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LA Artist Path Workshops

LA Artist Path Workshops
Los Angeles & Live Online

Forge your personal path to creativity and redefine success on your own terms at Garnish Los Angeles. Our award winning faculty and extensive resources are dedicated to guiding you every step of the way. In our immersive LA Artist Path Workshops, you’ll master essential skills in Hit Songwriting, DAWs, Mixing, Promotion, and Sound Design. Plus, you’ll have access to our state of the art studios, where you can refine your latest projects alongside experienced producers and artists as your mentors. Each workshop spans three months, with the option to enhance your experience by adding a DJ Performance module. Join us and take the next step in your artistic evolution!

International students please check in with Admissions and our Immigration attorney for B1/B2 Visa options.

 

 

Who is this Workshop Series for?

  • Local & International Artists seeking intense formal training in Music Production, Hit Songwriting & Studio Vocals
  • Producers & DJs seeking a short intense training in Sound Design, Mixing & Mastering
  • Artists who need mentoring in promotion, release strategies and pro-studios to polish their latest releases

 

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Workshop Highlights
• 216 hours of world class training in two 3 month workshops
(108 hours each), with classes 3 days a week.
• Workshop 1: DAW skills, Hit Songwriting, Studio Vocals, Mixing
Fundementals & Promotion.
• Workshop 2: Synthesis, Sound Design, Song Camp & Advanced
Mixing/Mastering.
• Mentoring in our state of the art recording studios to refine your
releases.
• B1/B2 visa eligibility for international students coming to Los Angeles.
• Student showcases in our Citrus Lounge or other LA venues, featuring
surprise guest industry professionals—free for participants!
• Exclusive software discounts from 360 Academy and Producer
Programs for Artist Path Workshop students.

Prerequisites
Workshop 1
• Music Theory & Harmony (Keys, Chords, Melody & Rhythm)
• Laptop equipped with your preferred music software.
• Proficient English communication skills (for our international
students).
Workshop 2
•Completion of Workshop 1 or a solid understanding of its
concepts, Laptop equipped with your preferred music software.
• Experience writing 2 or more songs, solo or in collaboration.
• Ideally your brand and social media are sorted out, but not a
requirement.
Note: This is a fast-paced creative workshop, so please be mindful of the prerequisites. We’re also happy to offer extra lessons as add-ons to help you maximize your experience. Feel free to contact us with any questions!

Artist Showcase- Elena Coats

108 Hrs per Workshop
$4999 + $200 Registration

216 Hrs both Workshops
$8999 + $200 Registration

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Meet Our World-Class Instructors

Our instructor roster ranges from Multi-Platinum Songwriters and Producers to rising LA Hitmakers and Artists. Have a look!

Need some help on a Project or Topic from class? No Problem. Our instructors can work with you 1-on-1 in Focus Hours

 

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Workshop 1 Syllabus

Setting Goals & Defining your Brand

  • Getting to know you
  • Playing previous releases if any
  • Understanding what to expect and accomplish in 3-6 months
  • Creating Strategy
  • Schedule and Check points

DAW & Track Building

  • Overview & File Management
  • Preferences & Navigation
  • MIDI Recording, Quantize & Editing
  • Virtual Instruments & Setting up Controllers
  • Using Loops, Groove Extraction
  • Warping, Flex Time & Pitch
  • Arpeggiators, Creative MIDI FX, Expression
  • Signal Flow, Drum Racks & Channel Strips
  • Recording, Comping & Editing Audio
  • Sampling Basics, Slicing to MIDI
  • Vocoders
  • Audio Plug-ins, Tuning, Creative Audio FX & Mangling Audio
  • Arrangement, Markers & Transitions
  • Building your Track
  • Demo Mixing & Headroom
  • Automation, Tempo & Time Signatures
  • Bouncing, Delivery Formats & Using Video files in DAW
  • Live Performance / DJ ing with DAW, Clips & Controllers
  • Workflow Optimization & Sound Libraries
  • Remix Project from Acapella or Stems

Hit Songwriting & Vocal Production

  • Introduction, Industry practices, Vocabulary and Stories
  • Song Form- Melodic and Lyrical song structures, Song Analysis
  • Assigning a Course Songwriter to each student, Research and Writer Presentation
  • Melodic Shapes- Ascending, Descending, Arch etc, Melodic math
  • Repeating melodic sections with alterations
  • Hook Book
  • Lyrical Form & Structure- Capturing stories in 2 min, Rhythm forms, Lyrics in various sections, Rhyme scheme and apps
  • Titles, Concepts, Character, Focus, POV, Poetic Devices
  • Contrasting sections- Descriptive & Emotional
  • Example song analysis from Billboard hot 100
  • Writer presentation prep
  • Life of a Professional Songwriter – Publishing Deals, Writing for Pitch vs Artist
  • Pop Music Trends
  • Studio Recording Prep- Mics, Pre Amps, DAW Set ups, Latency, Levels and Monitoring.
  • Vocal Chain- Compression, EQ, Reverb and Delay, Signal flow review.
  • Tracking with Autotune, Takes, Punch In/Out, Loop recording
  • Studio Etiquette- Communicating with the singer/artist
  • Take folders and comping the Lead Vocal, Clean up.
  • Recording Doubles, Harmonies, Chants, Adlibs, Vocoder Parts, Vocal Pads
  • When to have and not have Harmonies in your song, Creating contrast
  • Intro to Hip-Hop vocals- Early Rap to Contemporary
  • Listen and Identify- Themes, Riding the beat, Styles and Genres, Melodic elements
  • Vocal Layers, Adlibs and Harmonies

Mixing Basics

  • What is Mixing? Focus & Translation
  • Knowing your Studio / Environment / Headphones
  • Sample Rates, Bit Depth, Latency
  • Balancing Faders, Volume, Gain Staging
  • Panning guidelines, LCR, Sends, Returns, Stereo Bus, Headroom
  • EQ- Frequency Spectrum (Sub, Bass, Lo Mid, High Mid, High, Air),
  • Filters, Frequency chart for instruments, Notching out undesirable frequencies
  • Intro to Dynamics- Gate, Compressor, Limiter
  • Effects- Reverb, Delay, Modulation & Distortion effects
  • Track Mixing & Automation
  • Vocal Editing, Tuning & Aligning
  • Vocal Effects- Pitch and Formant Shift, Other Creative effects and Vocal chops
  • Mixing Vocals
  • Using a reference track & Finalizing your project

Music Business & Promotion

  • Copyright- Writing, Publishing, Master Recording, Song Splits,
  • Publishing companies, Sub-Publisher- Working International
  • Record Labels, A&R, Artist Managers
  • Licensing, Film and TV Syncs, Jingles
  • Listening Session
  • Release Strategy
  • The psychology of turning a stranger into a fan.
  • The promotion landscape
  • Pros/Cons of publicity, influencer marketing, radio, playlist pitching
  • Advertising-How does it work?
  • Facebook Ads, YouTube Ads, TikTok Ads, Spotify Ads
  • Who is your audience?
  • Release planning
  • Algorithms, Release Timing, Building Momentum, Content creation

Project Mentoring

  • 9 Hrs working on finalizing your projects
  • 3 Hrs Feedback on Release Strategies

Music Technology & Business are constantly evolving. Our curriculums are routinely updated to give you the best experience.

Workshop 2 Syllabus

Synthesis, Sound Design & Sample Craft

  • Subtractive Synthesis
  • Oscillators
  • Filters
  • Envelopes and LFOs
  • Modulation Matrix
  • Intro to Advanced Techniques (FM, AM, RM)
  • Sound Design for Percussion Elements- Designing Kicks, Snares, and Hi Hats
  • Sound Design for Bass Elements- 808, Sub Bass, Mid-Bass, Layering Bass
  • Sound Design for Leads, Pads
  • Advanced Techniques in Serum (Other Synths)
  • Frequency Modulation (FM) Synthesis
  • Different Sound Sources : Analog, Digital, Foley
  • Manipulating Different Sound Sources / Effect Chains
  • Spatial Audio
  • Importance of Panning, Width, and Depth
  • Creating 3D Soundscapes- SkyDust3D Synth
  • Using Dynamics and Compression to Alter Sounds
  • Practical Applications in Sound Design
  • Unconventional Approaches and Techniques
  • Creative Sampling and Audio Manipulation (In DAW Sampler)
  • Advanced Modulation Techniques
  • Creative Automation in Sound Design
  • Using Modulation for Expressive Sounds
  • Collaborative Sound Design Challenges
  • Reverse Engineering popular sounds
  • Feedback and Review
  • Final Project

Song Camp

  • What is a Songwriting Camp?
  • Goals for class and workflow
  • Studio Basics & Etiquette
  • Urban Pop Empowered Song- Solo Artist
  • Boy or Girl Group Banger
  • Dance Pop and EDM Crossover Artists
  • Established Major Label Artist
  • Label Feedback 1
  • Revision 1
  • Label Feedback 2
  • Revision 2
  • Rap Song
  • Lyric Change Revision
  • Lawyer Meeting and Contracts
  • A&R & Publisher meetings
  • Independent Artist
  • Cowriting as a Collective
  • Working Remote

Advanced Mixing & Mastering

  • Modern Hybrid mixing studios vs Mixing completely in the box
  • Finding important elements in each song honoring the genre
  • Perceived loudness and Transients
  • ADC, DAC, Bit depth and Sample Rate, Patchbay & Clocking
  • Signal Flow, Parallel and Serial processing
  • Waveform Gain, Input and Output levels of Plugins, Subgroups, Stereo Bus
  • Panning philosophies, Mono compatibility
  • Organizing Mix Session: Naming Color Coding, Subgroups, Committing or Clearing pre existing Automation, Zeroing out levels, Balancing Volume and Pan
  • EQ: Fundamentals and Harmonics
  • Graphic, Parametric EQs, Detailed charts for various instruments
  • Types of Filters, Layman’s mix terms and respective frequencies- Rumble, Chest, Warmth, Mud, Honk, Tinny, Harsh etc
  • Project 1 and Reference Mix
  • EQ ing Drums, Percussion, Bass, 808, Guitars, Keyboards, Synths, Vocals
  • Dynamics Processing: Compressors, Limiters, Gates, Expanders
  • Compressing Drums, Percussion, Bass, 808, Guitars, Keyboards, Synths, Vocals
  • Dynamic EQ and Multiband Compression
  • Industry standard compressor models and emulations like LA2A and 1176
  • Sub Group Processing and Gain Staging
  • Saturation as a mix tool
  • Effects: Reverb (Hall, Room, Chamber, Plate, Spring, Non Lin), Delay (Slap Echo, Digital and Analog units, Multitap, Stereo & Ping Pong Delays), History and Uses, Parameters & Examples
  • Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, LoFi effects and Distortion, Historic units and emulations
  • Parallel Processing & Building FX Chains
  • Stereo Widening and Mid/Side Processing
  • Stereo Bus Processing
  • Advanced Automation
  • Intro to Mastering, Reference Masters, Software Mastering Plug-ins
  • Mastering your Mix and Stem Mastering concept
  • Advanced Mixing tips & Examples
  • Project Listening & Feedback
  • Tips for building your studio or sound treating your room

Project Mentoring

  • 6 Hrs working on finalizing your songs
  • 6 Hrs working on finalizing your mixes

Artist Showcase & Release Party

Venue varies every Quarter. Please give us a call for updated info.

Music Technology & Business are constantly evolving. Our curriculums are routinely updated to give you the best experience.

Our Students Say. . .

 

“Everything went really well in Ibiza this
time and I had so much fun! I am so
glad you taught me, you’re the best
xoxo”

Paris Hilton
Garnish DJ Program

I wouldn't change a thing about this course. It was ten times better than I expected it to be. The instructor was incredibly informative and kept things fun. I've played with software for a couple of years and thought I got most of the basics down but I definitely was wrong. Great course! I would definitely recommend this course to anybody wanting to learn the production side of music. It was incredibly helpful and left me inspired to make tracks 24/7.

Kristina Bialkowski

I went from knowing pretty much nothing about Logic to knowing how to built loops, work with midi, mix, and actually be able to record the music I write and and arrange on the computer. I'm really excited because Logic Pro X has opened up a new world for me as a singer songwriter!

Dawn Red Sun

I am a lot better off than I was months ago blindly watching Youtube tutorials and not knowing what I was doing. The teacher was a great, very patient and understanding, with all skill levels in the room.

Abraham Perrotta

The small class size allowed the instructor time to give us individual attention/feedback. The teaching style was easily adjusted according to the levels in the class. As a very new producer, I never felt left behind. I never would have thought I could make this much progress in just 6 weeks!

Andie Arbogast

This class was great. I've been wanting to learn digital music production and was warned that Logic was one of the most complex and difficult to learn DAW. In only 6 days I think I've learned the program well enough to start producing my own tracks. Not only that but I've left the class with enough excitement to get busy and make some music with my new found knowledge.

Paul Vachier

It was very hands on. the teacher knew a vast amount about this topic and is very informative and clear. He has methods of utilizing teachings that enable us to relate to better understand in what circumstances these methods would be used for productions.

Raymond Casarez

This class was tough for me, as I'm a beginner (and am 48 with not a ton of technical or DAW experience). I wanted to immerse myself, so I could learn as much as possible, but much of the class was still a bit too advanced for me. Darren was fantastic, and I REALLY appreciated the offer to come back and stand in future classes. That makes me feel like I'll definitely get my moneys worth!

William 'John' Bragg

I came into the program with no idea how to work Logic, and after the intensive week, I worked out programming beats, using loops and samples…I feel like I can take my music to the next level now. Thanks 🙂

Christy Thompson

Great teacher who leaves no stone unturned! After Garnish, I feel that I have the tools to build a strong foundation and begin a career in the music industry.

Daniel Cobos

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