Some of you may remember that I took part of a Music Production For Women course. You can read about it in this post from April. Now that I am an alumna, I want to share some more of my impressions, and thank the people behind this wonderful experience.
Let me start by saying that the course was worth every second and every penny. It was really, really good! It included tons of information, both in regard to theory and practice. As I mentioned before, the main software we learned how to use was Ableton Live. Now, I can compose, record, arrange, mix and master audio with this tool. This gives me a lot of creative freedom, which is great news for those of you who have been waiting to hear more original songs by me.
I want to give a big shout out to Xylo, the mind behind the course, for her support and the brilliant advice she gave me during our one-to-one sessions. Also, to her team: Carmel, who runs the sessions and teaches music theory with a clarity and style that makes everything easy to digest. Pia, who supported me along the way and helped me choose and set a new audio interface —a piece of equipment that allows you to plug mics, instruments, and devices to record music in a software. And Lillian, for sharing her vast knowledge of music production and talking me through the ins and outs of Ableton Live.
My fellow learners deserve recognition too. I was put in a team with Jacquie Joy, a accomplished sound designer located in Australia, and Alison Bross, who is in the USA’s east coast, doing both music and science. Believe me when I tell you it was a real challenge to find a convenient time to meet via Zoom! We managed, though, and ended up meeting on Wednesdays at 10pm UK time. It was great to witness each other’s progress, wins and losses, and remain both supportive and supported all the way through. We still stay in contact, of course.
Even if my time at the course is over, I won’t stop learning about music production. That’s the beauty of passion and community. At the moment, I am refining my songwriting skills (more about that in another post) and testing my abilities with Ableton in a variety of projects. It is exciting and invigorating. I hope I can show you some of the results soon!
