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IT'S TIME TO UNLOCK THE INDUSTRY SECRETS WITH OUR
Art of music production
10-Week Course
Whether you're an aspiring producer, musician, songwriter or artist and have been recording your own music for a while now, but can never seem to get it sound like professional productions, this is for you. Unlock the secrets of the pros, learn advanced recording and mixing techniques, and take your own recordings to the level they deserve with our in-person, in-house course.
This is where amateur productions end...
Are you sick of mediocre recordings and wishing that you could quickly level up your music production skills?
Save yourself years of time and frustration, and learn directly from the best here at Island Recording Studios.
With over 15 years of music production experience, Joseph will be sharing his knowledge of recording techniques, production tips and tricks, mixing, mastering, and more. This is your chance to see behind the veil of how world-class music is produced.
- Learn techniques that would take years to work out yourself
- Start creating music that you're truly proud of in just a few weeks
- Get all your production questions answered on the spot
- Gain the confidence to make the right choices for your music, everytime
No more confusion.
No more overwhelm.
No more subpar productions.
Say goodbye to productions that you're disappointed in and hello to finally breaking through that barrier that's been holding your music back. Together let's take your music productions to a whole new level.
Time to stop dreaming and start crushing it!
Is this course right for you?
This course has been created from the ground up with the sole purpose of giving you all the information you need to instantly take your music production skills to the next level.
If you have some prior audio production experience and fall into one of the following categories, then this course is for you:
- An aspiring studio engineer who is looking to build your skills and portfolio so that you can find clients and launch your career
- A bedroom producer looking to up their game for their own productions or those of artists they're working with
- An artist who wants to be able to produce their own tracks to a high quality for release
- A songwriter who wants to producer their own demos to ptich to recording artsits
- A composer who wants to be abel to mix their own compositions for tv/film/ads etc.
The Course Logistics
What it is: The Art of Music Production: 10-Week Course
Course aims: To allow you to create the productions you've always wanted to - to elevate your skills from where they are now to being able to record and mix your own (or other people's) music to a professional standard.
Who is this for: This course is for those who already have experience in music production. Perhaps you've been chipping away at your own recordings for years, or perhaps you're relatively new to it and have gone on a 6-month YouTube binge to try and find the answers you're seeking. This course isn't you for if you have no prior experience in music produciton.
Location: Right here at Island Recording Studios! You'll be learning and putting your skills into practice right here with us.
Course Format: The course is run in very small group workshops (3 people) and split into theory/demonstration and practical components. As the class size is so small you'll be able to get all your questions answered and receive feedback on the productions you've been working on.
When: This 10-Week Course will be held once a week, and run roughly in line with the school term. Exact dates and times for each cohort TBA.
Course Overview
So what exactly will your learn when you join this exclusive course?
Ensure You Have The Fundamentals Downpat
Understanding The Basics of sound
- Frequency and it how it relates to pitch and what we hear
- Phase
- Amplitude
- Measuring loudness and looking after your ears
File Management
- No more wasted time searching for sessions or mixes
- Employ best practices for naming and organising your work
- Never lose another file due to a corrupt disc
Recording
Learn Essential and Advanced recording techniques
- Ensure your home studio is primed and ready to go to get the best out of any recording
- Microphone essentials - understanding the types of mics that are commonly used in studios
- Microphone selection - know which mic to choose for every job
- Microphone placement - understand how mic placement can drastically effect the final product
- Production tips and tricks to enhance your recordings
Editing
Tweak your performances to take them from good to great
- Vocal Tuning - get your vocals sounding like the pros
- Vocal Alignment - create super tight vocal stacks
- Drum Editing - drums are the backbone of any recording - they need to be locked in
- Instrumental Editing - ensure all the instruments are right with the drums, without sounding robotic
Mixing
The Essentials
- Balancing Levels
- Panning - best practices and using panning effects
- Understanding and applying EQ
- Understanding and applying compression
- Using effects and when you would use Sends vs Inserts
Advanced Techniques
- Buses and Bus Processing
- Parallel Processing - why to use and when to use
Mastering
The final piece of the audio puzzle
- The purpose of mastering
- The main elements in mastering
- How to perform a basic master on your mix
What you will get when you join us
Our goal is to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills that you need to take your music production career to a whole new level. We will make sure you have the essentials of music production down pat, as well as teaching you advanced recording and mixing techniques.
We can't wait to see where you take newfound skills and how you apply them in your music going forward.
- A Solid Foundation: We will help you lay the foundation for a lifetime of growth and fun in music production. Where you go from here is all up to you.
- Confidence: The confidence to produce your own music and know that you're making the right choices for it.
- Theoretical and Practical Understanding: We place a lot of importance on ensuring you understand the theory behind the practices that we'll teach. But we also know that the only way to get really good at music production is be applying the theory yourself - i.e. making music! As much and as often as you can.
Course Bonus Offer #1
Access To Our Online Production Portal
Your music production education doesn't stop when you finish your course with us. You'll also receive 2 bonus months of free access to our online production portal where you can continue to learn and hone your skills.
Course Bonus Offer #2
Stems For You To Practice What You've Learnt
We want you to be able to put into practice what you've learnt as soon as you've left the classroom. That's why we'll provide you with fresh stems each week that you can load up at home and manipulate, add to, change, alter, process and tweak until your heart's content.
Course Bonus Offer #3
50% Discount On Ableton Live Software
Save big on Ableton Live software when you signup for one of our courses.
Meet Your Studio Guide
Meet Your Studio Guide
JOSEPH CHEEK
Producer, Musician, Music Coach
Joseph Cheek is a seasoned professional musician whose musical journey began at the age of 5 with piano lessons, igniting a lifelong passion for music.
Transitioning into a career as an audio engineer was a natural progression for Joseph, as it allowed him to work alongside talented and creative individuals in a studio environment aimed at inspiring others through collaborative music production.
With over a decade of experience spanning various music genres, Joseph's expertise lies in crafting larger-than-life rock, indie, and pop-rock productions at Island Studios, recognised as a premier destination for Pop and Indie artists in South Australia. In addition to his studio work, Joseph has dedicated nearly a decade to educating others, conducting music workshops, speaking at events, and teaching at university.
Joseph is a firm believer in continuous personal growth and lifelong learning, consistently expanding his knowledge in music, business, and personal development. Motivated by his passion for education, Joseph created this course to empower to take charge of their own music production career.
Join Joseph on a journey towards creating extraordinary music experiences together.
How Do I Join This Amazing Course?
To get started, all you need to do is hit that "Apply To Join" button and fill out your details! Please note, there are a limited number of spots in each course so be sure to get onto filling out your application sooner rather than later.
Spots are Limited.
Apply today!
Embarking on a self-guided journey to learn any technical skill can be tough… really tough. Music production is certainly no exception.
We’ve lost count of the number of people we’ve met who after having a tiny amount of experience in a real recording studio, decide that they can do it just as well at home, and for cheaper.
After all, it looked pretty easy to set up a mic and hit the record button...
Inevitably, 99.9% of these people end up going back to a studio after a failed stint or trying to work it all out for themselves. Often many do manage to set up a mic properly and record a take that actually sounds pretty decent, only to then completely butcher it in the mixing phase.
Most of the time when amateurs mix, the tracks end up sounding worse than if the only thing they had done was set the levels and apply no processing at all.
When you set out on the journey of self-education, often just knowing where to start can be next to impossible.
Instead of having any kind of roadmap for your learning in place, you’ll likely just watch an assortment of random YouTube tutorials from different people, all with their own ideas and approaches - often with conflicting information.
This can cause you to throw a bunch of random plugins and effects onto a track because you saw some guy do it, even though it’s probably damaging your music.
But it’s the best you’ve got to go on (as far as you can tell) so you just leave the processing on even though it’s making your track sound worse.
This method is similar to trying to do a jigsaw puzzle with either:
A) Missing pieces, or
B) Mismatched pieces from different puzzles mixed together
It’s incredibly frustrating as you just can’t get your tracks to sound good no matter how many hours or days you spend mixing the same song.
If you’ve ever opened up any DAW for the first time, you’re probably familiar with that feeling of overwhelm when you first open it and don’t know where to start.
Everyone has been there… but at the conclusion of this course it’ll be a feeling of the past. You’ll learn everything from the layout of the DAW, through to utilising Ableton’s distinguished native instruments and plugin collection, along with learning about different microphones and how best to use each one.
Immerse yourself in an interactive learning experience that brings theory to life through practical application. As you progress through the course, you'll actively apply newfound knowledge, solidifying your understanding like never before.
Take your learning beyond the classroom with engaging tasks and stems to work on at home, ensuring continuous skill development and growth between sessions.
Immerse yourself in an interactive learning experience that brings theory to life through practical application. As you progress through the course, you'll actively apply newfound knowledge, solidifying your understanding like never before.
Take your learning beyond the classroom with engaging tasks and stems to work on at home, ensuring continuous skill development and growth between sessions.
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