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Learn with me! Poetmistry!!!

  • "Ethereal Corruption" is an 8 week course that will run from April 22nd to June 10th 
  • We will meet live via Zoom once a week on WEDNESDAYS for 2 hours

  • There will be an AFTERNOON class (2pm EST) and an EVENING class (7pm EST) to cater to those in different time zones (you only need to attend one, content is the same)

  • The cost is $300 (yes, all sessions will be recorded)

  • I hope you'll sign up 🥹 dm me if you have any questions!! 🥳

JOIN THE 2PM CLASS
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Wait, but what artists are we looking at?

April 22: DEATH GRIPS - Up My Sleeves

  • Sampling "train announcements" and other non-musical samples with Drum Sampler 
  • Who is Zach Hill? Aggressive drum programming & Simpler slicing 
  • Building out B-sections and maintaining sonic coherence

April 29: MACHINE GIRL - Krystle (URL Cyber Palace Mix

  • The Art of Rave Stabs a.k.a. how to sample like Machine Girl
  • Layering breaks and drum machines
  • Building out a full track through instrument variation

May 6: EARTHEATER - Prodigal Self 

  • Trance synths + Hip-hop drums = Amazing!
  • Using warp modes to create beautiful ambience
  • Resampling to create transitional effects

May 13:  FKA TWIGS - Glass & Patron

  • A complete guide to vocal chops
  • Dirty bass with Corpus
  • Creating weird SFX fills with warp modes

May 20: BJÖRK - Notget 

  • The craziest Arca sample ever
  • Ableton Simpler deep dive for textural drums
  • My fave Hybrid Reverb hacks

May 27: A. G. Cook - Silver

  • That insane laser sound deconstructed with FM synthesis
  • Building classic PC music sounds in Ableton Operator
  • Building beautiful melodies using midi tools

June 3: Poetmistry Track Breakdown + Q&A 

June 10: Final Celebration / Workshop - share your track and receive feedback

Okay...anything else I should know?

  • Difficulty: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate (although this course caters to a range of skill levels, you should have a basic knowledge of how to navigate and use Ableton)
  • Project Files will only be compatible with Ableton 11 & 12
  • Each session we will:
    • listen to and analyze a track (so come prepared for discussion and participation)
    • break down the track’s production in Ableton - we will not be focused on exact recreation, but rather how the track can inspire our own creation 
    • make music - you will be given time in session to create (you’ll also receive an Ableton project file with samples and presets so you can immediately mess around)
  •  Each week there will be optional assignments - in our final session, everyone will have the chance to share something they’ve created in the class!