A true veteran of the scene: Stefan Knauthe has witnessed and contributed to Berlin's rise to the capital of electronic music, working with many of the city’s leading artists since arriving in 1988. The Ableton Certified Trainer is one of Catalyst’s original and most experienced educational professionals. He’s been using Ableton since the days of the flip phone! Stefan is also a modular synthesis fanatic: a regular workshop leader at the likes of Superbooth and Loop, and a composer and producer of ambient and experimental electronic soundscapes. Get ready to make new creative connections and come away wired with inspiration.

Want to get your listeners’ heads bobbing and feet tapping? Philippa McIntyre will take you deep into the joy of electronic music production, deep-house deep. Having been a staple of New Zealand’s scene for over 20 years, Philippa’s music has uplifted Berlin’s grooviest dance floors since 2013 – the same year she became a tutor at Catalyst. Combining her love of the house genre and its community with her knowledge of the industry, she launched her record label AT PEACE in 2020.

Charlie Baldwin’s artist name, Cocktail Party Effect, aptly represents the uncanny ear-tuning ability he applies to his chaos-moulding sound, which sees him regularly performing at venues such as Berghain and Hör Berlin and releasing on Pinch’s label Tectonic Recordings. His fluency in obscure analog equipment and dynamism in digital make him the perfect mentor for those aspiring to master production technology and go beyond into original artistry.

Allow yourself to be infused by Laurence (Laurie) Osborne, aka Appleblim’s special attributes: innovation and collaboration. The UK dubstep legend behind the Skull Disco label has, for decades, been raising eyebrows with his bass-heavy club music – blending elements of techno, ambient, garage, jungle and more – and performances at the prestigious likes of Berghain, Fabric, and the Bunker. Laurie regularly collaborates with some of the biggest producers in the genre and his music has been remixed by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos and Torsten Pröfrock. 

20 years of genre-straddling mastery: if anyone’s excellently equipped to get you into the nuts and bolts of electronic music, it’s Christopher Jarman – also known as Raiden, Dot Product and Kamikaze Space Programme. Over the course of his career, the musical shapeshifter has released over 150 vinyls and run two labels and a mixing and mastering company. He also regularly performs in many of the world’s most infamous venues, including Berghain. Trust Chris’ pro skills and infectious enthusiasm to unveil the potential of sonic expression.

Who better to enthrall you in the art of recording? Brian Greene loves the view from both sides of the studio – which must be why he’s always smiling! Brian is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, lyricist and co-founder of the soulful boutique label and music collective Reset Industries. A long-term member of our teaching team, he’s also one of the masterminds behind our creative production programmes. 

Record producer, composer, mixer and owner of WhiteWell Studios. Ciaran O’Shea is a self-described musical Swiss Army Knife. He’s worked with some of the biggest industry hitters in some of the world’s most prestigious studios, and has also diversified into TV, movies and video game soundtracks over the course of his lengthy career. Stellar technique is one major success factor, but it’s his shoot-for-the-moon attitude which you’ll be well placed to fuel up on. 

Whether he’s in the studio or the underground, Valerio Massucci is passionate about empowering artists with the finest quality audio. His sound engineering career (recording and mixing and mastering) has seen him producing everything from classical and baroque orchestras to electronic driven post-rock. Recently, that culminated in the co-creation of his audio haven, professional audio service and performance platform Hypertone Studio.