Highlights:
In this seminar, JB draws upon a wealth of experience in the music industry to give students a 'real world' assessment of what it takes to produce professional recordings - with the equipment they already have!

Course Description:
As a record producer, musician and songwriter, JB Eckl has recorded many genres of music, from Pop to Rock, Electronica to World Beat. Using in depth experience gained with artists such as Santana, Sting & Mary J. Blige as a reference point, JB offers students an opportunity to see inside the record-making process, and stimulate interactive learning by engaging students in a question answer format. JB, a firm believer in the philosophy that 'it's the person, not the gear', debunks myths, exposes truths and gives away as many tricks as time will permit. He shares examples of a novel approach to the use of common digital production tools software plug-ins, modeling devices, samplers etc.) which satisfyingly creates a sound much bigger than the budget used to achieve it... Students are inspired to utilize the studio as an instrument in its own right.

Objectives:
Students will gain a de-mystified view of studio mixing and record production; access applicable techniques to create a major label record on a minor bedroom budget.

Levels:
Master Class is tailored to all levels and experience.

JB Eckl's Bio

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