Other Side of the Glass! Music Production Fundamentals.

Students will gain a new understanding of what really happens in a recording session. They will learn to listen intently to the details in the music they will be working on. The students will leave with a larger lexicon of musical terms to use in their future musical endevours.
 

I am teaching classes on music production, music appreciation, and songwriting.

I have been a performing and recording musician since 1990. My bands have shared the stage and been on recordings with some artists that have become household names: (Blink 182, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger and Jimmy Eat World) just to name a few. 

I have been a professional music producer and audio engineer since 2005. I have had the privilege to work with artists of various genres including; (Rock, Punk, Metal, Pop, R&B, Country, Hip Hop, Jazz, Classical and Experimental). I have recorded an audio book with Pulitzer Prize Award winning author David Maraniss, did drum production on a Grammy nominated record for Country artist Jessi Lynn, produced audio for the Emmy nominated series Lego Star Wars and produced audio for Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" finale.

As a teacher I emphasize that students do not need to be a virtuoso to be great music producers. My goal is to build the confidence in students they will need to talk to artists to help them reach their full potential.

There will not be any homework assigned for this class.

There will be an informal assessment at the end of class to answer any remaining questions the students may have about what we discussed in the class.

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

There will not be any outside sources used in this class.