UC Berkeley Graduate with 10 years of experience gives Electronic Music Production Lessons

- San Diego
- at your home
- webcam

About the lesson

Hello! I currently give lessons to students of all ages in Electronic Music Production and DJing. I teach students all the necessary components to music production such as using software, audio engineering and mixing, music theory, song writing, and mastering. In essence, I simply teach students how to create the songs that they dream of. In addition, I offer DJing lessons, teaching students the basics of great mixing, such as beat matching, mixing in correct keys, creative techniques, and overarching story telling through songs. I prefer to do lessons via screen and mic sharing, but I can also come to your home for a small additional fee. Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions at all. I sincerely look forward to hearing from you!

subjects

Electronic Music
DJing

languages

English

levels

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
+2

Proficient

Graduate Student

About Benjamin

I am UC Berkeley Graduate with a Bachelors of Music. At school, I studied computer programming for musical applications, advanced music theory, music production, audio engineering, and piano performance. I have sold thousands of records on my own, garnered over a million streams of my music, and was recently been featured by Spotify as a "Fresh Find" artist in 2017. I have taught dozens of students over the past 10 years and many of my students have since achieved great success, releasing official remixes for artists such as Cher, and The Pet Shop Boys, to name a few.

Beatport Stats:
18 Tracks in the Top 100 on Beatport
7 Releases in the Top 10 on Beatport
342 Days in the Top 100 on Beatport
1113 Days in the Top 100 Releases on Beatport

Released on renowned labels Viva Music, Kindisch/Get Physical Music, Traumschalplatten, Manjumasi, Nie Wieder Schlafen, Desert Hearts Records, among many more.

Original music has sold other 10,000 units and has accumulated over 1 million streams online.

Featured by Spotify as "Fresh Find" (February 2017)

Review

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5 (4 reviews)

Luke
- 5
Perfect! Ben is extremely knowledgeable and personable. No need to look any further!
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Luke
Perfect! Ben is extremely knowledgeable and personable. No need to look any further!
Diana
- 5
Perfect! "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."-William Arthur Ward

Ben is a great teacher and I am super lucky to have found such a talented and knowledgeable producer in SF. I highly recommend Ben.
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Diana
Perfect! "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."-William Arthur Ward

Ben is a great teacher and I am super lucky to have found such a talented and knowledgeable producer in SF. I highly recommend Ben.

Benjamin's response
Diana is a great student, I really enjoy working with her. It's been wonderful to see her grow as a musician and producer!
- Benjamin's response : Diana is a great student, I really enjoy working with her. It's been wonderful to see her grow as a musician and producer!
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Recommendations

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Sam
I met Benjamin through a craigslist ad about a year ago. Since then he's vastly improved my ability to make great sounding songs. Coming from a classically trained background with little experience making electronic music, he showed me ways to effectively translate all the ideas in my head into real songs. He's a great teacher and I'd recommend him to anyone who is looking to improve their music production skills.
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Sam
I met Benjamin through a craigslist ad about a year ago. Since then he's vastly improved my ability to make great sounding songs. Coming from a classically trained background with little experience making electronic music, he showed me ways to effectively translate all the ideas in my head into real songs. He's a great teacher and I'd recommend him to anyone who is looking to improve their music production skills.
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Michael
Benjamin has been giving me lessons on and off for the past 5 years. I started out unable to create a track that sounded good and now am fully proficient and confident in making the tracks that I've always wanted to. He is very patient and always takes time to fully explain the concepts that he is teaching. Highly recommended!
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Michael
Benjamin has been giving me lessons on and off for the past 5 years. I started out unable to create a track that sounded good and now am fully proficient and confident in making the tracks that I've always wanted to. He is very patient and always takes time to fully explain the concepts that he is teaching. Highly recommended!
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Rates

packages

5h: $220
10h: $400

Travel

+ $$5

webcam

$50/h

free lessons

Details

Travel cost is solely based upon miles traveled by me. Happy to provide individual quote upon request. Can also meet in public places.

UC Berkeley Graduate with 10 years of experience gives Electronic Music Production Lessons