LIVE ONLINE COURSE

BECOME A MUSIC PRODUCER

Dates: 10 DEC 2026 - 2 FEB 2027

Duration: 6 WEEKS
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET

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GRAHAM MARSH
RECORD PRODUCER, RECORDING ENGINEER

LIVE ONLINE COURSE

The next breakout artist just needs a producer who can turn their raw vocals into a hit. This course teaches you to be that producer.

You will be guided by Graham Marsh, a 4-time Grammy-winning producer, who’s lent his skills to records for Bruno Mars, Kid Cudi, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the Twilight Eclipse soundtrack, Ludacris, and many others. Explore building a finished master, a sync demo, and stems ready for a mixer.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU, IF...

YOU ARE AN ASPIRING MUSIC PRODUCER

You can finish a beat but not a release-ready, commercial-standard track. This music producer course walks you through Graham Marsh's full 12-lesson pipeline, from drum programming to mixing and final mastering. You'll leave with a portfolio-ready finished track and the workflow to go semi-pro.
YOU ARE AN EARLY-CAREER AUDIO ENGINEER

You're technically capable in a DAW but stuck at low day rates with no creative control. This course teaches producer-level decision-making, industry-standard stem handoff, and how to negotiate splits and royalties. You'll leave positioned for producer credit and higher rates, backed by real publishing and networking knowledge.
YOU ARE AN ARTIST-PRODUCER OR SONGWRITER

You have strong musical ideas but depend on outside producers to finish them. This music producer education gives you the full technical pipeline, from drums to final master, to self-produce a complete track. You'll learn how to engineer your own vocals, produce around the lyrics, and pitch your music to unlock new income through sync licensing.

HANDS-ON PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS

Every class pairs Graham Marsh's live Pro Tools demos with breakout workshops where you build your own track in real time. You'll program and mix drums, record instruments and vocals, and process a full mix using his exact vocal chain, a Neve 1073 preamp into a UA 1176 compressor. By the end, you'll have shipped five hands-on assignments building toward a finished track.

INSIGHT FROM WORKING PROS

Learn stem delivery and mixer etiquette from 5x Grammy-winning mix engineer Miles Walker, and studio dynamics from artist Amber Renee of dayaway and CLAVVS. Josh Briggs, Head of Publishing at Terrorbird Media, breaks down splits, royalties, and producer agreements. You'll also dissect a real commercial sync brief from Ruggable to learn how music supervisors actually think.

A PORTFOLIO-READY FINAL PROJECT

Your final project is a four-part portfolio: a finished, mixed master, a sync demo built to a real commercial brief, professionally organized stems, and a written or video "why" file explaining your choices. These are the exact deliverables you can use to pitch artists, sync licensors, or mixing engineers for paid work.

Graham Marsh

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Won four Grammy Awards from sixteen nominations, including Best Rap Album for Ludacris's "Release Therapy," plus three wins for CeeLo Green's "F**k You" and "Fool for You".
Lent his skills to records by Bruno Mars, Kid Cudi, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the Twilight Eclipse Soundtrack, Ludacris, Leona Lewis, T.I, Rick Ross, and many others.
Began his career at Jermaine Dupri's Southside Studios before moving to Dallas Austin's DARP Studios.
Earned a TEC Awards nomination for Outstanding Creative Achievement in engineering.
Original music composition clients include Adult Swim, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, NFL, Coca-Cola, and MTV, with his artist work also featured in national TV commercials for Walmart, Garnier, and Michael Kors.
Composed original music featured on MTV’s Catfish, YOU, Charmed, Teen Wolf, Locke & Key, and more.

TUE (12/8), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Welcome Session

Meet Graham Marsh, walk through the course structure, and see what the assignments and final project will require.

Course structure and expectations
Instructor introduction
Assignments and final project overview

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THU (12/10), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Modern Producer's Mindset

Explore what it means to be a modern producer, and learn how taste and intention shape every choice in service of the song.

Modern producer mindset
Taste and intention
Case study: Before and after vocal-to-master comparison
Demo: Song analysis breakdown by Graham

Assignment #1: Reference Track Analysis (optional)
Write a short breakdown of why a favorite pop song's production serves its vocals.

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TUE (12/15), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Drum Programming & Arrangement + Demo & Workshop

Learn to program drums to the grid, humanize the groove, and choose which elements to add across a song's sections to build energy.

Drum programming to the grid
Groove humanization
Percussion tracking
Building energy across sections
Demo: Drum programming and grid humanization
Workshop: Building drums under a vocal

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THU (12/17), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Mixing Drums + Demo & Workshop

Discover why certain drum mix choices make a track's foundation hit hard, then apply grouping, EQ, compression, and time-based effects like reverb and delay.

Grouping and bussing drums
Drum EQ
Compression and bus compression
Time-based effects
Demo: Mixing drums live
Workshop: Mixing your drums

Assignment #2: Drum Arrangement
Deliver a full drum arrangement set to the provided vocals or your own song.

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TUE (1/5), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Recording Instruments + Demo & Workshop

Learn instrument recording techniques both in the box with MIDI and VSTs and out of the box with live tracking, and choose which instruments best serve the song.

MIDI and VST recording
Live tracking basics
MIDI to audio conversion
Bass: MIDI or live
Choosing instruments and sounds
Demo: Adding bass and instruments for color
Workshop: Adding and arranging your instruments

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THU (1/7), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Mixing Instruments + Demo & Workshop

Get the low end right, learn why certain instrument mix choices work, and discover how to keep VST instruments from sounding stock.

Low-end balance
Instrument grouping and gain staging
Making VSTs sound less "stock"
EQ, compression, reverb, and delay
Demo: Mixing bass and instruments
Workshop: Mixing your instrument tracks

Assignment #3: Instruments and Drums
Deliver completed instruments and drums set to the provided vocals or your own song.

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TUE (1/12), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Recording Vocals + Guest Speaker & Demo

Explore the psychology of working with vocalists, learn lead and background vocal tracking techniques, and study Graham's exact vocal chain and template.

Vocalist psychology and studio direction
Lead and BG vocal techniques
Vocal arrangement
Vocal chain: preamp and compressor choices
Demo: Graham's vocal chain and template

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THU (1/14), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Mixing Vocals & Comping + Demo & Workshop

Master vocal comping, grouping and bussing for vocals, and apply EQ, compression, reverb, and delay to shape a polished vocal mix.

Vocal comping
Grouping and bussing
EQ and compression techniques
Reverb and delay
Demo: Comping and basic vocal mixing
Workshop: Mixing vocals

Assignment #4: Vocals Mixed and Arranged
Deliver a rough mix of the track featuring drums, instruments, and mixed vocals.

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TUE (1/19), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Full Track Elements Mixing Techniques + Demo & Workshop

Learn why every mix choice should serve the song, then apply gain staging, subtractive and additive EQ, and automation to build a cohesive full mix.

Gain staging
Subtractive and additive EQ
Frequency masking fixes
Panning and automation
Demo: Live full mixdown breakdown
Workshop: Mixing your full song

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THU (1/21), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Groups, Buses, and the Master + Guest Speaker & Demo

Finalize a mix through grouping, gain staging, and bus and master fader processing, and learn how to separate and deliver stems the way a professional mixer expects.

Grouping and gain staging
Bus processing
Master fader processing
Stem separation and delivery
Demo: Bus processing and mix finalization

Assignment #5: Full Track Finished
Deliver your fully finished mix and final stems; this becomes Part 1 of your final project.

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TUE (1/26), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Intro to Sync & The Brief

Learn what sync is, how to approach music supervisors, and how to read a real commercial brief for what it's actually asking.

Sync fundamentals and deliverables
Approaching music supervisors
Case study: The Ruggable commercial brief
Reading reference tracks for intent

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THU (1/28), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

Writing to a Brief + Demo & Workshop

Build a quick track demo tailored to a sync pitch, and document the thinking behind your production choices in a "why" file.

Demo: Building a sync pitch demo
Documenting your "why" (video or text)
Workshop: Writing and pitching to the brief
Q&A and open studio time

Assignment #6: Final Project
Deliver your finished track, sync demo, separated stems, and "why" file as a structured folder submission.

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TUE (2/2), 5 PM PT/8 PM ET

The Business of Producing + Guest Speaker

Learn the fundamentals of publishing, masters, and royalties, and pick up practical tools for pricing your work, marketing yourself, and getting paid.