Lisene joined How I Program live last week for a Music Production Masterclass focused on his laser sharp Ableton skills.
He’s using Ableton and plug ins in such a creative way so I highly recommend you watch the full 2 hour 46 mins Masterclass (link in comments) as there’s so much science being shared.
In this clip, Lisene explains how he uses a complex plug in chain on Ableton to create polyrhythmic movement in a basic synth sound to provide an inspiring start point for a track.
To watch the full Masterclass join the ‘masterclass tier’ or ‘masterclass archive tier’ on our Patreon.
Tech checks complete for the Jex Opolis Masterclass TONIGHT for the How I Program crew!
We will be rolling live on Zoom from 8pm UK time tonight and there’s an absolute smidgen of places left if you want to join us live in the session.
Jex will be focusing on ‘how to get the most out of your synths’ and we will also be treated to a full studio tour, live production in the session, perhaps some new material previews (if we’re lucky) as well as loads of advice and the opportunity to ask questions during the session too.
Jexy is a highly skilled musician, kickass producer and party slamming DJ who can make many different types of music with aplomb. He’s been on a proggy tip recently so expect to hear some wiggly arpeggiators tonight. He’s also an Ableton whizz so you will definitely learn some new tricks!
You can grab the zoom link from the comments below - or head to my Patreon and join the ‘masterclass tier’ or ‘masterclass archive tier’.
If you can’t join live, you can watch the replay from Tomorrow until November 30th on our Patreon.
See you tonight.
Canadian polymath Jex Opolis joins the How I Program crew on Tuesday November 21st for a 2 hour Production masterclass focused on the world beating 'sound of Jexy'.
Studio tour, music production tuition, 'how to get the most out of your synths' plus extended q+a at the end. Would you like to join us? Grab the zoom link from comments below...
If you want to be part of this live Masterclass, make sure you're part of our 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' in our Patreon before November 21st. The live session starts at 8pm UK time.
If you can't join live, you can watch the recording afterwards.
Get involved.
Continuing the How I Program THIRD BIRTHDAY celebrations we are very happy to invite back one of the UK dance scenes most exciting young producers around.
Adam Pits was our second ever guest way back in September 2020 and since then he's pretty much conquered the world. He's a highly adaptable, high level musical producer so it's very exciting to be joining him live from his Leeds studio for a music production focussed Masterclass on Tuesday October 17th.
Would YOU like to join us live in the session? Grab the zoom link NOW in the comments.
To be in this session, you need to be in our 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' or 'group mentoring tier' in my Patreon. If you can't join live, you can watch on demand on the Patreon until October 31.
If you're reading this after October - you can join the 'masterclass archive tier' and select it as one of your 2 monthly archives..
Join Adam and me next week!
Continuing the How I Program 3 year anniversary celebrations, we are looking forward to joining Cinthie live in her Berlin studio tomorrow night for a 2 hour breakdown of the Cinthie sound.
She will be previewing brand new material for her forthcoming Aus Music EP and showing us round her studio as well as getting deep into her production techniques. Extended Q+A at the end too.
We roll live from 8pm UK time and you can grab the Zoom link from the comments.
Join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' on my Patreon (link in comments) before tomorrow night to be in the live session.
How I Program is THREE YEARS OLD this month which means THIRTY SIX months of Masterclasses! Huge thanks to all our guests - you’ve all been so generous with your time and your knowledge.
Since August 2020, every month, I’ve invited a top level, inspiring music artist to present a 2 hour (or more) guest masterclass for my Patreon crew. The vibe has been intimate, familial, They’ve all been amazing sessions with plenty of music production expertise being shared. But it’s a lot more than that.
We’ve had inspiring stories of overcoming adversity, insider stories of those ‘big breaks’ which led to things snowballing, plenty of artist development support from artists who’ve pushed through many barriers and plenty of music industry and artistry advice from some of the greatest to do it.
Huge thanks and respect to (in chronological order) Cinthie, Adam Pits, Crazy P, Medlar (x2), Atjazz, Rick Wade (x2), Posthuman, Zed Bias (x2), Jazzanova, Andreas Saag, Titonton Duvante, Charlton, Rebecca Vasmant, Ian Pooley, Hot Toddy, Aroop Roy, Ciel, Mousse T., Nikki Nair, Dan Curtin, Violet, Megatronic, J.O.S.H.U.A, Jason Hogans, Jordan GCZ, Bored Lord, Snad, Danielle Moore (Crazy P), Borai, DJ ADHD, Art Of Tones, Danny J Lewis.
It really means a lot to have artists of this level supporting what we do and extra extra thanks to the people who’ve done more than one masterclass - great to know you enjoyed it enough to come back!
And of course HUGE thanks to EVERYONE who’s been part of the Patreon as you made it all possible. Your interest and support in what I’m doing is really felt and appreciated. Here’s to many more years of How I Program.
Background music is by our very own Whipps, an unreleased track called ‘OOPH Bass’
It’s 3 years since I launched our music production community How I Program so we are celebrating in style with a masterclass from Danny J Lewis on Tuesday August 15th!
Danny has been producing some of the best melodic, swingy, pumping, soulful and euphoria inducing records around since the mid 90s working with legendary labels including Stronghouse, Locked On, Plastik People, MAW as well as running his own amazing imprint Just Underground.
We will be getting deep into Dannys signature sound on Tuesday August 15th from 8-10pm UK time. We will be delving deep into his influences, how he creates his beautifully fresh sound and there will be plenty of live production in the session.
GRAB THE ZOOM LINK FROM THE COMMENTS OR DM ME TO JOIN
As ever, places are limited so you need to be on the ‘masterclass tier’ or ‘guest masterclass tier’ to access the live session. If you can’t watch live, the archive will be available on the Patreon until 31st August. If you’re reading this after August 31 then just join the ‘masterclass archive tier’ and select it as one of your 2 monthly archives.
Join us!
Very excited to invite DJ ADHD for a LIVE music production Masterclass next Tuesday June 13th 8-10pm UK time for the How I Program crew. Would you like to join us?
He's a regular collaborator with previous guest Nikki Nair Thys and Chloé Robinson on her label Pretty Weird and has his tracks played by Four Tet, Floating Points, Skrillex and many more.
He also produces amazing dubstep as ALXZNDR for the legendary label DEEP MEDi
We will be taking a close look at his production techniques so expect plenty of distorted drums, mad cut up vocals and well chosen off kilter squeaky noises!
If you want to join us live in the session hit the link in my bio to grab the zoom link. Join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' on my Patreon to be part of this live session.
If you can't join live, never fear as the archive will be available until June 30th for anyone in my Patreon. If you're reading this after June 30th. Just join the 'masterclass archive tier' and join it as one of your 2 monthly archives.
It's not every day you get Danielle Moore talking you through her songwriting process on work in progress Crazy P bangers is it?!
HUGE thanks to Danielle for last weeks intimate and honest masterclass on live performance, songwriting, artist development for the How I Program crew. She's a legend!
In this clip, she talks us through the process of creating vocals for a brand new track called 'Systems Rising'.
This masterclass is perfect for anyone who's struggling to find direction or confidence in their music as Dani is full of creative advice and anecdotes about her own experiences and hurdles. She's on an incredible journey as an artist and it was great to spend time with her last night.
You can watch the full 2 hour 40 minute masterclass on the 'masterclass tier' on my Patreon until April 30th so don't delay...
Link in the comments.
Or if you're reading this after May 1st, join the 'masterclass archive tier' and select it as one of your 2 monthly archives.
It's such a dream to help create these kind of experiences for fellow artists. Honestly, humility and nurture are in short supply in the music industry so having artists like Danielle offering decades of experience and insight is truly priceless.
On a personal note too, it was very exciting to hear BRAND NEW Crazy P material in the session. The new track sounds MEGA.
We're counting down the days until Danielle from Crazy P joins us on Tuesday April 18th for a rare How I Program masterclass focussed on live performance techniques, song writing, working with producers as a vocalist and a healthy amount of artist development too.
Many people are described as 'needing no introduction' but few deserve the accolade in reality. Danielle has been the lead vocalist and part of the Crazy P song writing team for decades, she's DJ'd in just about every country in the world, played in the live band on some of the biggest stages in the world and is a highly experienced, music industry professional.
Danielle is a legendary live performer and vocalist. Her stage moves and technique are a HUGE part of Crazy Ps enduring success. So it's a real honour to invite her to speak to us about her perspective on music production, live vocals, stagecraft and more.
If you want to join us in the session, head to my Patreon (link in comments) and join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' before April 18th. The session runs from 8-10pm UK time.
If you can't watch live, never fear as the archive will be available on both those tiers until April 30th.
If you’re reading this after April, you can join our ‘masterclass archive tier’ and select it as one of your 2 monthly archives.
How I Program are super excited to invite Snad to join for a music production masterclass next week!
He will be joining us on Tuesday March 14th from 8-10pm UK time live from his Philly studio (just before he leaves to spend the rest of the year touring EU) for a music production masterclass focussed on the 'Snad Sound'.
He's has had an incredibly prolific run of late with an amazing new 'double pack' (an album in other words) for the new Boe sister label Retro Future Space Agency plus he's just launched his new proggy UKG tinged project Spandrel with releases on TerraFirm and a brand new self released album which is picking up a lot of love.
He's also released amazing music for labels like Running Back Dungeon Meat SMALLVILLE RECORDS and more
He has a hardware based studio with some nice bits so there will definitely be a studio tour and we will be focussing on his musical techniques for creating melodic and exciting club groovers.
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To join the live session you need to be in the 'masterclass tier', 'masterclass archive tier' or 'group mentoring tier' on our Patreon. Link in the comments. If you can't join live, never fear the archive will be available until March 31st to rewatch.
If you're reading this after March 31st, join our 'masterclass archive tier' and you can select it as one of your archives.
There's currently 32 to choose from artist like Cinthie, Ciel, Mousse T., Nikki Nair, Zed Bias, Crazy P, Adam Pits, Rebecca Vasmant, Ian Pooley, Violet, Posthuman and many more.
Bored Lord joins the How I Program crew TONIGHT from 8-10pm UK time for a music production masterclass.
There's currently 3 places left in the session so get involved if you want to join us...
She will be focussing on her love of cutting up breakbeats and using well chosen ravey and vocal samples. There will be production tuition, there will be artist development advice, there will an extended Q+A at the end.
If you want to join us in the session then you can grab the zoom link if you join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' on my Patreon. Link in the comments...
If you can't join live then never fear, the archive will be available until Feb 28th or if you're reading this after Feb then you can join the 'masterclass archive tier' and select it as one of your archives.
TONIGHT!
Join Jordan GCZ from Juju & Jordash TONIGHT for a 2 hour music production masterclass focussed on using improvisation to create new ideas and composition!
I've just made a couple more places available (it was sold out) so if anyone wants to join us tonight at 8pm UK time - hit link the comments or DM me for more info...
There will a studio tour, extended music production tuition, Q+A session so you can ask Jordan about his extensive production knowledge. It's going to be great.
Jordan has been making records for over 2 decades and has released in countless good labels including Rush Hour, Dekmantel, Golf Channel, Future Times, Workshop, Philpott and has collaborated with Move D, Dreamcast Moe, Terrence Dixon and many more amazing artists.
As one half of Juju & Jordash, he played fully improvised live shows at some of the best clubs and festivals in the world including P Bar, Fabric, Mutek, Dekmantel and many more.
He also runs the excellent Off Minor Recordings which is well worth checking out.
Join us tonight...
Hugely excited to welcome one half of Juju & Jordash Jordan GCZ to How I Program for a music production masterclass on Tuesday January 17th.
Jordan will be joining us from 8-10pm UK time live from his Toronto studio for a session focussed on using improvisation techniques to come up with new and exciting composition ideas on both software and hardware.
Jordan has spent many years uniquely fusing free jazz, house & techno, ambient and more so if you're looking for a fresh approach with your electronic music then we've got you covered.
As ever places for these sessions are in short supply as there's been a flurry of interest in this one. If you want to join us in the session, head to my Patreon (link in comments) and join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' before Jan 17th.
If you can't watch live, never fear as the archive will be available on both those tiers until Jan 31st.
DM with any questions.....
OK so there's 3 places left in the new How I Program Mentoring group which launched on Jan 1st! All sessions will be hosted by UK based Producer/DJ Red Rack'em
If you want to:
- level up your music production with online tuition
- join our thriving private discord
- get feedback from me and other producers on your demos
- artist development advice
- collab with other producers from around the world
- play at our events
- start a label
- watch all our 29 masterclasses
then DM us or hit our Patreon on the link in the comments
Group sessions will include
music production techniques
raising your artist profile
how to write a banger
how to get your music signed to a label
remix competitions
in group remix swaps
creating your own content
starting your own label and much more.
This is the first time the Group Mentoring tier has been open since May last year and it will be shut again very soon so jump on if you want to join us.
Bristol! Nikki Nair will be joining the How I Program crew on Thursday night to present a live music production workshop from 9-10pm at The Love Inn for our second electronic music community event.
Nikki will also be playing a DJ set later on in the evening alongside Loop_solitaire Logic Kid Son Of Abe and Whipps will be playing a special live set.
They are all long time group members from all over the UK so it's really exciting to get them all together for an event.
There will be plenty of unreleased brand new music being played by all the performers so prepare for the freshness.
Limited advance tickets are available from Headfirst - link in comments.
This is a rare chance to learn from Nikki in-person, he was our Masterclass guest back in June for the Patreon group and it was a brilliant session. So many jewels shared by him. He's had a mega year so it's going to be great to celebrate with him on Dec 1.
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Music: House, Techno, UKG, Acid, Disco, Electro, Breakbeat, Jungle, Footwork, IDM and more.
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If you're an electronic music lover, producer or DJ and you want to connect with other artists and hear brand new unreleased tracks then this is the event for you.
Everyone is welcome to come along and hear amazing new artists and music.
Nikki presented an online Masterclass for our group in June so if you want to watch the full 2.5 hour session, join our 'masterclass archive tier' - link in bio...
We have an absolute smidgen of places left for tonights Rick Wade music production masterclass for How I Program so if you're thinking of joining us live in the session... don't sleep!
We will be rolling from 8-10pm UK tonight and taking a very close look at Ricks pioneering Deep House style. He's the architect behind a very specific jazz, moody, heads down style of Detroit house which has been imitated by many and inspired several generations of House producers.
Tech check complete for tonight and great to catch up with Rick and chat about his breakthrough 'Late Night Basix' release which catapulted him from being a local DJ in Detroit to touring the world playing some of the best clubs out there.
DM me if you want to join or head to my Patreon and join the 'masterclass tier' or 'masterclass archive tier' before 7pm UK time tonight...
'Prime Time' is without doubt one of Rick Wades most popular tracks ever. It's got such an insistent, heads down, verging on techno vibe. Definitely one of the most addictive loops on wax.
It's such a banger and I was reliably told it was regularly dropped by steve bicknell at Lost back in the day which is a pretty decent benchmark I would say! I've played it all over the world and it was always the sign of a good party for me when I was like 'it's time for Prime Time'.
It was amazing to hear the full story of this classic track during Ricks first masterclass for How I Program in early 2021. One of the best parts of inviting amazing guests every month is that you get the chance to hear the actual stories behind tracks/occasions in the artists career. For me, this is highly interesting stuff to talk about. I love the history of the tracks - the deeply personal stories behind them.
Rick is back for his second masterclass on Tuesday November 15th from 8-10pm UK time. We're all really excited to welcome him back. We will be taking a close look at his seminal, pioneering Deep House sound.
You're welcome to join us. DM me for more info.
Continuing the comedic tradition from the last one, here's the promo video for the Rick Wade masterclass which is LIVE next week on Nov 15th from 8pm UK time.
Rick is a Deep House pioneer so we will be focussing on how he creates his sound. This is a must for all house music producers...
Places are limited. DM us if you want to join us next week in the session...
JOSHUA joined us last week live from his Bristol studio for a session focussed on his live set up. We get deep into the different bits of kit and how he uses them for in his live work. We were treated to plenty of live music making from Joshua so you're in for a treat.
Joshuas workflow with the Pioneer SP16, Roland TR8 and various other gadgets is truly awe inspiring so if you're interested in what's possible with a compact live set up and/or are just a fan of club ready banging music then head to our patreon and join the 'masterclass tier' or above to access the full 2.5 hour session.
