12 Suite and Splice Education access. Nothing to buy or bring.
8 sessions · Los Gatos & Saratoga
Open to any student in the area
On campus, straight after the bell
Students of that school only
Youth and adults, any level
In person or online
More classes and locations coming soon.
Every Music Production student receives access to Splice Education, the industry's leading platform for music production samples, loops, and exclusive educational content.
No. MacBooks, controllers, interfaces and headphones are all provided in class.
None. The class is built for complete beginners and runs at a 14:1 ratio.
Every class is taught in Ableton Live 12 Suite, the DAW used across electronic, pop and hip-hop production. Splice Education access is included.
No. Production is taught by ear and by structure, so no prior theory or notation is required.