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Music Education

Practical studies of music development routes with a

focus on community-driven networking and collaboration.

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Who We Are

Beat Lab Academy is a modern music school based in Los Angeles offering physical and online courses.

We train musicians, performers, composers, and beatmakers for success in their musical journey.

Why We Work

Method Learning

Our music production programs cover the amount of information students would normally learn in 2 years of college through a focused curriculum and a hands-on approach to learning.
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Every student gets access to our online curriculum with extensive notes, cheat sheets, videos, exclusive downloads, and templates.

Life Time Access

To strengthen our worldwide community every alumni gets access to our online curriculum, studios, and private online communities for life.
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Mentor Teachers

We go beyond teaching, our teachers are all working musicians and performers.

Our staff has worked with artists like Skrillex, Timbaland, Giorgio Moroder, Mr. Carmack, Flying Lotus, Imogen Heap, and many more

Our Founder

World-leading Ableton Certified Trainer. Known for his deep knowledge and philosophical approach to music and music production.

With more than half a million students around the world. Hundreds of lectures for institutions like NAMM, Skywalker Sounds, Bedrock LA, Sonos Studios, USC, UCLA, ASU, UCSD, UC Irvine, and many more.

Worked with and Trained artists like Skrillex, Timbaland, Flying Lotus, Giorgio Moroder, Ed Sheeran, Rick Rubin, Peaches, 1500 or Nothing, DJ Numark , and many more.

“Yeuda is the Best! He built me my dream device in Ableton that has helped me and my live sets so much!”

– Flying Lotus

Our Programs

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Music production programs covering all skills

 



Foundation of Music Production

09/07/2020 + 09/08/2020
  • Music Theory
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    Ableton 101
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    Recording
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    Automation
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    Sampling

$7.99/Mo
 


Producer Skills


  • Drum Styling
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    Ableton 202
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    Live Loop Cutting
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    Synthesis
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    Sound Design

$12.99/Mo
 


Artist Progression


  • Composition to Picture
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    Songwriting
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    Collaboration
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    Studio Etiquettes
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    Live Performance

$18.99/Mo
 


Art of the Super Producer

  • EP Project
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    Mixing
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    Mastering
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    Artist Branding
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    How to release music

$18.99/Mo
 

Weekend courses with a focus

(In-Class)



Sound Design

  • Sound Theory
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    Synthesis
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    Recording for FX
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    Motion Picture Compostition
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    Sound Recreation
$7.99/Mo
 


Ableton PUSH

  • PUSH Workflow
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    Programming Drums
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    Sampling with PUSH
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    Mixing
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    Live Performance
$12.99/Mo
 


New-School DJing

  • Rhythm Theory
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    Dj History
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    Turntablism
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    Harmonic Mixing
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    Getting Booked
$18.99/Mo
 

Online programs with live instructions

(Live Online)



Online

  • Certification Program
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    Choose Your Own Pase
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    Same Top Tier Education
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    Weekly Study Groups
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    Life Time Access
$12.99/Mo
 


Intro to DJ

  • DJ Fundumentals
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    Finding Music
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    Managing a DJ Library
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    DJing Techniques
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    Getting Booked
$18.99/Mo
 


PUSH Online

  • PUSH Workflow
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    Programming Drums
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    Sampling with PUSH
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    Mixing
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    Live Performance
$18.99/Mo
 

Genre specific classes

(Online at your own pace)

 

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Foundation of Music Theory
  • Rhythm Theory
  • Using Semitones and Intervals
  • Diatonic composition
  • Harmonizing and building chords
  • Styling
Learn the language of music to help you make the music you want to make, To communicate with other musicians and reveal the magic behind your favorie songs.
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Progremming Beats
  • How Drum Racks work
  • Choosing the right samples
  • How to use Syncopation
  • Layering Techniques
  • Drum Processing methods
Sequence drums in any style using Ableton Live's Drum Racks. Learn tricks and techniques to take your beats to the next level.
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Ableton Live 101
  • Why Ableton Live?
  • Session vs. Arrangement
  • Recording & Editing Audio
  • Live's Warp Engine
  • Using & customizing MIDI controllers
Experience the leading software today for modern music production.
Demystify the world of Ableton Live to make any style of music.
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Sampling
  • History of Sampling
  • Hardware Samplers
  • Simpler vs. Sampler
  • Sampling your own instruments
  • Slicing Samples
Explore the endless world of sampling.
Add organic texture or make it into an instrument
Everything is possible with sampling
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Using MIDI Controllers
  • Which Controller Should I Get?
  • Setting Up
  • Expression Controls
  • Advance MIDI Utilities
  • Playing Live Beats
Choose the right MIDI controller for your production/live needs.
Use MIDI remote scritps to enahce your workflow
Learn tricks and tips to customize your controller
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Recording & Warping
  • Choosing the right mic
  • Setting up recording session
  • Working with other musicians
  • Time Stretching
  • Live's editing tools
Learn how to setup and record mics and instruments in Ableton Live.
Master the warp engine for syncronizing audio and sound design
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Class Jams
  • Play in a band with your computer
  • Try out different instruments and MIDI controllers
  • Improvise on any given scale
  • Develop your ear for melodies, harmonies & Basslines
Play live with your classmates in the first modern ClassJam environment.
Develop collaboration skills, performance focus and improvisation techniques.
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Structure & Styling
  • Active Listening
  • Pre-Determined Arrangement Techniques
  • BPM Ranges
  • Song Segments and how to use them
  • Finishing a full song
Get your own sound from analyzing and deconstrucing modern song structures.
Learn different musical genres to help you achive your own unique sound.
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Music Theory 202
  • Parallel Harmony
  • Relative Scales
  • Pentatonic & Blues Scales
  • Jazz in Modern Music
  • Voicing Techniques
  • Borrowed Chords
Progress your composition skills by learning advanced music theory methods.
You will get a deeper understanding of how to produce strong harmonies, melodies and arrangements.
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Ableton Live 202
  • The Launchbox
  • Modulation Vs. Automation
  • Session View Production Techniques
  • Advance Audio & MIDI Editing
  • Clip Envelopes
Learn advance Ableton techniques to take your production to the next level.
Everything is possible with Ableton Live let your imagination be your guide.
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Styling
  • Analyzing Electronic vs. Acoustic music
  • Odd Time Signatures
  • Arrangment Styling
  • Sound Selection
  • Deconstructing Methods.
Learn the key characteristic of all popular music styles.
You have a specific style in mind you want to produce? We'll show you all the secrets.
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Synthesis
  • Analog vs. Digital
  • Synth Signal Path
  • Oscillators, Filters, Envelopes and LFOs
  • Advance Modulators
  • Reverse Engineering
Take the sounds in your head and create them in the computer using synthesizers.
Demystify the vast world of virtual synths.
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Sound Design
  • Advanced Time Stretching
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Fractal Soundscapes
  • Experiments in Sound
  • Field Recordings
  • The Art of Layering
Develop creative thinking by using multiple techniques to create unique and complex sounds.
Become a sonic master.
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Collaboration
  • Ableton Link
  • Class Production Sessions
  • Project Managment
  • Real vs. Virtual instruments
  • Live Performance Routines
  • Rewiring
Collaborate with class mates with in-class synchronization.
Develope the skills needed to productevlly work with other musicians.
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Remixing
  • Choosing The Right Song to Remix
  • Flipping a Sample
  • Remixer Tools
  • Stems and Multi-Tracks
  • Preparing your Original Production for Remixing
Learn the art of remixing from top remixers in the industry.
Take your favorite songs and filp them with your own style.
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Live Performance
  • DJing in Ableton Live
  • Preparing your Songs for Live Performance
  • Playing with a Band
  • Live Looping
  • DIY Controllers
Use the computer as a live musical performance tool.
DJ or play your own orgianls in any way you can imagine.
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Max for Live
  • Max for Live Essentials
  • Modifying Exciting Devices
  • Creating your own Devices
  • Ableton as a Modular Environment
  • Live's API
  • VJing using Jitter
Explore the infinite potenital of Cycling 74's and Ableton's Max for Live.
Control Live in ways that weren't possible before.
Anything is possible with Max for Live
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Mastering
  • Win the Loudness Wars
  • Mastering Song vs. Album
  • Prepering Your Music for Distribution
  • Understanding the importance of Dynamic Range
Master your songs to sound as good as possible on as many playback systems as possible.
Learn the secrets on how to make your songs loud and punchy.
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Finger Drumming
  • Choosing the Right Controller
  • Sound Design for Live Performance
  • Building Custom Racks
  • Using DIY Controllers
  • Planning your Controller's Configuration
Humanize your production or impress your audience on stage.
Build your own sound packs and develope your live performace skill with finger drumming.
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Live Looping
  • Hardware Looping
  • Using Live's Looper
  • Live Looping in the Session View
  • Automatic Loop Recording using MIDI Scripts
  • Setup and Routing
Master the art of live looping with virtual instruments, conventional instruments and mics.
Come up with quick musical ideas, build your songs live on stage.
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Online Presence
  • Social Media
  • How to Reach Out to Labels
  • Booking Shows
  • Getting Signed
  • Getting more Followers
  • Making a Music Video
Develop your artist brand and get your music heard by the right people.
Book shows, tours and festivals.
Find the right label and make music your career.
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Entertainment Law
  • Clearing Samples
  • Commercial vs. Indie Distribution
  • Getting your music on TV and Film
  • Working with a Manager
  • Copyright your Music
  • Performance Rights
Understand the legallty behind the music industry.
Get the most out of your shows and releases. Maximize income streams.
Distribute your music the right way.
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Production Sessions
  • Class Jams
  • Live Routines Assignments
  • Additive Composition
  • Produce other Classmates
  • Online Collaboration Methods
  • Musical Chairs
Collaborate in class.
Get private mentorship sessions from Beat Lab's instructors
Learn how to add part of yourself creatively to an exciting song.
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Mixing
  • Understanding How Sound Work
  • Gain Staging
  • Controlling the Stereo Field
  • Using Compressor & EQs
  • Using Time Based Effects
  • Bussing and Pre-Mastering
Master the art of sound mixing.
Make your music sound more clear, punchy and loud.
Learn the techniques and tools to help you take your music to the next level.
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