As we do with all our amazing alumni, we’ve followed Eric Luttrell’s career for the last 12 years since he graduated from Pyramind’s intensive Complete program. From the moment he walked through our doors, he and fellow schoolmates Ben Swardlick and Andy Coenen started collaborating and producing and formed the…
Pyramind's Alexis sits down to talk with the 2019 EMP Scholarship winner Valeria to discuss her journey thus far after almost one year with Pyramind. To Apply For this Years May 2020 Electronic Music Producer Scholarship click here: https://pyramind.com/pyramind-scholarship-2020/
This group is for SF & Bay Area music producers to network, collaborate, exchange ideas, resources and musical inspiration. Our meetups will have a home base at Pyramind's studio headquarters now located at 39 Gilbert St, between sixth & seventh St, in SF, but will also include other Bay Area…
Dylan and Mario talk with Karl Flodin, composer and sound designer for Landfall Games, makers of ClusterTruck and Stick Fight
We recently sat down with a Pyramind alumni from our Sound For Picture and Games program, the amazing John Honore, to discuss creating music for tv and sync licensing. After leaving Pyramind he's gone on to produce music for a ton of CBS television shows, earning a comfortable salary making…
In today's video, Jonn Connor shows you how he uses Ableton's Fold function to quickly optimize the piano roll for writing chord progressions and melodies. Using this method helps hack the complex world of music theory and gives you a quick path to staying in key and experimenting with different…
In today's video, Jonn shows you how he comes up with chord progressions in a quick and efficient way in Ableton. Piggy backing off of his “Hacking Music Theory in Ableton” video, this one minute tip shows how he uses the Fold function in real time as he comes up…
If you've been learning how to make music and feel like you're skills have plateaued and haven't quite reached that industry level, then our friend and mentor on the Pyramind mentorship network, Avery Berman, has a great video for you! Avery has licensed his music with companies like Tesla, MTV,…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 You don’t become a professor at Berklee in Spain without some audio skills under your belt. So we were super excited and grateful to host the one and only Encanti (on sabbatical from the school and touring through the U.S.)…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 See the full Mr Bill Elite Session, Click the Link below https://pyramind.com/mr-bills-guide-to-sound-design-mud-pies/ Elite Session in the Club! This is Mr. Bill's second Elite session with Pyramind and this time we had the good fortune of working with the team from…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 Congratulations to our wonderful Class of 2019! This was a wonderful year of growth and discovery for us all. Many blessing on your musical journey and we wish you all success. Pyramind Want to be part of the Pyramind family?…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 In this video Matt breaks down You're On by Madeon. Exploring the chord structure of this song, Matt uncovers some cool similarities in the melody and arrangement of the song. Book A Mentor Session with Matt Donner Today!!! http://bit.ly/2Iyfl6F FOLLOW…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 Dylan and Mario dive deep into the audio of Fallout 4 with composer Inon Zur, along with conversations about his work on the Prince of Persia, Elder Scrolls, Everquest and Dragon Age series
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with our buddy Jay-J to share some advanced mixing and mastering techniques. Jay J brings his years of experience as a dance music producer to his collaboration with Gregory J. Gordon on…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 Music production studio and school in San Francisco & Online that provides advanced vocational and artist development training. Immerse yourself in the most in depth music and audio production training programs on the planet, specifically designed to launch the careers…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 From his humble beginnings as an accountant, to becoming one of the top yoga music and ecstatic dance DJs, Sol Rising is an independent music success story you need to know. After discovering meditation, traveling through India, and becoming an…
Pyramind founder Greg Gordon and alumnus, Sam Marston sit down and discuss their collaboration on Greg’s new EP release “Hold On”, now out and available on all major services on the Pyramind label, Epiphyte Records. A graduate from Pyramind’s EMP Program, Sam explains how he re-harmonizes the original song and…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 We sit down with composer Jason Graves for this live stream interview about his work on the cult classic survival horror series, Dead Space, as well as his work with Supermassive games on Until Dawn and Man of Medan.
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 In this session, we’re joined by Six Degrees President and Co-founder Bob Duskis. These video excerpts highlight the transitions and challenges faced by anyone running an independent label in today's streaming driven marketplace. Bob’s history as an A&R rep for…
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 Part 2/2 Mario and Dylan sit down for an interview with Garry Schyman, composer of the triple-A BioShock series, to talk about his noteworthy career in games, movies, and TV. Listen to Garry's work below: https://garryschyman.com/listen/
Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pyramind.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/2jxEWb5 Part 1/2 Mario and Dylan sit down for an interview with Garry Schyman, composer of the triple-A BioShock series, to talk about his noteworthy career in games, movies, and TV. Listen to Garry's work below: https://garryschyman.com/listen/
Matt Boudreau has been involved in audio and music professionally since 1987. His journey has taken him through studio ownership, numerous records, marriage, kids, failures and victories. He currently mixes and masters out of his home, tracks at his favorite studios and has sworn off studio ownership until he loses…
Pyramind's Thoughts What struck us about Val is her insatiable desire to learn, try and DO. There were other applicants with better skills and more experience but it was clear that none of them had the sheer willpower she did. Her story, positivity, willingness to overcome challenges, commitment to her…
Lizzo is blowing up as any true “One Hunned Bad B*(&^ch” should - loud and in your face. In “Truth Hurts”, her vocals and video steal the show over what could be viewed as a very basic track. However, as Matt uncovers, there’s something lurking underneath the “chords” (ahem) which…