Music Production Classes in Dallas, TX

Years of Experience: 23 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Gospel, Pop, Musical Theater, Folk, Funk Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Record Engineer Produce Overview: As an internationally touring Live Audio Engineer, I have countless hours of experience with everything from using Digital Audio Workstations to repairing amplifiers. I started my journey at the age of 11 when I saw my first soundboard. 23 years later, I am an in demand professional in both theatre and live music. I also teach audio recording and editing to studio owners and musicians who want to make their own music. Formal Education: Graduate of The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Private Education: 10 years of on-the-job education as an Audio Engineer for Crossroads Audio Inc. Performing Experience: From the Dallas Arboretum’s Spring and Fall Music Series to Bonnaroo Festival, no stage (or performer) is too big or too small for me to work with. Experience Teaching: I often instruct clients in the use of newly purchased gear, or design sound reinforcement for live events and home studios. I was also a pre-school teacher for several years previously, which taught me to break things down to basics. I can instruct in the use of ProTools (Mac and Windows based), Logic, mic technique, gates, compressors, reverbs, delays, and I can tailor a lesson to your needs with your gear.

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons,Orchestral Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I graduated Lexington High School in 1997 to go straight to UNT majoring in Music Education. I spent the better part of a year in 1999 up in Boston doing Drum and Bugle Corps playing snare. I came back to Dallas to join various other bands, tour, and record several other CDs. After 2 more years of playing out and trying to get the most out of school, I decided to try my luck at home. After acquiring a lot of band experienced from SC, I moved back to Denton, Texas at the end of the summer of 2006. Now, many new and exciting things are in the works. I play Mapex, Istanbul, UFIP, Wuhan, Axis, Latin Percussion, Remo, DDrum, and Vater Sticks. I have been teaching private drum lessons an educator for 11 years and teach all styles, performance, and experience levels.

Years of Experience: 5 Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 20 miles Genres: Blues, Jazz, Classical, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Young Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hi my name is Terek. I?m a twenty-four-year-old musician/producer/songwriter from Shreveport, Louisiana. My music journey started at the age three years old when I picked up drum sticks in church for the first time. As I got older I began to explore the music world. Since picking up drum sticks in church I?ve transitioned from just tapping on pots and pans to performing in Washington D.C., being a part of the Shreveport/Bossier City Jazz Ensemble and also getting a full music scholarship for college. Formal Education: 2 1 / 2 years music major 2 years audio engineering Experience Teaching: I was a drum major instructor for 3 years and a drum line instructor. I also did private lessons for students who wanted scholarships for college -Education- Degree: Music School: Bossier Parish Community College Dates: 2013-08

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 10 Genres: Rock, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Im a person who is passionate for music. I create music, beats song and even write lyrics. What better way to share my talents than with people who love music as well. Thats what i want. Formal Education: Studied at Atlantic University Experience Teaching: 2 years teaching -Education- Degree: Bachelors degree in cinematography School: Atlantic university college Dates: 2012-08

Years of Experience: 15 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Country Age Groups: Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Names Noah. I am very outgoing, friendly and hardworking. My homestate is California but I have moved around quite a bit since I was 21. I am 25 now and married trying to figure out how to monetize my musical talents and pursueing my dream of being a musician/engineer/producer. Been playing the drums for a long time now. Since moving to Dallas I have been working in a studio downtown called Modern Electric and have been playing drums for a number of recording projects. Formal Education: I studied audio production and engineering at The Conservatory for Recording Arts and Sciences. I also studied some music theory at Saddleback College. Private Education: I had private drum lessons from when I was around 13-15 so i know how usefull they can be. Performing Experience: Throughout the years I have played live shows with various local bands. While I was living in Nashville I worked at a number of studios and played on a bunch of different records as a studio drummer. Experience Teaching: Don't have much unless friends and bandmates count. I do know how to read sheet music whether its drums or any other type of instrument. I also have a good idea of what I would teach depending on the student. I have a awesome -Reviews- Name: Noah Date: 2016-07-25 19:49:27 Title: Hi its me Body: They asked me to write a review for myself. So A+ work Noah!!! Name: Lij Shaw Date: 2016-07-29 23:03:32 Title: Application review for Noah Body: Noah (aka Catfish at our studio) Is a great guy! He is extremely patient and very thorough. He spent a semester with me interning in my recording studio at first. And then I hired him on for recording sessions because he showed clear initiative and skill. In fact he brought his own clients into the studio as well. Noah has a solid musical understanding and is capable and motivated. I predict that you will be very glad that you hired him. Cheers! Lij Shaw

Years of Experience: 8 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 50 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hi, my name is Stephen I'm from Dallas, TX. I have been passionate about music ever since I can remember and very much so love all things music related! Weather it be creating, learning, teaching, or enjoying, music has and will always be at the forefront of what I do and am proud of. As of now, my primary focus is creating, engineering recording music that will challenge listeners and expand their range of musical taste by giving listeners something they've never heard before. As a teacher, I aim to find what makes the student interested about learning a specific instrument or skill in order to inspire challenges and practices that push a student to and beyond their limits. My absolute favorite thing about teaching is seeing student talents blossom, grow expand into their own musical universe that they can be proud of and show off! My approach to teaching can be interpreted as one that gives students the opportunity to understand how music is a never ending journey of both learning and teaching, at all skill levels, and one that inspires and motives any given student to teach themselves and learn outside the classroom. Thank you for your time and consideration, hope to meet you soon! Formal Education: Audio Engineer at Media Tech Institute. Performing Experience: Going on 8 years of producing, recording and mixing music! Experience Teaching: Electric/Acoustic/Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano/MIDI, DAW proficiency, etc. -Education- Degree: Audio Engineering School: MediaTech Institute Dates: 2015-08 -Awards- Name:n/a Institution:n/a

Years of Experience: 17 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 0 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Brandonbegan playing the drums at age 11. His music education continued throughout his school years, in addition to the time he spent in private instruction. Brandon learned from the greats, with Rich Malloy, Jon Hussey, Steve Pruitt, Brian Ferguson, and John Blackwell (Prince, Luther Vandross, Justin Timberlake) etc. In 2010, he received a full-ride scholarship to the Berklee College of Music for their 5-Week Summer Performance Intensive. Upon completion of the Intensive, he was offered a scholarship to study at Berklee full-time. At the age of 14, he was accepted into the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, (where he studied music theory, orchestral and rudimental percussion and jazz drumming,) prior to venturing outward to pursue his career as a professional drummer. In 2010, Brandon co-founded "Polyphia", a band that would later sign with Equal Vision Records and the Artery Foundation (later shifting to “Royal Division” Entertainment). He recorded two studio albums (“Muse”, Renaissance”), two EP’s (“Resurrect”, “Inspire”) and toured all over North America with bands such as; August Burns Red, Every Time I Die, Dance Gavin Dance, Stick To Your Guns, and many more. Today, Brandon is an independent artist releasing his own material, as well as a freelance musician drummer offering his expertise in live performance, studio recording, and drumming lessons! Formal Education: -Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Alumni -Berklee College of Music -8 years of formal music theory training -4 years of private drum set instruction -3 years of private orchestral percussion instruction Private Education: Private drum set instruction with: Rich Malloy (UNT jazz program, Nashville session drummer) Jon Hussey (UNT jazz program, performing musician in Vermont) Steve Pruitt (UNT jazz program, Snarky Puppy, session musician) Brian Ferguson (UNT jazz program, 1100 Springs, session musician) John Blackwell (Berklee COM, drummer for Prince, Cameo, Justin Timberlake, Luther Vandross, etc., recording artist and session musician) Private percussion instruction with: Seth McConnell (UNT Percussion Program, Boston orchestra, current percussionist in Dallas symphony orchestra) John Arenas (UNT Percussion Program, Percussion instructor of Liberty High School Drum line) Performing Experience: Polyphia (2) -Festival performances include: Scream It Like You Mean It (Third String Productions) Firefest (Third String Productions) (10/13/2012) The Infamous Tour (11/30/2012) South By Southwest South By So What?! (Third String Productions) Unsilent Night (Third String Productions) Texas Independence Fest Tours: The Instant Gratification Tour (MerchNOW; supporting Dance Gavin Dance) CHON Album Release Shows (MerchNOW; supporing CHON) August Burns Red 2015 North American Tour (Fearless Records; supporting August Burns Red, Every Time I Die, Stick To Your Guns) 2015 Tour Supporting ERRA (Sumerian Records) -Has performed with: Chiodos We Came As Romans The Acacia Strain Emmure Motionless in White Chelsea Grin Within the Ruins Oceano Volumes Dance Gavin Dance Animals As Leaders Whitechapel Asking Alexandria Between the Buried and Me August Burns Red Stick To Your Guns Every Time I Die Worship Experience: Elevate Life Church Worship Drummer (5/2012-Present) -Pastor Ketih A. Craft -Worship Leader Clay Jones (Barefoot; Geffen Records) -Worship Leader Matt Fellenbaum (Barefoot, Jessica Simpson; Geffen Records) -10,000+ Members Fellowship Bible Church North Fellowship Church Cross Timbers Church Free Life Church Other acts performed with: Savannah Low (2018-Current) Festival Performances: So Far Sessions World of Art Festival (Creative Currency) Girls Club (AXIOM Music) "The One" Competition (Premier Live Entertainment) Press: 2019 Dallas Observer "Best Pop Act" 2019 Cosign Magazine "Creative Artist of the Year" South Shores (5/2011-11/2011) -Performed at Summerfest in Milwuakee, WI -Enteramente Artist Management (Marty Marmor) Experience Teaching: 11 years teaching experience -Private freelance lessons for 11 years (2009-Present) -School of Rock Drum Instructor; 2014-Present -Createvation School of Music; 2

Years of Experience: 17 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, RB, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I was born in 1981 in Dallas, TX as the fifth generation of a family of artists and musicians. I grew up in a household environment that had paintings and instruments everywhere; but it wasn’t until I turned 11 that I was inspired to pick up the electric guitar and learn the alternative rock riffs and sounds of the day. I started playing a nylon string guitar for a music class at school since I had no desire to play recorder, and met my first jamming buddy and we formed our first band. All this time I was absorbing the sounds of the nylon string guitar through the music of Ottmar Liebert, Gypsy Kings, Segovia and Sabicas that my parents listened to, so I decided to undertake the task of teaching myself sight reading and classical guitar technique. I was accepted to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a music cluster student. Once I was there I attended workshops w/ concert artists, played solo recitals, as well as with various ensembles, and even formed a jazz-fusion-rock band with my peers. Following years of jazz studies and private classical lessons, I received a full scholarship to attend SMU as a classical guitar performance major with Robert Guthrie, the master student of the Romeros and Segovia. I completed my studies and earned my BFA at SMU in 2005. I began to pursue a professional career as an artist collaborating on several recording projects for soundtracks and albums, solo gigs, in addition to, performing locally as a member of several Swing, Jazz, and Rock bands. I have performed at local festivals such as ArtFest, The Swiss Avenue Historic District Home Tour, and at many other local events and venues. In 2008, I realized one of my greatest passions is to instruct the guitar and pass the knowledge of its sublime musical language, proper technique and posture to future generations. My students have competed in UIL competitions and have been accepted to the music cluster of Booker T. Washington, University of North Texas, and most recently the Master’s Program of Berklee School of Music in Valencia, Spain. Formal Education: High School: Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts Music Cluster ; Bachelors of Fine Arts : Souther Methodist University, 2005 Private Education: Electric and Rock Guitar Studies w/ Brad Maclemore 1, Jazz and Theory Studies w/ Chuck Pangburn and Kent Ellingson 1, Classical Guitar Studies w/ Robert Guthrie 1. Performing Experience: I have performed in solo recitals, solo performances, at weddings, with guitar ensembles, rock bands and jazz bands. Bands I've played at such events as Dallas Artfest, and with bands including the Three Quarters Fast Dixieland Band, the Southland Swing Band, Lynch Perry w/ drummer David Lynch, the Monoliths of Phobos, Constellation Flight, SpaceKraft and many more. Experience Teaching: I have taught private solo and group guitar classes for more than a decade. I've worked for various studios and coordinated many student recitals, but I've been teaching only one-on-one Skype lessons for the past 3 years. My teaching specialties include: Youth Education, Sight Reading, Music Theory, Solfeggio, Classical/Flamenco/Jazz Technique, Right Hand Technique and Fingerpicking, Chord Melody, Interpretation, Lead Rhythm Electric Guitar, Travis Picking, Open Tunings, DADGAD and alternate tunings, Celtic music, Ambient Guitar, Pat Martino's Sacred Geometry of the Guitar/Nature of Guitar/Linear Expressions, and Contemporary Guitar and Recording Technology, Recording, Editing, Mixing and Mastering and Effects. -Education- Degree: Bachelor's of Fine Arts School: SMU Dates: 1999-09 -Reviews- Name: Tejaswi Gorti Date: 2016-09-12 22:33:53 Title: Most Inspirational Guitar Teacher!!! Body: I took classical and flamenco guitar lessons from Perry from 2012 to 2016. These four years of my life have been nothing short of a mind-blowing experience. Perry introduced me so many different types of music, expanded my knowledge, understanding and intuition of the guitar. I noticed my musicianship exponentially improve thanks to his guidance. He had been an incredibly patient and perceptive teacher during my years of learning. Last but certainly not least, Perry has been a source of deep musical inspiration for me. It was under his tutelage, that I became energized to pursue my passion for music by enrolling in the Berklee College of Music Master's degree program, as a music producer. Name: Kim Kelly Date: 2016-09-13 14:09:56 Title: Perry N Body: Thank you for reaching out about Perry. He has been teaching my daughter to play guitar since 1/5/13, and he has been working with me since November. My daughter is now 10 and was 7 when she started. She has built tremendous strength and aptitude for sight reading, keeping a steady rhythm and developing musicality and emotion into her playing over time. Perry's style is extremely professional. He is incredibly reliable and punctual. He provides Myra with different styles to influence her range of options. He has brought music and suggested progressive learning books to choose from. He challenges Myra while not frustrating her, and they gradually increased her lesson time from 30 to 60 minutes as she built the aptitude to play for longer periods of time. Perry does a great job of mixing scales with chords with picking, and provides a range of ways to achieve the same sounds with minimal stress to her body structure. In addition, Perry takes the time to teach theory and history so that she has a well rounded perspective of the art. There are days when she is not at the top of her game, and Perry recognizes this- on those days he tries to have fun and just allow her to jam. I love listening to the two of them together. They have built a solid relationship around their mutual love of music and the guitar. We've had the fortune to see Perry play at one of his local gigs, and his talent and professionalism always continue to impress me. I fully recommend Perry for this job and hope that his is considered as a strong candidate. Kim Kelly Name: Nic Fatemi Date: 2016-09-20 05:10:27 Title: Perry - classical and flamenco Review Body: I've been working with perry for more than a year and half. He is musically very talented and has a great foundation of musical knowledge that is difficult to come across these days. He is very flexible and patient with any musical level. Simply put, he works with you and where get to on the guitar. I have studied flamenco and classical guitar underneath him. He also teaches other types of styles ( electric rock, chords, jazz and etc...) He has been playing guitar since a very young age and has studied under other great guitarists(academically). He shares all of his knowledge with his students that was taught to him plus more!! I have played violin for 14 years into university. I was looking to learn guitar and Perry was recommended to by a co-worker. I can recognize he is a quality teacher with passion for music a mile away. Lastly, he is a honest individual and carries himself professionally. I highly recommend him!

Years of Experience: 20 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Overview: I have always had a passion for guitar. I took guitar and music classes while I was in college. In the years since I have continued to play the guitar and Instructed students on a part time basis. I have now decided to give up my career selling insurance full time to devote myself to teach guitar full time. I have over 20 years experience in teaching guitar. * Formal Education: I studied guitar at Brookhaven College and University Of North Texas. Classes include : foundation of Music, Jazz, Jazz Improv, Guitar, Classical Guitar, Voice, classical Piano, guitar Ensemble, and Digital music production. Private Education: I spent 3 years of private lessons wirh Tom Hyatt, A juliard trained guitarist. Performing Experience: I spent 4 years performing as lead Guitarist with the rock band "Smokey Room Red". We performed across the DFW Metroplex. I composed many of the pieces we performed. Experience Teaching: I have taught beginning,intermediate, and advanced Guitar to both teenagers and adult students for over 20 years. My philosophy is that the student should enjoy making music. So I introduce arpeggios early on in my basic guitar instruction. My experience has been limited to one on one instruction.