In person · New York
Single Lesson
One hour on any topic. A first taste before the course, a refresher, or focused work on your blends.
$100 per hour
Book a lessonLessons
Learn it by ear.
Every lesson is one on one and built around you, whether you've never touched a record or you already play out.
In person · New York
Vinyl Crash Course
4 lessons · 1 hour each · finish within 2 to 4 weeks
$320 $80 per lesson
Book the courseLESSON 1
Vinyl Foundations
Turntable and vinyl anatomy, needles and cueing, backspins, mixer basics, pitch and tempo, BPM ear training.
Goal: feel at home with records and the setup.
LESSON 2
Beatmatching by Ear
Beats, bars and phrasing, starting on time, manual pitch, hearing drift and correcting it, your first locked mixes.
Goal: match two records entirely by ear.
LESSON 3
Mixing and Performance
Fader and EQ technique, bass swaps, short and long blends, transition styles, building energy, fixing common mistakes.
Goal: clean, musical transitions.
LESSON 4
Digging and Next Steps
Digging in shops and online, Discogs, grading, building your record bag, practice routines, recording a short mix.
Goal: keep progressing on your own.
Real vinyl skills, no shortcutsBeatmatching by earStrong technical foundationsConfidence and flowDigging and record knowledgeTools to practice on your own
Free · Archivio Records
Group Workshop: Launch Night
A free intro workshop at Archivio Records in Brooklyn to celebrate the launch. Date announced soon.
Free
Music production · Remote
Mix it. Now make it.
One on one production lessons with Adam over video. Bring your DAW and your ideas; leave with a track that's actually finished.
Online · with Adam
Production Course
4 sessions · 2 hours each · blank session to finished track
$600 $150 per session
Book the courseSESSION 1
Workflow and Digging
Setting up your DAW for speed, templates and routing, digging for samples and sounds, sampling and chopping basics.
Goal: a session you can move fast in, and a loop worth building on.
SESSION 2
Drums and Groove
Building a groove from scratch, swing and shuffle, layering kick and sub, percussion, then processing the drum bus.
Goal: drums that move a dance floor on their own.
SESSION 3
Sound Design and Arrangement
Synths, basslines and texture, phrasing in 8 and 16 bars, builds and breakdowns, DJ friendly intros and outros for long blends.
Goal: turn a loop into a full arrangement.
SESSION 4
Mixdown and Finishing
Gain staging, EQ and compression, blending layers with parallel processing, the mix bus, a reference check, and exporting.
Goal: a finished, club ready track and a plan for the next one.
No shortcutsTaught in Ableton LiveBuilt for DJs who want to make musicHouse and club music focusFeedback on your own tracks
Online · 2 hours
Production Session
Two hours on whatever you're working on: finishing a demo, fixing a mixdown, sound design, or getting unstuck on an arrangement.
$180 per session
Book a sessionHow it works
Lessons over video
We meet on a video call with screen share, so you work in your own setup the whole time. You'll get notes after each lesson so you can keep practicing.
Adam's toolkit
The plugins and hardware we'll use
The basics run on Ableton's own devices, so you can start with what you have. Here's what else is in Adam's setup, in the box and out.
Ableton stock devices
Simpler, Drum Rack, EQ Eight, Glue Compressor, Echo. Everything you need to start.
FabFilter suite
Pro Q for clean EQ, Pro C and Pro L for the mixdown.
Cableguys ShaperBox
Volume, filter and time shaping. Instant movement and sidechain.
Soundtoys Effect Rack
Decapitator, EchoBoy and friends for character and space.
Reason Rack Plugin
Classic synths and drum machines inside your DAW.
Omnisphere
Deep pads, keys and textures for sound design.
Hardware
Roland TR-8
Hands on drum programming and jamming grooves.
Access Virus TI
Big basses, leads and classic club synth sounds.
Korg MS2000B
Analog modeling synth for gritty basslines and stabs.
Yamaha DX200
FM grooves and sequences for weird, fun sound design.
No hardware needed for the course. If you have gear, we'll work it into your sessions.
Course policies
- The course is a commitment: each lesson builds on the last. Plan on one or two lessons a week.
- One rescheduled lesson per course. After that, missed or cancelled lessons are forfeited.
- Topics and pace adapt to your experience and goals.
- Course materials are for personal use only and may not be shared or recorded.