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01 | Intro to Mixing & Mastering

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

Learn how to make your songs as loud and clear as your favorite tunes by your favorite artists.
FORMAT

In-Person
Course

START DATE

MON. 4.20.26

DURATION

12 WEEKS
2-3 HRS / WEEK

END DATE

MON. 7.13.26

CLASS SESSIONS

$499 / MONTH

START TIME

7PM CST

LEARN MIXING & MASTERING

make your music loud and clear.

Help your song's best qualities translate. Learn to identify problems in your mix and make confident and clever choices to get your tracks sounding loud, clear, and punchy.

Make your music sound pristine on every sound system:
  • Hear and identify problems in your mix so you can make confident decisions
  • Use EQ to remove muddiness, harshness, and shape your stereo image
  • Control the loudness, punch, and pulse of your mix with compression, saturation, and clipping
  • Learn to Master your own music so it's ready to be played alongside your favorite artists

meet your

instructor

michael pendergast

course author & instructor
Michael Pendergast aka MikeRat has been with Slam Academy since 2013, and is now the lead in-person instructor; teaching classes from our flagship Ableton program all the way to Sound Design and Mixing and Mastering. He's also a pillar of the local bass music scene, having played at The Armory, First Ave, and is a resident performer at Infrasound Music Festival. He's an expert in weird, glitched-out, wompy bass, and has been heard on labels like Wormhole and Street Ritual. Mike's approach to both music production and teaching is to lead with his heart, and he places an emphasis on community and camaraderie in the classroom and on the dancefloor.