Week 1 of a 5 week course.
A step by step introduction to the bare necessities of Live!
Make music with Ableton Live production software. A group course for beginners by Brighter Sound at Band on the Wall.
In five weeks of small group learning you will have the knowledge and skills to create tracks using the software package of choice for composition, songwriting, recording, production, beatmaking, remixing and live performance.
All equipment and laptops are provided.
Under the direction of Producer / DJ Mike Richardson you will learn…
Overview – the session and arrangement views
Working with Audio
Working with Midi
Processing: FX, EQ & Compression
Mixing & Mastering
“I learned the basics of music production and the course has given me the confidence to produce and record my own music.”
“Mike is a great teacher and extremely good at making the topics taught in the course interesting and bringing out the enthusiasm in us.”
Days: Thursdays
Dates: March 20th, 27th. April 3rd, 10th, 17th.
Times: 6pm-7.30pm
Venue: Brighter Sound Training Room at Band on the Wall.
Price: £110
Tutor Mike Richardson has been involved in the music business for approaching a decade now, working as both a sound engineer & event manager, more recently concentrating on DJing and production. He has international recognition releasing music and taking in club and festival gigs all over the UK and abroad. With an eclectic taste, Mike brings together house, techno, electro, garage and even drum & bass, in ways that are sometimes surprising,… but always …bang on the money. His weekly ‘Retune FM Radio Show’ on Manchester’s Unity Radio, has brought with it an army of devotees, anxious to see where he will take us next.
Have a listen to Looking Back – Mike Richardson & Howard Sessions feat KT Forrester (Lost My Dog Records) to whet your appetite.
Mike has also released music on Retweak Records, and 3am Recordings and is currently developing a live set and a stack full of new tracks which he will roll out over the coming months. Having just got back from a tour of Thailand and with another to the US and Brazil on the horizon, this year looks set to be his best yet.
