Summer Camp

Music Production Summer Camp

We’re happy that you are considering your Summer Program with us. Now comes the hard part:  Which do you choose!? Don’t worry. MIX, MATCH, & CREATE YOUR OWN!

Choose your software platform DAW for a 36 hour course out of the three choices below:
Ableton Live
Logic Pro
FL Studio

THEN… pick one of your favorite BuildBeatsBetter topics below:

Hip Hop Pro
Electronic Essentials
Hit Songwriting
Cinematix

Please note that this summer ALL PROGRAMS MEET REMOTELY ONLY. However, these are real-time meetings with instructors answering questions. They are not recordings. They follow the same formats as in our classrooms.

Here are the upcoming dates!

A
Starts: Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 
12:00 PM (Eastern) / 09:00 AM (Pacific) / 05:00 PM (UK)
14 classes (4 hour classes)

B
Starts: Tue, Jun 22, 2021
Tuesdays/Thursdays 
11:00 AM (Eastern) / 08:00 AM (Pacific) / 04:00 PM (UK)
9 classes (6 hour classes)

C
Starts: Mon, Jul 05, 2021
Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays/Fridays 
12:30 PM (Eastern) / 09:30 AM (Pacific) / 05:30 PM (UK)
18 classes (3 hour classes)

D
Starts: Mon, Aug 02, 2021
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 
11:00 AM (Eastern) / 08:00 AM (Pacific) / 04:00 PM (UK)
9 classes (6 hour classes)

$1499 (including $100 registration fee)

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