Future Producers Music Course
Build and develop your production skills with this intensive 20-week course.
Build and develop your production skills with this intensive 20-week course.
This electronic dance music course id designed to introduce you to the concepts required to produce music and arm you with the skills you’ll need to build/develop your music production skills.
It will equip you with skills that integrate technical music production with your creative expression whilst enabling collaboration/networking, career development, and recording studio experience.
Under the guidance of a successful music producer, you will have the unique opportunity to create a music track throughout the course that will be mastered at the end.
The Arts Council England and Altar Studios have funded a number of free places for this course. Please see the details below, as you might qualify for support.
The course detailed dates and topic time table is below, but here are the highlights:
If you believe you will struggle to attend any of the sessions, please do not apply and leave space for others who can.
We will walk through the theory and practice behind the creation of a track. You are expected to compose one.
Every participant must submit their track for mastering; please review the submission dates below.
Quality is unimportant. It is the effort that matters.
Attend all virtual group and studio sessions.
Webcams must be active throughout the virtual group sessions. If they are off, participants will be removed from the session. Music production is a creative process, and teaching it to a series of black screens is difficult.
The course material is a product of Altar Academy’s intellectual efforts and is therefore copyrighted. This ensures the quality and integrity of the content. Recording of sessions is not permitted.
Our participants, with their diverse backgrounds and varying production stages, contribute to the richness of our course. We expect everyone to play their part in fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, which is essential for a positive and effective learning experience.
You will be provided with an email contact, so please inform us if you cannot attend a session. However, attendance is crucial for your progress. The course has been carefully designed and if you miss numerous sessions it becomes disruptive for other members as you fall behind, making it impossible to continue. If you miss 3 sessions, you will be excluded from participation in the course.
Complete the application form below.
Funded places on the course are limited, so please apply early for a funded place. The cut-off date for applications is 12/06/24
The qualification criteria for a funded place are:
Session 1 – Developing Listening Skills
Session 2 – Dispelling Myths.
Session 3 – Working with Vocals.
Session 4 – Creating Kick & Groove.
Session 5 – Composing Bass Grooves.
Studio visit – 2 participants each day.
Session 6 – Return to Drums.
Session 7 – Basic Arrangement.
Session 8 – Sound Design Part 1.
Session 9 – Compossing Leads.
Studio visit – 2 participants each day.
Session 10 – Sound Design 2.
Session 11 – Building FX & Drumrolls.
Session 12 – Sampling.
Session 13 – Returning to Vocals.
Studio visit – 2 participants each day.
Session 14 – Final Arrangement.
Session 15 – Processing & Effects.
Session 16 – Mixing Modern Music.
Session 17 – Mastering Modern Music.
Submission of individual tracks for Mastering.
Session 18 & 19 – Final tracks played, releasing, careers & social media.
Session 20 – Future Development, Q&A.