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Take an idea from first recording to a convincing demo
One-to-one music production lessons with Aidan Ryan covering Ableton Live, home recording, sound design and mixing. In person or online.
Learn by making your own music
Holistic and practical one-to-one production lessons for musicians, songwriters and artists seeking to record, shape and produce their own music with clarity and confidence. Sessions are suitable from complete beginner through to emerging producer and are built around real music-making rather than software for its own sake.
What we might explore
- Ableton Live or your DAW: recording, editing, arranging and practical workflow.
- Recording vocals and instruments at home: microphone use, signal flow and clean, usable recording techniques.
- Building songs and arrangements: structure, layering, dynamics and texture.
- Sound design and creative production: synthesis, sampling, effects and processing.
- Editing and mixing: levels, EQ, compression, clarity and space.
- From idea to demo: workflows for carrying a song from first concept to convincing finished recording.
- Integrating songwriting, voice and production: connecting performance and recording into one creative process.
- Creative workflow: reducing technical overwhelm and building a sustainable way of working.
Who might you be?
- A complete beginner wanting to record music
- A songwriter wanting to produce demos
- A musician learning Ableton or home recording
- An artist developing a production style or sonic identity
- A singer wanting to record vocals effectively at home
- A creative interested in electronic or experimental production
- A student of any age, ability or experience level
Your teacher
Aidan Ryan
Aidan holds a Diploma in Sound Engineering alongside his VCA studies in Interactive Composition and Jazz and Improvisation. As a self-producing artist and session musician, he teaches Ableton Live, songwriting, recording and music production from a practical artist-led perspective.
Ready to begin?
Tell us what you are hoping to explore and we’ll help you find the right place to begin.