Art of the Remix | Fall ‘26

Classes meet in Minneapolis, weekly on Tuesdays @ 7pm CST for 12 weeks, starting October 20, 2026.

Learn the best way to sample anything, and use that material to create your own remix from scratch alongside a veteran producer.
FORMAT

In-Person
Course

START DATE

Tuesday 10.20.26

DURATION

12 WEEKS
3 HRS / WEEK*

END DATE

Tuesday
01.19.27

PRICE

$499 / MONTH

START TIME

7PM CST

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

PUT YOUR SPIN ON IT.

One of the best ways to get a following and show your unique style is by remixing the music you love. Create your own flips, remixes, and edits of your favorite tunes with Ableton Live.
Learn everything you need to know to create your own remix:
  • Proper Warping and Sampling of Musical Material.
  • Groove Creation and Proper Drum Sequencing.
  • Effects Processing to Keep your Sounds Original.
  • Arrangement Techniques that Pull in your Listener.

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.

Hugh is available for lessons ranging from beginner to advanced in Ableton Live, sound design and synthesis, arrangement, mixing and mastering, as well as intermediate cello, guitar, bass and music theory.

get the lesson plan.