Erika: Online Mentorship
11 Weekly Group Sessions
This course is for anyone with any amount of experience in making music or playing live, including you! if....
- you want to make music (and maybe even play live), but aren't sure how to approach this from a creative or technical perspective; you might not have much or any gear yet.
- you have collected a studio full of equipment (sequencers, eurorack, hardware synths, soft synths, plugins, controllers, whatever!), but don't know how to make music.
- you are making music, and want to take your sound to the stage or stream.
- you have played live some, and are looking for ideas, tactics and inspiration to take it to the next level.
Limited to 35 Participants
Course Starts: 19th October 2021
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11 x 1,5 hours group sessions taking place every week
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Interactive live video format, including demonstrations, exercises and discussions
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Exploring a different topic every week
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Every session concludes with a Q&A and opportunity for participation
Mentorship Schedule
Every Tuesday @ 12pm EDT / 6pm CET (Group 1)
6pm EDT / 00am CET (Group 2)
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1
Session 1 - Introduction
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LIVE - Group Session - 19th October [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
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Homework Week 1
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Handouts Session 2
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Session 2 - Gear 1: Instruments
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LIVE - Group Session - 26th October [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
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Homework Week 2
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Handouts Session 3
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Session 3 - Gear 2: Power, MIDI & CV
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LIVE - Group Session - 2nd November [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 5pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 11pm CET]
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Homework Week 3
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Handouts Session 4
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Session 4 - Gear 3: Computers, mixers and audio
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LIVE - Group Session - 9th November [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
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Homework Week 4
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Session 5 - Jamming
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LIVE - Group Session - 16th November [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
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Session 6 - Preparing A Set
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LIVE - Group Session - 23rd November [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
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Homework Week 6
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Session 7 - Practice
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LIVE - Group Session - 30th November [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
Your creative output: releases, labels, podcasts, mixes…
- How and when to release your music
- What if I am only DJing?
- Release strategy: understanding the highest impact opportunities for you
- Guest speaker: label manager, booking agent
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Homework Week 7
Your creative output: releases, labels, podcasts, mixes…
- How and when to release your music
- What if I am only DJing?
- Release strategy: understanding the highest impact opportunities for you
- Guest speaker: label manager, booking agent
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Session 8 - Recording
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LIVE - Group Session - 7th December [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
What to be aware of before, during and after your performance
- Dealing with obstacles on the road
- Logistics and travel ‘etiquette’
- Alma will share case studies and real-life scenarios
- Guest speaker: live artist + tour manager
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Session 9 - Performance
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LIVE - Group Session - 14th December [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
Understanding the different booking deal structures (e.g. landed vs ‘+++’ on top), preparing tools that are useful to promoters and your agent when booking, as well as strategies to identifying the most relevant territories for you.
- Identifying the right territories for you
- Administrating your bookings or working with an agent
- Tech Riders, EPK, press kits, footage…
- Guest speaker
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Session 10 - Business & Travel
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LIVE - Group Session - 21st December [Group 1: 12pm EDT / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EDT/ 00am CET]
How to create and build a sustainable career without compromising your integrity? Learn to evaluate opportunities and make smart decisions that will serve your career and your personal identity. How to take care of your mental health in
- Artist guest speaker
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Session 11 - Follow-up Q&A session
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LIVE - Group Session - Date TBD [Group 1: 12pm EST / 6pm CET] [Group 2: 6pm EST/ 00am CET]
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FAQs
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Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone with any amount of experience in making music or playing live, including you! if.... ...you want to make music (and maybe even play live), but aren't sure how to approach this from a creative or technical perspective; you might not have much or any gear yet. ...you have collected a studio full of equipment (sequencers, eurorack, hardware synths, soft synths, plugins, controllers, whatever!), but don't know how to make music. ...you are making music, and want to take your sound to the stage or stream. ...you have played live some, and are looking for ideas, tactics and inspiration to take it to the next level.
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Do I need specific gear or equipment to participate?
While this course has a heavy focus on hardware, it is also relevant to those who want to perform with a laptop, giving techniques and strategies for managing a collection of tools and instruments to create and perform live music, regardless of the equipment you choose. Otherwise the sessions are hosted on Zoom, so we recommend getting the desktop app rather than working through browser
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Will you be sharing the session recordings with participants?
No, we are not sending recordings to participants after the sessions. The intention is to practice presence, and experience the course in the moment, focusing on improvisation and real-time feedback. One-on-one sessions will be recorded however and shared.
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What if I cannot make it to a session?
This can happen, such as in real life things sometimes come up. We look at this case by case, if someone has considerable changes in their schedule and is absent to more than 1-2 sessions then we speak directly to the student about the possibilities.
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Is the course in English?
Yes, the course is in English.
