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MENTORSHIP OVERVIEW
Elevate Your Sound: Fast-Track Your Skills in a Personalized Learning Experience!
For more than ten years, Aaron has passionately shared his expertise in audio production. This covers a gamut of areas, from music recording, mixing, and mastering to podcasting, sound design for video, and much more. When you embark on this mentorship journey, irrespective of the number of sessions you opt for, you’ll receive tailored guidance aligned with your ambitions and proficiency level.
What sets this mentorship apart? With your personalized coaching, you also get access to over 8 hours of meticulously curated video lessons. Delve into essential content on Ableton Live, audio recording, Midi capturing, and a plethora of other relevant topics whenever you wish. Think of this program as having a dedicated audio sherpa, guiding you through the intricate maze of audio and music production. Gone are the days of navigating through countless online forums and videos in search of accurate information. Now, you’ll have precise answers at your fingertips, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. The learning curve will be steep, but with every step, your passion will only grow.
Planning is smooth, too. The flexible design of our lesson bundles allows you to schedule sessions up to two weeks ahead at times that suit you best. All timings are synced to your local timezone for added convenience. And the best part? Each lesson can be recorded! So, immerse yourself in the learning experience without the stress of jotting everything down. This is pure, undiluted learning in its truest form!
REAL-TIME COACHING
Live-Online Coaching Via Zoom
Learn at your own pace via realtime and customized coaching on Zoom. Schedule and re-schedule easily!
LESSON LENGTH
Ideal Length For Retention
Enjoy one-hour long sessions, the perfect length to warm up, learn something new, and apply your knowledge!
SKILL LEVEL
Beginner-Advanced
This mentorship program is perfect for all skill levels! Start from scratch, or dive into something more advanced!
RESOURCES
Video Tutorials, Templates, and Guides
Get audio & MIDI samples, PDF reference guides, E-books, and unlimited access to the 8+ HOURS of tutorials and lesson recordings
START HERE
SCHEDULE A FREE INTRO CALL
Meet with Aaron online to determine the best learning pathway for your needs and to register for lessons
Use the button above to choose a day and time for your free, 30 minute intro session. The meeting is held online via Zoom, a private video conferencing application.
BECOME THE CONFIDENT AUDIO PRODUCER YOU’RE MEANT TO BE
Master Sound & Music Production Through A One-On-One Mentorship
REAL-TIME COACHING
Live-Online Coaching Via Zoom
Learn at your own pace via realtime and customized coaching on Zoom. Schedule and re-schedule easily!
LESSON LENGTH
Ideal Length For Retention
Enjoy one-hour long sessions, the perfect length to warm up, learn something new, and apply your knowledge!
SKILL LEVEL
Beginner-Advanced
This mentorship program is perfect for all skill levels! Start from scratch, or dive into something more advanced!
RESOURCES
Video Tutorials, Templates, and Guides
Get audio & MIDI samples, PDF reference guides, E-books, and unlimited access to the 8+ HOURS of tutorials and lesson recordings
GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY
MASTER THE RELEVANT TOPICS
Ask questions, and receive answers in REAL-TIME as you master the topics relevant to your specific goals and needs
REAL-TIME LEARNING
Enjoy the full attention of your instructor during the entirety of each lesson, hosted online via Zoom
COMPASSIONATE INSTRUCTION
Learn from an experienced instructor who delivers well-organized, thorough, and engaging lessons in a supportive environment.
LIFETIME ACCESS, ENDLESS GROWTH
Enjoy Unlimited Access to Instructional Videos and Zoom Recordings – Yours to Keep!
START HERE
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Meet with Aaron online to determine the best learning pathway for your needs and to register for lessons
Use the button above to choose a day and time for your free, 30 minute intro session. The meeting is held online via Zoom, a private video conferencing application.
AVOID CONFUSION
START YOUR PRODUCTION JOURNEY OFF RIGHT
Truly understand every skill needed to become an effective Ableton Live Producer! Learn to create and manipulate the sonic building-blocks of music using time-tested techniques.
FILE MANAGEMENT
Learn essential, file management best practices so that you will never lose your valuable work!
MUSIC COMPOSITION
You’ll learn to use Ableton to make music, no music experience required.
RECORDING AND EDITING AUDIO
Learn to record your band, your vocals, or any other sound source. Then, how to make it sound amazing!
MAKE BEATS & SEQUENCES
Learn to record and sequence drum and synth patterns for making beats.
FIX AND POLISH
You’ll learn how to fix your recordings and midi sequences to add a professional polish to your music.
MIXING & MASTERING
Learn how to use Ableton’s devices to prepare your music for competitive streaming platforms! Electronic and acoustic welcome.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Operate Ableton like a pro using an essential list of quick-key shortcuts.
SAVING & EXPORTING
Save and export your sonic masterpiece to a format anyone can enjoy. Share your music with your friends and family members.
OPTIONAL CURRICULUM
IF YOU DON’T KNOW IT ALREADY, YOU WILL.
Music Theory for Electronic Producers
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The Fundamentals of Ableton Live
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File Management & Workflow
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Arrangement View Mastery & Recording
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Recording MIDI, Automation, And Warping
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COLLABORATION JAMS | Network and Jam with Other Spacefood Students
This course provides the techniques and workflow needed to join other Spacefood producers during regularly scheduled, online collaboration jams. These live-online, collaboration sessions take place over a 3-hour time block where participants are tasked to compose and remix various musical ELEMENTS added to the Spacefood Collab Pool.
By the end of the session, participants will be finished, or well on their way to completing a unique new track! If time allows, participants are invited to show their musical creations to the group, describe their processes, and answer questions.
Collaboration Jams are a perfect way to stay motivated, network with other producers, and producers-in-training, and learn how to provide and receive constructive feedback! These sessions are open to all Spacefood alumni and current students.
The Fundamentals of Ableton Live
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Arrangement View Mastery
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File Management & Workflow
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Recording MIDI & Automation
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Recording Audio & Loop Recording
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Warping & Advanced Functionality
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Music Theory for Electronic Producers
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COLLABORATION JAMS | Network and Jam with Other Spacefood Students
This course provides the techniques and workflow needed to join other Spacefood producers during regularly scheduled, online collaboration jams. These live-online, collaboration sessions take place over a 3-hour time block where participants are tasked to compose and remix various musical ELEMENTS added to the Spacefood Collab Pool.
By the end of the session, participants will be finished, or well on their way to completing a unique new track! If time allows, participants are invited to show their musical creations to the group, describe their processes, and answer questions.
Collaboration Jams are a perfect way to stay motivated, network with other producers, and producers-in-training, and learn how to provide and receive constructive feedback! These sessions are open to all Spacefood alumni and current students.
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IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
There’s no better time than the present to start making progress on your music and professional aspirations! Meet with your instructor for a free 30-minute call, and start making music better now!
Use the button above to choose a day and time for your free, 30 minute intro session. The meeting is held online via Zoom, a private video conferencing application.
AVOID CONFUSION
START YOUR PRODUCTION JOURNEY OFF RIGHT
Truly understand every skill needed to become an effective Ableton Live Producer! Learn to create and manipulate the sonic building-blocks of music using time-tested techniques.
FILE MANAGEMENT
Learn essential, file management best practices so that you will never lose your valuable work!
MUSIC COMPOSITION
You’ll learn to use Ableton to make music, no music experience required.
RECORDING AND EDITING AUDIO
Learn to record your band, your vocals, or any other sound source. Then, how to make it sound amazing!
MAKE BEATS & SEQUENCES
Learn to record and sequence drum and synth patterns for making beats.
FIX AND POLISH
You’ll learn how to fix your recordings and midi sequences to add a professional polish to your music.
MIXING & MASTERING
Learn how to use Ableton’s devices to prepare your music for competitive streaming platforms! Electronic and acoustic welcome.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Operate Ableton like a pro using an essential list of quick-key shortcuts.
SAVING & EXPORTING
Save and export your sonic masterpiece to a format anyone can enjoy. Share your music with your friends and family members.
CAREER PATHWAYS
The audio and music industry offers fulfilling and prosperous career options
These are just a few of the MANY career opportunities available for audio experts!
Music Producer: Music producers use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to create and produce high-quality music tracks. They often work with recording artists, songwriters, and other music professionals to create original songs, albums, or soundtracks for film and television.
Mixing Engineer: Mixing engineers use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to mix and balance different audio tracks to create a cohesive sound. They often work with recording artists, producers, and audio editors to produce high-quality audio recordings.
Mastering Engineer: Mastering engineers use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to put the final touches on audio recordings before they are released to the public. They use advanced audio processing techniques to optimize the sound quality and ensure that the audio is consistent across different listening environments.
Sound Designer: Sound designers use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to create original sounds and audio effects for film, television, video games, and other media. They often work with producers, directors, and other creative professionals to create a unique and immersive audio experience for the audience.
DJ/Remix Artist: DJs use Ableton Live and music production skills to create and mix music tracks for live performances or recorded sets. They often work in nightclubs, music festivals, and other venues, and may also produce and release their own music tracks.
Music Educator: Music educators use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to teach others how to create, produce, and mix music. They may work in schools, universities, or music production schools, or they may offer private lessons to individuals or groups.
Audio Editor: Audio editors use Ableton Live and audio engineering skills to edit and manipulate audio recordings. They may work in film, television, or music production, and may specialize in specific types of audio editing, such as dialogue editing, sound effects editing, or music editing.
Musician: Musicians use Ableton Live and music production skills to create and perform their own music. They may work as solo artists, or they may collaborate with other musicians to produce music tracks or perform live shows.
Music Composer: Music composers use Ableton Live and music production skills to create original music compositions for film, television, video games, and other media. They work closely with directors, producers, and other creative professionals to create music that enhances the visual and emotional impact of the media.
Music Business Entrepreneur: Music business entrepreneurs use Ableton Live and music production skills to create and market their own music products and services. They may start their own music production companies, record labels, or music software development firms, or they may provide consulting services to other music professionals.
Spacefood
Aaron is a multi-instrumental music producer and music educator from Nelson, Canada. In addition to producing, recording, and mastering music, he offers his advanced knowledge of production, mixing and mastering to his students via 1-on-1 mentoring on Zoom. Aaron has taught, mixed and produced music for projects spanning genres from Electronic Dance, Psytrance, Dubstep/IDM, Jazz and Folk, to Celtic, Ambient, Country and beyond. He is honoured to have produced for award nominated artists.
Aaron’s personal brand of music, as his three entangled monikers; Spacefood, Handsome Hansel and Shapeshifting Masters of Darkness, represents an avid curiosity of audible influence, as his experimental form of recording and sound mangling creates soundscapes traversing genres and energies from Chill-hop to Dubstep.
Author of the Finger Drum Bible
The Finger Drum Bible serves as a detailed resource for learning pad drumming, offering over 200 new beats and drum fills, catering to a diverse range of musical tastes and styles across 14 different genres.
It’s designed to be used with any 4×4, 16-pad finger drumming controller, it supports popular models from Ableton Push to MPCs, Maschine Mk3, Launchpad, and more, ensuring wide applicability.
MEET YOUR MENTOR
Spacefood
Aaron is a multi-instrumental music producer and music educator from Nelson, Canada. In addition to producing, recording, and mastering music, he offers his advanced knowledge of production, mixing and mastering to his students via 1-on-1 mentoring on Zoom. Aaron has taught, mixed and produced music for projects spanning genres from Electronic Dance, Psytrance, Dubstep/IDM, Jazz and Folk, to Celtic, Ambient, Country and beyond. He is honoured to have produced for award nominated artists.
Aaron’s personal brand of music, as his three entangled monikers; Spacefood, Handsome Hansel and Shapeshifting Masters of Darkness, represents an avid curiosity of audible influence, as his experimental form of recording and sound mangling creates soundscapes traversing genres and energies from Chill-hop to Dubstep.
TESTIMONIALS
I’ve been working with Aaron for several months now. My first impression was that his enthusiasm for teaching Ableton is off the charts. He is high energy yet very patient in his instruction style.
My knowledge of automation and sound design has increased 5x since working with him. His technical expertise is apparent in his clear description of every knob that you hover over. I’ve accelerated my comfort level with Ableton in a very short time.
I’d been wanting to get more serious about music production for years so when I stumbled across an ad for a free introductory lesson, I thought “what the heck?” Aaron was a total pro right from that very first session.
He’s always on time, knows Ableton inside and out, and brings a huge amount of enthusiasm and energy. I wasn’t totally convinced at first that lessons could be done effectively through video conferencing and screen sharing but Aaron’s been very flexible and we’ve found a system that works really well.
No book or tutorial video has been anywhere near as helpful as checking in regularly with a real person who is genuinely delighted to see me succeed with my productions. I highly recommend working with Aaron!
Aaron is an awesome teacher and a great mentor! He is very passionate and enthusiastic about teaching which makes it easier to learn.
He answers emails quickly and he’s always ready to answer your questions; He will go the extra mile for you! I learned so much in just a few months of training and was able to produce 2 songs from start to finish!
READY TO MAKE SOME MUSIC?
Select a lesson bundle from the options below
They’re all great options but the 6-Month Unlimited is the best value
1
LESSON
1 hour of 1:1 coaching via Zoom
$90+tax
One hour of 1-to-1 coaching via Zoom, customized session focus, full lesson recording, collaboration jams, Discord server community
6
LESSONS
Six 1:1 Sessions and definitely the best option
$300+tax
(Save $240)
Six, One-hour lessons via Zoom, customized session focus, full lesson recordings, collaboration jams, Discord server community ~ Ask about track feedback, mixing & mastering, and track finishing
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Four, 1 hour 1:1 training sessions via Zoom
$280+tax
(Save $80)
Four, One-hour lessons via Zoom, customized session focus, full lesson recording, collaboration jams, Discord server community
6 MONTH
*UNLIMITED*
Enjoy unlimited booking for 6 months!
$4200+tax
(Save $6,600)
Accelerate your learning with daily lessons! *Schedule up to 20 lessons per month, for six months! Enjoy customized session focus, full lesson recordings, collaboration jams, Discord server community
If you have questions before you purchase, please contact me
FAQ
How do I sign up?
Before you can register for the next course, please sign up for a quick introduction session using the following link https://calendly.com/spacefood/firstfree
If you have any problems booking the lesson, please contact me here: CONTACT AARON
Are these pre-recorded video tutorials or am I actually speaking with a human?
This small-group course contains a hybrid of pre-recorded videos, covering the fundamentals, PLUS over 6 hours of live-online group coaching. This means that Aaron (Spacefood) meets up with you and your small cohort (maximum 8 people), for an hour each week to answer questions, provide feedback and give you new creative techniques for making sounds!
What genres of music is this good for?
My method of teaching is not restricted to any single genre of music. During our lessons, I will introduce methods for breaking down the crucial characteristics of a song so that you can begin to make it yourself! As far as the types of music I am best at, my favourites are Dubstep, Nero-Bass, Psytrance, and Chill-Hop!
How much does it cost?
I’m so happy to offer this group course priced at $300 Canadian Dollars. It overjoys me to provide a super-brain-download of information about music production for a lower price than I’ve ever been able to manage before. You’ll be getting as much information and attention as my 1-on-1 sessions but for much less. AND you get prerecorded video content that can be re-watched at any time!
Need to convert your currency?: GO HERE: https://www.xe.com/
I’m not from Canada, can I still take lessons from you?
Absolutely! Just as long as the time difference works for your schedule you are good to go!
If you have any questions about this, please contact me using my chat button on the bottom right side of the screen.
How long is each lesson?
The Live-Online sessions each week are 2 hours(ish). Sometimes we’ll go over if time allows. The pre-recorded lesson videos that accompany each live-online session range from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours.
When are lessons?
Live-Online sessions are currently scheduled for every Sunday at 1:00pm (PST). This day might change depending on the needs of each group, but Sunday is the Fun-day at the moment!
What do I need?
You’ll need a few basic things to take lessons with me.
There is a lot of other fun equipment that can make using Ableton a lot more fun, but the above list is the minimum you’ll need to start taking lessons.
I have never used Ableton before, can I still take lessons?
Heck yeah, you can! Please let me have the opportunity to introduce you to the best music production software in the world (IMO). This group course is great for all experience levels, including complete beginners.
Are these lessons online or in person?
I teach lessons exclusively online (unless I’m doing a weekend workshop). Online lessons are more convenient for everyone involved, and you have the option to record the entire session so you can review it later on! I will use a variety of software for video conferencing and high-quality audio streaming, but my go-to tool is called Zoom (You can read about it on their website here: https://zoom.us/
Can I take lessons in person from you?
I only offer in-person lessons during group workshops. Otherwise, I teach strictly online only!
What version of Ableton do I need?
Any version of Ableton Live 9, 10, or 11 will do! That includes Intro, Lite, Standard, and Suite. If you haven’t purchased it yet and you’d like to try Ableton Suite for free, head over to the Ableton Website to download a copy: https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/
What topics will you teach me?
This course will teach you everything from the Fundamentals of Ableton to Music Theory for Electronic Musicians, to File Management and Speed Production Workflow! Head over to the CURRICULUM area to read pretty much the entire topic list.
I still have questions. How can I contact you?
If you still have questions for me before you register for the next group course, please contact me here: START CHATTING
If I don’t answer right away, I’m probably teaching a lesson and will get back to you as soon as possible via email. Please be sure to include your email address in the chat window when you say hello!
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