Profession Producer of musical projects - free course from Skillbox, training, Date: November 26, 2023.

Elementary Music Theory

You will master musical literacy, learn to identify notes and chords by ear. Master musical terminology and understand how to create harmonious tracks.

• Sound. His high. Sound designation
• Notes. Staff
• Key. Treble and bass clefs. Keys "before"
• Build. Alteration
• Rhythm
• Meter. Dimensions
• Pace
• Intervals, part 1. Preliminary Concepts
• Intervals, part 2
• Chords. Triad and seventh chord
• Mode and its elements
• Major
• Key
• Minor
• Intervals and main chords of major and minor. Resolution of intervals and chords
• General concepts about other modes. Keys of the same name

Ableton from scratch to PRO

You will master one of the most popular programs for studio work. Learn to create samples, apply sound effects and mix music. Learn how to master, use built-in synthesizers and effects.

• Introduction
• Getting to know the interface
• Audio editing in Arrangement view
• Creating a Drum Part
• Melodic instruments
• Creating Variation
• Audio effects section
• Session view
• Working with software and hardware midi controllers
• Automation
• Creating Synth Voices
• Applying post-synth effects
• Unobvious functions
• Thesis: writing a track and preparing it for performance

Electronic music from 0 to PRO

You will learn to write electronic music in different genres, process it professionally and promote your projects. You will understand how to make arrangements, work with vocals and perform live with your tracks.

• What is electronic music
• Electronic music producer
• Immersion in the workflow
• Sampling
• Sound synthesis, part 1
• Sound synthesis, part 2
• Working with MIDI. Melody and rhythm
• Arrangement
• Operation optimization
• Sound recording. Routing
• Working with vocals
• Life hacks for working on a track
• Sound design and sound effects in music
• Remixes and collaborations
• Performance - live
• Commercial production
• Further development

Music Producer PRO

You will learn how to quickly create tracks, make creative arrangements, sample, work with musicians and promote musical projects.

Production with Lay-Far

• Auditory analysis
• Arrangement. PRO level
• Digital sampling

Production with the LAUD group

• Interview
• Arrangement. PRO level
• Digital sampling

Production with BMB Spacekid

• Interview
• Arrangement. PRO level
• Sampling from records and digital media

Production with Shumno

• Interview
• Arrangement. PRO level
• Teamwork: musicians and artists

Production with Funky G, member of the True Flavas team

• Arrangement. PRO level
• Sampling and audio editing. PRO level
• Teamwork: musicians and artists

Production with a secret guest

• Interview
• Arrangement. PRO level
• Teamwork: musicians and artists

Songwriting Basics for Producers

• Songwriting
• Finding inspiration and working with text

Production with Dj Cat

• Arrangement. PRO level
• Creating a track in 4 sessions

Important skills of a producer

• Finalizing tracks and meeting deadlines
• Producer professional development
• Team work on the release with Sergei Podosinov, sound engineer at Gentle Music
• Legal and financial aspects of being a music producer
• Creating a concept and calculating the effectiveness of a business model for a music project

Mixing and mastering

You will learn how to master, mix tracks and do music post-production. You can process tracks and bring them to perfection.

• What is music post-production, features of the profession
• Sound theory and tools for working with it
• Preparation of the workplace
• How to use Pro Tools
• What is mixing and preparing material for mixing?
• Frequency processing (timbre formation)
• Dynamic processing
• Spatial processing
• Saturation and distortion
• Modulation effects
• Automation
• What is mastering?
• Equalization
• Dynamics
• Bounce export

Sound Design from scratch

You will learn how to work with sound: cleaning samples, mixing and complex musical design. Learn how to create special effects, synthesize sound and do voiceovers.

• Sound designer work
• Creating sound effects (SFX)
• Sound synthesis
• Recording and working with voice
• Working with video footage
• Subtractive synthesis
• FM synthesis
• Table-wave synthesis
• Working with static objects
• Working with objects in dynamics
• Voice acting
• MIDI and sound design
• Color in the context of sound
• Sound branding

Sound Design from scratch

You will learn how to work with sound: cleaning samples, mixing and complex musical design. Learn how to create special effects, synthesize sound and do voiceovers.

• Sound designer work
• Creating sound effects (SFX)
• Sound synthesis
• Recording and working with voice
• Working with video footage
• Subtractive synthesis
• FM synthesis
• Table-wave synthesis
• Working with static objects
• Working with objects in dynamics
• Voice acting
• MIDI and sound design
• Color in the context of sound
• Sound branding

Music manager

You will learn how to successfully promote musical projects, work with artists and monetize their creativity. You will learn how to interact with the media and PR agencies, organize tours and calculate the economics of the project.

• The profession of “artist manager” and communication in the music business
• Search for a promising artist
• Law in the music industry. Copyright and related rights
• Development of a promotion strategy
• Artist Branding
• Artist's repertoire. Product Assembly
• Product Distribution
• Signing an artist to a label
• Preparing the product for release
• Integrated Approach to Music Marketing
• Social networks, websites, email newsletters
• Work with local and international media, opinion leaders. PR agencies and interaction features
• Selling music and merch, music streaming
• Tours
• Publishing and licensing
• Advertising contracts and integrations
• Gaming industry, cinema, advertising, audio branding
• New ways to monetize an artist's product (crowdfunding, Patreon, etc.)
• Business plan and economics of the project
• Legal aspects in the activities of an artist manager
• Final project: strategy for promoting a musician as a brand

Music label manager

You will see how music labels work from the inside, learn how to search for talent, create artist brands and think through a strategy for their promotion. You will learn how to make money from music and merchandise, distribute music products and do advertising.

• Structure and functionality of a music label
• Online and offline scouting, A&R profession
• Agreements between label and artist
• Developing an artist promotion strategy
• Artist Branding
• Preparing the product for release
• Product distribution - digital and physical
• Marketing and PR activities
• SMM: artist positioning and maintaining pages on social networks
• Music streaming, music and merch sales
• Tours
• Collaborations and interaction with related industries
• Accounting and Budgeting
• How to start your own label

Nature and evolution of sound

You will explore the history of human interaction with sound and its physical nature. You will learn how sound waves propagate, get acquainted with discoveries and experiments in the field of acoustics. You will understand which sounds sound better in different rooms and why.

• Story
• Psychoacoustics. Experiments and visual examples

History of music

You will get acquainted with the history of the origin and development of music. You will learn how music was written in ancient times, how great masters created it, and how different genres and recording formats emerged.