Ableton Live 3 | Fall ‘26

Classes meet in Minneapolis weekly on Thursdays @ 7pm CST for 12 weeks, starting October 22, 2026.

Learn to complete a finished original track that stacks up to your favorite artists.


FORMAT

In-Person
Course

START DATE

Thursday
10.22.26

DURATION

12 WEEKS
3 HRS / WEEK*

END DATE

Monday
01.21.27

PRICE

$499 / MONTH

START TIME

7PM CST

*Class lengths may be reduced to 2 hours for very small class sizes.

Move beyond the sketch.

Stuck with 15 second sketches that never materialize into songs? Take this course to start making full & detailed songs with tried-and-true methods used by your favorite producers.
Finally finish some songs!

  • Take your unfinished sketches and turn them into full and exciting arrangements
  • Add edits and transitions to give your track a professional flow
  • Inject movement and life into your song with automation and clever sound design
  • Make your tracks powerful and lush with pro level mixing and mastering techniques

Meet your instructor.

Hugh “Richard Rose” Simons

Bass Music Production | Mixing & Mastering | Art of the Remix

Hugh is a versatile music producer with an extensive background in classical music, music composition, stringed instruments and music theory. With a strong focus on arrangement, sound design and automation, he has spent the last decade producing dubstep with a perfectionist approach. He blends strong melodic components with heavy and textured bass sounds that evoke cinematic imagery and emotional complexity.

Hugh started his musical career at age four with a heavy focus on cello, classical music and orchestra. By his teenage years, he was involved in multiple projects spanning a variety of genres including metal, jazz, orchestra, and choir. He has performed most genres of Western music at some point during his career. He was a cellist in the Minnesota Youth Symphony’s top symphony orchestra and has a certificate in recording, mixing and mastering. As an accomplished studio engineer, producer and performing musician, he excels at technical proficiency in a number of musical avenues.

get the lesson plan.