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2-Day Intensive: Songwriting w/CLARA

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Logic Pro for Beginners with Kayhee

• Overview of Logic’s main windows (Workspace, Mixer, Library, Upper Tab, Editor, Preferences)
• Region and Track Inspector
• Quick look at Logic’s native Synthesizers
• Quick look at Logic’s best native plug-ins
• Setting up sends and buses in Logic
• Automation and Flex tools in Logic
• MIDI Operations in Logic
• Controller set-up in Logic
• Sampling in Logic
• Useful shortcuts and functions in Logic

Keyhan Kamelian is an Iranian music producer, songwriter, engineer and sound designer based in Los Angeles. Keyhan’s production, which spans across various genres and styles, has been awarded multiple titles by Indaba Music and acquired multiple placements in recent years. Additionally, Keyhan’s sound design for award-winning short film ‘Personal’ has been praised by critics for its fusion of organic and synthesized textures. He has also been invited to present masterclasses on audio production at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music. Keyhan’s current focus is on producing singles and EPs for various singer-songwriters as well as completing his own artist project. While not producing, Keyhan teaches private lessons on piano and production as well as playing keys for local pop and indie artists around LA.

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2-Day Intensive: Finger Drumming w/Coby

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2-Day Intensive: Composition & Sound Design for TV & Film w/Jesse Wolston

Join us for a 2-day Intensive with Sound Design professional Jesse Wolston. This is a 2-day event on December 26th and 27th from 6:30pm – 10pm each night.

BIO

Jesse is a composer and motion designer from Auckland, New Zealand. His musical output is primarily modern classical and abstract electronic. Jesse is a certified Sound Designer & Producer from the Berklee School of Music, who currently builds large-scale international audio/visual art installations, sound exhibits, and compositions for documentary & art films. He works independently in graphic and motion design. He currently resides in Highland Park.

Behind the Beat w/ Mike Gazzo (Steve Aoki, Billie Eilish)

Gazzo is a writer/producer who has co-written records with Steve Aoki, Backstreet Boys, Nicky Jam, BTS, Kiiara, Desiigner, Chase Rice, American Authors, Pusha T, etc. He is best known for his remix of “Best Day of My Life” which collected 50 Mil streams and helped the record go double platinum. He’s also done remix work for Fall Out Boy, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Billie Eilish, AJR, and countless others. Listed below are just a few examples of the labels Gazzo has worked with,

OUTLINE OF CLASS:

1. Behind the vocals to CADE & Desiigner “Home To You [pitched reverbs; chops in designer’s vox]
2. Behind the beat/vocals to Aoki/BTS “Waste It On Me” [attention to detail with vocals]
3. Behind the beat/vocals to Aidan Alexander-Guts [vocal processing & simplicity of a track]
4. Behind the beat Aoki/Nicky Jam “Jaleo”
5. Behind the beat/vocals of some unreleased tracks
6. How to fill the frequency spectrum for a full sounding song
7. Percussion Fundamentals (why having a strong percussive section in a song is important)
8. Guitar and Bass processing
9. Gazzo and his DAW workflow
10. How Being “Correct” isn’t always what’s best

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August 16th, 6PM-8PM

About the Masterclass

Rejoicer is coming to Beat Lab to share with us his unique producing techniques focusing on live recording mixed with samples from all the spectrum of musical styles.

We will discuss his absolute understanding of rhythm and explore odd time signatures besides the magnetic 4/4.

We will also learn a few melodic tricks with Yuvi’s approach to melodic structures, and talk about the journey that led him to sign with the legendary label, Stones Throw.

About Rejoicer

Yuvi Havkin, who goes by the name Rejoicer, is one of the primary figures of Tel Aviv’s beat scene. He is the founder of the Raw Tapes label, a collective of beatmakers, rappers, jazz singers, and instrumentalists. Rejoicer’s own work is a hazy, psychedelic blend of instrumental soul, abstract hip-hop, and broken beats, with influences ranging from cosmic jazz to Bollywood soundtracks. After releasing more than 20 albums across various projects and relocating to Berlin, Havkin signed to Stones Throw and released the full-length Energy Dreams in 2018.

Along with Beno Hendler and KerenDun, Havkin founded Buttering Trio in 2011. With an eclectic blend of left-field pop styles, the group’s debut full-length, Toast, appeared in 2013, and the group went on to play shows with the likes of Black Milk and Hudson Mohawke. All three members of Buttering Trio participated in the Live Beat Tapes project, which issued The Singles in 2015. Rejoicer also worked with downtempo/house vocalist Bajka and left-field hip-hop producers Free the Robots and Mndsgn.

Having played gigs with Peanut Butter Wolf and collaborated with Dudley Perkins and Georgia Anne Muldrow, as well as sharing a genre-blurring sensibility with roots in jazz and hip-hop, Havkin was a natural fit for Stones Throw.

Details:

• Open to all levels

• Please bring your laptop and headphones

• Any DAW will work for this workshop but Rejoicer will use Ableton Live

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