I have been teaching audio production to Degree and Diploma students for over 20 years. Many of my students have gone on to have careers in the music industry.
I have a grammy winner and a nominee that I am proud to have guided in their early days.
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Modules are available for both novices to more experienced music makers
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Lessons based on Logic Pro On line or in person tuition available.
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Recommendations​
John is an excellent and engaging tutor. He adapts his lessons to meet my needs, has great insight and experience and really helps bring what is often a confusing array of tools and language, to light, He has worked around my existing knowledge and helped me with the basics that I missed by being self taught, What is even more helpful, is that he helps me learn how to manage my own projects during his sessions so I can transfer my work to different systems and people. He’s also great company and very friendly. Really glad I started to work with him. Would recommend him without any hesitation.
Jo Hook
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"I trained under John at the academy of contemporary music and later assisted him at Metropolis studios on session. He’s not someone who’s simply read the material, he’s years of professional experience and insight who helped shape my career. More over as with every great teacher, he does it with personality, making for a great learning experience" ...
Alex Robinson-Metropolis Studios
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"I started working as assistant to John Gallen over 40 years ago, he inspired me like no other engineer in terms of mixing approach, and can't stress how lucky you all are to get this opportunity... there's not many engineers around with John's heritage and insight... grab this opportunity with both hands if you want straight up critical guidance without the bullshit" Paul Borg
"I Consider myself extremely lucky to have been assigned to your class every term (except one) for the 2 years that I was at ACM. Thank you for everything you taught us! Highly recommend to anyone considering this ...
Kieyan Chauhan
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Subjects covered include
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Basic Session Setups : Signal Flow and Gain structure Audio sub-groups and setting up effects sends, editing groups.
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Editing and Tidying : Stretching, Quantizing, Pitch Correction, Short Cuts, Quantisation, Groove Track.
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Filtering and Equalisation (EQ and Filters for Balance)
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Recording basics - Bass, Guitar, Keys,Drums
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Vocals - Recording, editing, comping, tuning processing and effects
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Dynamics – Compression and Limiting – Multiband Compression Parallel Compression, side chaining and ducking
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Audio Effects: Reverbs and Delays, Stereo Imaging (Mono compatibility)
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Audio Effects: Distortion and Saturation, Pitch effects (Pitched reverbs) reverse effects
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Creating and Using templates (Session and Channel strips) Automation – short cuts, copying and pasting
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Processing the stereo output and Mastering.
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