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Whether you view it as an empowering revolution or a necessary evil, social media is undeniably an important part of being an artist in today's music industry. In this free live stream workshop, you'll learn from expert Andrew Leese as he shares the strategies he's developed from his time as the Social Media Manager for FUSE London, Enzo Siragusa, and Ibiza Spotlight.

With its flexibility, ease of use, and famous warp algorithm, Ableton is one of the best digital audio workstations for working with samples. In this course, Nick Garcia will walk you through the variety of ways to flip your favorite samples. You'll learn how to work with the native tools Simpler and Sampler, slicing audio tracks to MIDI, time-stretching, warping, and repitching, and sampling from vinyl. Whether you make house, hip hop, or lofi, these sampling techniques will help you find great samples anywhere and manipulate them to your heart's content. The possibilities are truly endless!

Join one half of the legendary techno duo Fur Coat for a special one-day event. Course Outline Fur Coat are universally praised for their mesmerizing take on techno, having helped lay the groundwork for the current wave of melodic and hypnotic records dominating the global scene. Ahead of their upcoming album release on the legendary Renaissance Records, you'll get an inside look into the process behind the album's first single “Hurricane.” The track combines gorgeous vocals from Running Pine with the deep and delicate production the duo is famous for, delivering a masterpiece of finely-tuned sound and texture. Learn how Fur Coat approaches drums, bass, vocals, mixing, and much more in this exclusive two-hour production workshop

In this course, explore the different tools and techniques that will help unlock your pop production creativity, such as sound design, vocal processing, arrangement, tension and release, and more.

Have a musical idea in your head but just can't translate it into your production? This 5-day course covers everything from the basics of scales and theory, to chord progressions and substitutions.

Learn how to transform your mixing workflow both inside and outside your DAW to get the most out of your room. Course Outline

Do you struggle with your mixdowns? Go inside the studio with IO instructor and seasoned engineer Nick Garcia as he walks you through the best tips and tricks for getting clear, punchy, and solid mixdowns. Though this class will primarily focus on house music, the topics and techniques will be applicable to a variety of genres. Nick will discuss the importance of volume and gain-staging, effective panning, equalization, compression, and more.

In this 5-day course, learn how to set up your studio, prepare your mixing and mastering projects, and how to apply EQ, compression, and more to achieve a professional-sounding mix and master.

Learn how to achieve a professional-sounding master in this free 2-day course with IO's own Nick Garcia. By using student tracks as examples, Nick will teach you how to use EQ, compression, saturation, limiting, and more to improve and finalize your finished tracks.

Have you ever wanted to collaborate with one of your favorite artists? Over 5 days, you and other collaborators will work with Ardy as he creates a track in real time. Have you ever wanted to collaborate with one of your favorite artists? Ardalan and IO Music Academy are teaming up to bring you into the studio with Mr Good himself. Over 5 days, you and other collaborators will work with Ardy as he creates a track in real time. From the first note to the finishing touches, learn how Ardalan utilizes both software and hardware to experiment and find inspiration in unexpected places.

Have you ever wanted to make Cyberpunk Music, but don't know how it's done? Making a Cyberpunk track can be a bit scary. The genre itself features a ton of distorted basses, heavy synthezisers and powerful drums, and it can be hard to start a cyberpunk song, produce it, mix it and master it.

Having trouble writing melodies? You're not alone! In this 5-day music theory course, we'll break down the melodies you love and give you the tools you need to write your own. More than that, our resident music theorist Josh Wen will also walk you through composing killer chord progressions and building better basslines. We recommend students enrolling in this course have at least a basic understanding of scales and chords.

IO Music Academy Guide to Music Theory Review the fundamentals of music theory in this free couse. Inside, you'll find notes and videos on intervals, scales, chords, and more.

Learn how to get your gear talking with Ableton (and what to do afterwards). In this free 2-day course, you'll learn all about setting up hardware synths and effects with Ableton Live and how to capture (and use!) the resulting sounds. This is your chance to finally conquer routing, recording, and latency while learning to jam and record your gear without fear.

Do you struggle with finishing songs? Learn from Lauren Kop, aka mini bear, as she walks you through how to transform your ideas into fully arranged and produced tracks. She will be sharing her approaches to arranging as well as tips and techniques that will turn boring loops into captivating and cohesive songs. In exploring topics such as automation, transitions, adding variation, workflow, and more, you will gain tools that will empower you to get your tracks ready for pre-mix and closer to the finish line.