Learn to produce in just 6 months. Build your brand, grow your network, and book time in 3 professional studios to create the sounds that will launch your career.

This course is designed for complete beginners all the way to intermediate users of the software.

Pyramind’s twelve week Ableton Live Program provides the necessary training for students with little to no experience in computer-based production and recording to enter the later music production focused courses well prepared. 

In addition to gaining familiarity with Live’s primary applications, the in depth lessons are arranged to emphasize the adoption of a solid workflow. 

During this three month program we focus on the details of all the devices contained within Ableton Live Suite. Students will receive comprehensive training on Live’s various modes, components, parameters, and capabilities, as well as how it can be used in conjunction with other professional audio applications and third party tools.

This is Apple’s certified training course for Logic X Pro: an integrated digital audio and MIDI sequencing production system. 

Students are introduced to all of the primary windows and features in Logic, to the point where they can confidently manage and complete a song using Logic, from inspiration to a finished product to mixing and mastering.

This class also covers higher-end functions relating to composition, sound design, and post-production. All of the builtin synthesizers are explained and explored, cross-referencing the synthesis training happening in other courses.

The Pyramind Music Theory course combines both a theoretical and practical introduction to the theory and application of music. 

Infused with both piano skills and ear training, this fundamental class sets the foundation for understanding all music and is a must for any serious producer.  

We start from the absolute beginning and provide a ground-up introduction to Piano and Keyboard performance and music theory. 

The keyboard has become the Swiss army knife of instruments in the digital audio workstation and Soft-Synth heavy production landscape. Facility on the instrument will dramatically improve the speed at which you can produce and arrange music of all genres. 

The Sound Engineering program offered at Pyramind allows students to explore the concept of what sound really is, both scientifically and musically. 

We study the psycho acoustics of live sound: from moving waves to electrons and then to bits and bytes. Audio engineering is dissected as both an art and a science: in depth and hands on analysis of signal flow from the live room and into the studio, microphone selection to placement and technique, headphone cue mixing, analog to digital conversion, compression, gating and recording live instruments are all part of these classes.

These recordings are then used to hone your post-production techniques to tighten and clean up the recordings with editing, tuning and processing with the latest tools and plug-ins to create finished pro sounding mixes. 

Pyramind’s comprehensive Music Business program begins by providing a broad look at the ever-changing music business landscape. 

This class explores the differences between the Major and Independent Label, digital distribution, copyright law, creating a publishing company, the use of social media to grow your fan base, grassroots marketing, physical manufacturing and distribution, planning for a release, nontraditional retail, and creating multiple revenue streams from your music.

This six month course is designed to help focus career objectives and to make the most out of the intense learning and growing experience that is Pyramind. 

This business class lays the ground-work necessary to generate the confidence and build the resources needed post graduation to launch your career as a recording artist or producer or to find work doing what you love. 

The Live Performance course focuses on harnessing the power of Ableton Live to create sophisticated DJ sets and Live Performances. Whether you want to create all of your sounds on the fly, perform with a band, create a live show for a touring act, or simply DJ with the most power and flexibility possible this course is the answer for you.

Students will work with various types of MIDI controllers, workflows, and strategies culminating in an actual live performance at the end of class.

There are as many ways to produce music as there are people doing it, but some methods yield more consistently good results than others. This class will show you best practices in music production and will involve lots of in-class, hands-on activity. We’ll be integrating the concepts learned in the other classes into a cohesive workflow. Students will build ideas from day one towards a completed track in the style of their choosing.  

Throughout, students will learn more advanced concepts and techniques which can be applied to any DAW.  This course builds off of the lessons learned in our DAW courses as well as the Music Theory course as students learn various workflows, remixing techniques, and advanced concepts to take their music to the next level.

The new era of sound design is here and more accessible than ever. Synthesizers have changed the face of modern music and the quality of our films’ and games’ dramatically.  This course is designed to deliver a comprehensive understanding of Sound design basics using Native Instruments Products, Serum, Ableton Live Suite tools and Logic Pro X tools.

Concepts are reinforced through in-class lab work, homework assignments and the final project in which students create a sample pack of patches from every instrument covered in class.

The mixing and mastering processes are an essential part of the production process.  Student projects and sample mixes are dissected in a workshop setting to determine what works and what doesn’t using a set of specified objective criteria.

This class synthesizes ALL of the subjects learned to date – from music theory to songwriting, production tools and engineering concepts – as the students realize what a piece of music actually goes through to be finished.

Students learn how to utilize fundamental mixing concepts as well as creative techniques to bring their music to life and prepare their tracks for release.