How do I make Industrial Music
Industrial music comes by its name honestly. Like a manufacturing plant or an oil refinery, the sound is dirty, gritty, and loud. The perfect counterpart to the glimmery hope of disco in the ‘70s....
Category: Ableton Electronic Music Production Program
How do I make Electronic Dance Music?
Did it begin on the Southside of Chicago or in South London? Germany or Jamaica? Or was it first heard in 1940s Egypt? With the wide-ranging sub-genres found within Electronic Dance Music (EDM), it’s...
How do I make a breakbeat?
All it took was eight seconds to change the landscape of hip hop, dubstep, and many other forms of electronic dance music. The Amen Break is widely regarded as one of the most used...
I want to learn ProTools
Electronic Dance Music exploded like a Tesla coil onto the musical landscape some 30 years ago. From the earliest forms of hip hop and beat-making to the latest editions of techno, dubstep, and euro...
How do I make Dubstep?
Like many other forms of electronic dance music (EDM), dubstep originated in London in the late ‘90s as an evolution of UK garage, two-step, dub reggae, and a host of other styles. Because of...
How do I make Trance Music?
To the untrained ear, electronic dance music and all of its subgenres can sound a lot alike. The bassline kicks in, simple melodies follow, and the crowd starts moving. But to the artists and...
Spotlight On… Star Student Richard Sedden Jr.
Recent graduate of Recording Connection for Audio Engineering & Music Production, Richard Sedden Jr. had long time mentor Joey Heier (Crystal Clear Recording Studio) blown away the first time he heard him play: “In...
How do I make House Music?
Early house music could contain lyrics, vocals with no real lyrics, or no vocals whatsoever. What it did feature were deep baselines, repetitive rhythm, and a more mechanical delivery. Almost as if to say...
How do I make Techno?
Just as house music was first discovered in the underground dance clubs of Chicago, Detroit is the birthplace of techno. Maybe there’s something about cold, blustery winters in the Midwest that makes people want...
How do I make Euro Disco?
Taking its influence from Italian and French pop songs from the 50s and 60s, Euro Disco began making a mark in the 70s – the decade of disco. Initially, Euro Disco referred to music...
