Mixing & Mastering | Fall '26

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

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.

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.

MikeRat,

Michael Pendergast

Ableton Live | Sound Design | Mixing and Mastering

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.  You can catch him running the Ableton Live User group every month, as well as hosting workshops on community wellness within the music scene.  He's also a seasoned drummer, turntablist, and loves chatting with students about music theory.

get the lesson plan.