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“What I really liked about learning from you was creating music and getting to know all the different aspects of the creation process. I now have a deeper understanding of what a DAW is and how to use it. I can also pull apart a song, piece by piece, and easily express what I like about it or don’t like about it. Dave’s lesson on Lanois and remaking the sound was very fun and helped to understand more about what a sonic signature is for an artist.” - Vivian Walterita

“Contrary to my expectations, Mr. Gray's teaching style surpassed the typical lecture format. Instead of simply reading from slides, he actively engaged students, creating an environment that encouraged participation and embraced fresh perspectives. Rather than relying solely on traditional textbooks, Mr. Gray guided us to understand concepts in a way that connected with real-world actions while effectively steering us toward achieving the course goals. While his approach may have challenged some students accustomed to more traditional methods, it served as a reminder that the skills acquired in an academic setting are not the same to life outside of it, highlighting that theory is not experience.” - Shanice James

“Although I’ve always tried to pay a lot of attention to WHAT’S happening in a song or mix, for the first time since taking this course, I’m beginning to understand WHY, which has completely changed how I hear music now. I feel like a whole new dimension of musical understanding has opened up for me. That’s from the perspective of the listener. As a music ‘creator’, I’ve been frustrated in the past with the difficulty of capturing the ideas in my head in a way that others can get it too! For the first time, I feel like I’m taking some leaps and bounds into how I can achieve that in a DAW. Many thanks for an excellent course! I really appreciate your honest approach to how you conduct your class. It was a blast! I look forward to learning more with you.” - Don Rattanasithy

“Music is a lot like wine. You know what you like and you know what you don’t like, but most of us don’t understand why. Much like there is a sophisticated science to making wine, there is a science to the art of music capturing and mixing. Starting to learn the formulae behind the magic leads to increased enjoyment of both. (And they go together very well too!)
One of the main things that I’ve learned in this course is how to change the way that I listen to music. I can still listen to it passively, but when I want to hear the “why” in the music, I can now listen “into” the music to hear all of the things that the mixing engineer did to enhance the sound that the artist wanted. I’m starting to learn to identify these things, and have started to learn how to replicate these things. It’s a lifelong learning curve that I’m at the beginning of, but I feel like there’s a good foundation to build upon.
This course has allowed me into the front room of a club where the members understand how music works. ” - Steve Ashtonam

“In all honesty this class was amazing. To be blunt I wasn’t into recording or audio or film or anything that this class was supposed to teach me. But Dave made it fun. I probably would have dropped it if we had a different teacher. Dave is able to make things fun even when they’re actually boring, he makes everyone laugh, and gets everyone excited about learning.” - Anna Trippita

“I really enjoyed this course and learned a ton of new recording techniques. Whether you are experienced or novice, this course has something for you if you want to improve your recording chops. You’ll learn the basics in recording, and you’ll learn more advanced, yet easy to master recording approaches. I really enjoyed dissecting a song each class. I became a better listener and feel more confident in working to capture a particular sound of an instrument. I learned approaches to recording using a single microphone and depth of field, which simplifies the set up and makes me a more complete recording engineer. The new, low cost, mobile techniques taught in this course are a must to know! All in all, a great course taught by a master recording engineer who made it a lot fun. We got to practice on drums, guitars, singers and more. I came away with a renewed passion for recording and now I feel I can capture high quality acoustic recordings anywhere with a simple, mobile setup. Thanks Dave, it was a blast!” - Chris Forrester - Head of Audio at Microsoft

“On the first day, I was nervous and it took me awhile to understand the terms, because I had never taken an audio course before, let alone knew how to run a DAW or what it even was. However, this course not only helped me achieve my goal mark, but it taught me how to produce music by myself, and that’s something I can take with me for the future. It was really fun to do this course and I recommend it for anyone who enjoys listening/creating/mixing/ music. This class opened up opportunities for me, and gave me something to look forward to each week. I still am debating on what I’m going to do with my career and future, and I knew at the beginning that music was going to be involved, but now it gives me a clearer perspective as to why I love it so much. So thank you for that.” - Holly Clausiusita

“Dave this class has been a real pleasure. I have been involved in music and live mixing for over 25 years. In this class, I have learned to listen in a different way and discern sounds and sound quality that I never heard before. My older ears may not be the best but I feel that my listening will never be the same. I listen to new music with a completely different approach and I think I appreciate it on many different levels. I now have a desire to do recording and have the tools to take a good stab at it. Thanks for your time, your stories and your honesty. ” - Claude Massicotte