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Ableton Live, Sound Design and Music Theory for Beginners and Intermediates

Ableton Live is the new standard for electronic music. Its very easy to learn and with only a couple of lessons you will be able to start making your own music! Used by almost all EDM, House, Deep House and even Pop artists it is the must-have tool in the new decade. In our classes we will go over making beats, basic music theory, song-writing techniques and production techniques including advanced sound design with synthesizers. If requested, we can also move on to mixing to make your tracks sound just like what you hear on the radio.

I specialize in Ableton Live and have released albums on multiple record labels. I hold a degree in Music Production and Sound Engineering from Point Blank Music School and I am currently the Music Content Manager at Vochlea Music and the lead Ableton tutorial writer for Attack Magazine. I also own my own recording and production studio in East London.

Extra information

It would be great if you bring your own laptop. We can download and install Ableton together.

Location

At student's location: Around London, United Kingdom
At teacher's location: Blundell Street, London N7 9BN, UK

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General info

Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Turkish, Spanish

Reviews (5)

excellent - great knowledge and a clear way of communicating. Highly recommended
Such a mind blowing lesson. Aykan is an excellent teacher and he made learning music technology fun! He is an expert in he's field! I learnt so much in my first lesson I've booked more lessons with him!
Aykan is a fantastic teacher - warm and human, and so clear and knowledgeable about Ableton and about making music. I really felt heard about what I would like to achieve and can't wait for my next session! xo Billy
first lesson already blow my mind on the use of ableton , can't wait for my next one
Brilliant teacher

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