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Called 'New Names to Watch' by Pete Tong earlier in the year, OC & Verde have become firmly in the limelight of the House scene, with their recent productions smashing the charts and receiving praise and support from a long list of A-list DJs. In this set of tutorials, the pair reconstruct one of their best known tracks, 'Maasai', which spent several weeks at number 1 on Beatport and lead to a host of DJ gigs around the world.

Combining rolling basslines and heavy beats with vibrant melodies and pounding chords, Future House has become one of the most prominent styles in modern Electronic Dance Music, and the contrasts with light and dark are no better represented than with Ukrainian duo Cyborgs. On this course, they show how samples from their recent Loopmasters pack, along with a smattering of sound design, can be artfully combined into a winning arrangement, with all the necessary components to deliver an engaging breakdown and satisfying drop.

Gig Performer is the perfect music software for taking ultimate control of your live music rig. Join trainer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Vanacoro in this course, and get ready to gig with GiG Performer!

With the instrumental full of vibe and intense performances, it's time to lay down some vocals. Watch as Vance: *Produces and records the vocal session

Serum has firmly established itself as one of the best soft synths on the market today, with powerful wavetable synthesis capabilities and a stylish and intuitive user interface. On this course from Senior Tutor Rob Jones, you'll be guided through every area of the instrument and shown numerous examples of how to design a wide variety of different patches, from basses and leads to pads and FX.

Sampling is perhaps the most popular means of creating musical parts in modern production, inherent in a vast number of applications, from drum construction, to leads, to FX. This course covers all of the core concepts of sampling, using a range of DAW factory and 3rd party plugin instruments, providing students with a fundamental understanding of how to confidently work with whatever samplers they own.

With his technical mastery of production and highly critical ear, Proxima is one of the leading figures in Drum & Bass today. His music rapidly caught the attention of popular labels, leading to his first release on Renegade back in 2008. Since then, he has been a regular artist on the roster of Tempa, Shogun Audio and more recently Icicle's label Entropy.

Sonic Academy is proud to welcome back Ableton certified trainer P-LASK for a new 'How To Use' course as he takes an in-depth look at 'Collision' and 'Corpus'. Ableton's 'Collision' is a unique physical modelling synth that replicates striking an item against another to create sound giving a very organic method of sound creation and design that can achieve some awesome results. Add in the effects version - 'Corpus' which activates or 'resonates' from the incoming audio of your choice, P-LASK shows us that there is a whole load of fun to be had with these seldom-used Ableton devices.

Gary Hiebner shows you creative ways to make new sounds and enhance your songwriting production ideas with Ableton Live! These videos are designed for those already familiar with Ableton Live and want to explore ways to use Ableton Live's features, functions, instruments and effects to make new and exciting sounds and productions. Project file included in the course extras section!

Musician and tech pro John Tendy brings you Telestream Wirecast video tutorials! Learn how to get up and running fast with Wirecast and stream your first live multiimedia video cast on social media. This series is for new Wirecast users and those interested in what technologiy is used to stream live video casts, that are great for promoting your music and services.

Filters are a hugely important tool in the producer’s collection, whether mixing, sound designing or adding interest and variation in an arrangement. On this course from Producertech Senior Tutor Rob Jones, you’ll learn all of the basics, as well as a whole host of techniques for applying both static and dynamic filtering to all sorts of sounds in your mix.

Learn how to produce Melodic Techno, Melodic House, Tech House, Deep House, Future House and Future Bass in Ableton Live. START TO FINISH COURSES BEAT-MAKING COURSES

In this course you will learn to play the violin, starting from the beginning and learning everything you need to know. The aim of this course is to take you through your first year year, leading up to a level of ABRSM grade one or equivalent; violin technique, reading, notation and repertoire.

This week Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back multi-instrumentalist and genre-merging producer Christien Raymakers aka CRaymak for a brand new mammoth course in How To Make 'I'd Do It Again', his new track featuring Saint Yves recently released on Circus Records.

If you’re a Reason user you’ll know why so many people love this DAW and if you’re not.. you are about to find out! Complex and creative, Reason is unique in both the layout and the workflow allowing it to can function like a virtual studio environment condensed into your computer. That is, if you know how to use it.