This short course is a perfect launch pad for aspiring electronic music producers and composers who want to learn the core principles of their craft, hone their practical skills and produce their own music! As a progressive education institute one of our core beliefs is that you need to spend lots of time with your own hands firmly on the gear. We call it learning by doing....and doing...and doing again.

As an aspiring producer or even a total beginner you may feel there are musical ideas or sounds bubbling up inside you but you're not yet sure how to express them to the outside world. Or perhaps you've started that process but you feel a need to improve your skills before playing one of your musical creations to someone else.  

Our team of tutors are passionate about electronic music production and will ensure that the start of your journey is a successful and fulfilling one, providing you with the confidence to progress either alone or in a longer or more advanced course.

From understanding the basic principles of sound to getting to grips with Ableton Live. From recording instruments to operating hardware synthesizers. You will come out of the four weeks with a broad foundational understanding of electronic music production – and, most importantly, the fuel to forward your artistic journey.

Catalyst Music (Official School Promo)

Our courses are taught by a team of permanent tutors & visiting international music industry professionals with a genuine passion for passing on their specialist knowledge to others.

Catalyst is a thriving creative learning community of tutors and students from more than 55 countries.  It's a golden opportunity to meet up and collaborate with like minded peers from around the world. A key part of our approach to learning involves working with others whether as peers, mentors, collaborators, audience or fellow travellers. Passion is always better shared! 

In the end it doesn’t matter how great we think our courses are. What matters is what our students actually do during their time with us. Have a listen, leave some comments and decide for yourselves.

dBs Music Berlin is no ordinary school; we combine state-of-the-art facilities with unique learning environments and industry experienced tutors to support, inspire, challenge and enhance our students’ studies in music production & sound engineering and electronic music production & performance.

Running through the heart of our programmes is the fostering of creative practitioners. That means helping you develop your creative passions while positioning your professional trajectory. We go further to develop your whole person allowing you to closely reflect, set goals, meet challenges and build resilience. You will learn to develop individual as well as collaborative strategies and be exposed to a wide variety of industry expertise and ideas to define your professional aspirations.

We're passionate about providing a nurturing, caring, relaxed, and friendly creative environment, where our team offers uncompromising support for students.

dBs Music Berlin

This short course in electronic music production is the perfect launch pad for aspiring electronic music producers and composers to produce their own music.

Electronic Music Production Short Course

Electronic Music Production - Short Course

This 4 week short course has been created for the artist/producer who has already started their journey. We start from the assumption that you're comfortable using a DAW and have a grasp of the fundamentals of electronic music production. Now you're ready to stretch your capabilities, hone your skills in a specialist field, create a unique sonic identity or explore new frontiers that take your work to the next stage in its evolution. 

As a progressive education institute one of our core beliefs is that you need to spend lots of time with your own hands firmly on the gear. We call it learning by doing....and doing...and doing again

Combine that in-depth practice with expert tuition from industry professionals to expand your sonic palette and sharpen your listening and production skills. Connect technology, tools, approaches and philosophies to enhance your work and help you create engaging, diverse and rich productions. 

From nerding out on the principles of sound to levelling up your synthesizer and percussion skills. From understanding sample-based sound design to tailoring an electronic setup. You will come out of the course with the momentum to develop a stronger sonic direction.

Catalyst is a thriving creative learning community of tutors and students from more than 71 countries.  It's a golden opportunity to meet up and collaborate with like minded peers from around the world. A key part of our approach to learning involves working with others whether as peers, mentors, collaborators, audience or fellow travellers. Passion is always better shared! 

Our advanced sound design short course will expand your sonic palette, sharpen your listening & production skills & help create engaging & rich productions.

Advanced Sound Design Short Course

Charlie Baldwin is also known as the artist Kasket and specialises in raw recordings, live atmosphere, glitched up vocals and catchy melodies. His first release entitled Torn Letters was published with DiaMind records. This was followed by a release called 4her on the highly respected label Screwloose Records. 

As of recently however, Kasket has been releasing music with the legendary label Apollo Records, which is a sister company of R&S Records. 

While his music requires an amazing amount of time and commitment, Charlie manages to dedicate all his additional energy to being a tutor here at Catalyst. When he is not busy working on his latest release or touring internationally, he can be found tutoring for our courses in Electronic Music Production & Performance. Charlie can also be seen performing under the name Cocktail Party Effect.

Studio Sessions | COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT

Studio Sessions | Behind the Scenes with Cocktail Party Effect

Producer, live artist and DJ Charlie Baldwin, aka Cocktail Party Effect, teaches electronic music production and performance at Catalyst Berlin. Read his bio.