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RSVP for a workshop today and step closer to your musical goals.
Join us for a series of workshops held at Pirate Studios in Brooklyn, New York. Aspiring artist, producers and musicians aged 16-24 will learn from Building Beats Alumni, Teaching Artists and Pirare artists. From project studio operation, music production using specific DAWs, recording and mixing techniques, and equipment usage each two-hour workshop offers a supportive environment for growth. Special guests will also share their experiences and insights into the music business.
7-weeks of music-making and collaboration
July 10 - August 23, 2023, every Monday and Wednesday
Prepare your own orginal music to be shared in our final showcase
Deadline to apply is June 30, 2023
Join us for an immersive DJ Camp at the ELM Foundation in Brooklyn, New York. Aspiring DJs aged 16-24 will learn from Building Beats Alumni, Teaching Artists, and Special Guests. From music theory to equipment usage, technique and skills, and music business insights, participants will gain invaluable knowledge. We will also hold an end of camp event in August at Nowadays to showcase your DJ mix.
7-weeks of instructional learning and asynchronous work
July 5 - August 19, 2023, every Friday and Saturday from 11am-2pm
Create a portfolio and EPK to impress clients, employers, or collaborators
Make a DJ mix to showcase your skills
Deadline to apply is June 30, 2023.
New year. New venue. New memories to make. Building Beats’ biggest annual fundraiser celebrating a Detroit music legend is back in-person this year after two years of going virtual. If you aren’t familiar, check this out. Tickets will go fast.
We’ll see you in Bushwick at Market Hotel on Sunday, February 19th.
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of our bbWorkshops and bbLeader Students by hearing the Projects that they have created this year.
Winter Waveforms is a Virtual showcase that features projects of various different medias like music, podcasts, videos, and more!
This event will be held remotely via our Youtube Channel. Please RSVP on our Splash That page linked below. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel to not miss out on the waves our students have created in their various communities this year.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Date: July 12, 2022
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm EST
Join us on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:30PM at Cypress Inn Cafe for a special Q&A event and Beat Cypher with Music Producer, DJ, and Co Creator of QSTV (Quality Sounds TV), Vicky Casis.
buildUP is a virtual community for music producers of marginalized genders including women, non-binary people and trans men to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The Building Beats Songwriting Camp is a free day long intensive for ages 16-24, designed to give you real-world studio experience, while at the same time, learning and creating in community with your friends (or make new friends!). While at the studio, you will collaboratively work in small groups with a guest artist to develop a new song. Building Beats will provide lunch and snacks :) Space is limited! Please sign up by 5pm on Wednesday June 8th to reserve your spot!
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Schedule:
10AM: Arrive at studio, tour the facility, meet your production team and get your room assignment. The Guest Artist will briefly talk about artistic direction for the day
10:30AM: Sessions begin! Each pre-selected group will head to their studio spaces and begin creating. The guest artist will visit each space and contribute/guide the creative process.
1PM: Lunch will arrive! Participants/Artist are expected to continue creating after lunch
4:30PM: Listening Party! All participants will gather and listen to what was created through out the day and wrap up by 5PM
Building Beats presents "The Summer of Sound" a showcase celebrating the work and dedication from our bbWorkshops students and bbLeaders.
Remix Academy is a six-week DJ workshop series teens (ages 14-19) hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library. Workshops will be led by Building Beats Workshop Leaders Misha Savage and Ashley Hefnawy.
Date: February 8, 2022
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us next Tuesday, February 8th at 7PM for a special Q&A event with Producer, Vocalist, Instrumentalist, Recording Artist, Educator, and 2x Goldie Award Finalist, Lisa Vazquez.
buildUP is a virtual event for music producers of marginalized genders including women, non-binary people and trans men to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
This event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: January 11, 2022
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us for our next Sample Flip Challenge on January 11th where we will be featuring vocals from 90’s r&b classic K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life” for participants to flip!
All entries submitted and showcased during our January 11th buildUP event are eligible to be included in our next mixtape. Track share/feedback slots at the event are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. But regardless if you finish, join us and share what you’re working on!
To participate in the Sample Flip Challenge please RSVP and follow instructions in the blog post, which can be found here, regarding posting/sharing your flip.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: December 14, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us for our next Sample Flip Challenge which will feature former student Justin Padilla's sample 'Florida Ice Machine' from the 'Modern Florida Home' Sample Pack. Make sure to read up on the details here.
All entries submitted and showcased during our December 14th buildUP event are eligible to be included in our next mixtape. Track share/feedback slots at the event are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. But regardless if you finish, join us and share what you’re working on! To participate in the Sample Flip Challenge please RSVP and follow instructions in the blog post regarding posting/sharing your flip.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: November 18, 2021
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm EST
In partnership with Pirate Studios, we’re back with another Beat Cypher and this time it’ll be hybrid! It will be a sample flip challenge and you will be sent a sample to flip after RSVP’ing.
If you live in NYC, you can RSVP join us in-person at one of Pirate Studios’ three Brooklyn location in Bushwick, Gowanus and Ridgewood. First come, first served so RSVP now to secure a spot to join us in-person at one of the studios because space is limited. All standard Covid-19 protocols will apply.
If you don’t live in NYC and still want to join, RSVP to confirm your virtual presence and we’ll send you a link to the Zoom event.
There will be a follow-up email to confirm your spot if you decided to join us in-person at one of Pirate Studios' three Brooklyn locations.
As a special bonus, we’ll be giving away prizes from Spitfire Audio to the most creative and original sample flips chosen by our special guest judges TBA. You won’t want to miss this!
Questions? Email us at info@buildingbeats.org
RSVPs for in-person attendance have closed due to capacity but you can still RSVP to join virtually via Zoom - RSVP here.
Date: November 9, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us for our next Sample Flip Challenge which will feature themoreittakesthepainaway, a sample pack created by former student Kashaun McGhee . Make sure to read up on the details here.
All entries submitted and showcased during our November 9th buildUP event are eligible to be included in our next mixtape. Track share/feedback slots at the event are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. But regardless if you finish, join us and share what you’re working on! To participate in the Sample Flip Challenge please RSVP and follow instructions in the blog post regarding posting/sharing your flip.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: October 12, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
This event we will be doing another Sample Flip Challenge! But we're doing things a little different so make sure to read up on the details here. All entries submitted and showcased during this event will be included in our upcoming buildUP fliptape. Track share/feedback slots at the event are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. To participate you must RSVP and follow instructions in the blog post regarding posting/sharing your flip.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: September 14, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Got a track you’ve been sitting on and not sure what to do with it? Looking to meet & network with other producers? Join us for our upcoming BuildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
This event we will be doing another Sample Flip Challenge! All entries submitted and showcased during this event will be included in our upcoming buildUP beat tape. Full details can be found here. Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: August 10, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us for our upcoming buildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
This month’s event will be an Against the Clock session! Krithi will provide the group with a tutorial on how to make a beat in Soundtrap, a free browser based DAW, where you will take your newly learned skills and create a beat in a limited amount of time. We’ll end the event with a share out and feedback session of everyone’s beats.
To make sure things run smoothly, please take the time before the event to sign up for Soundtrap (It’s free!) and if you will be using a tablet or phone please download the app. Chrome browser is recommended for optimal Soundtrap use.
Against the Clock beats will be prioritized and any extra time can be spent on other track shares. Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis and you must email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Date: July 13 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Join us for our upcoming buildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
This time we'll be sharing our BABY BEATS! Join us as we come together to share and discuss our early beats! Make sure to have a baby pic handy! Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis and Baby Beat entries will be prioritized. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
BUILDING BEATS SUMMER DJ CAMP 2021 WILL OFFER ASPIRING DJS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 - 24, A NEW EXCITING EXPERIENCE AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND IN NYC. LEARN HOW TO DJ FROM BUILDING BEATS ALUMNI, TEACHING ARTIST AND SPECIAL GUEST.
For 8 weeks from July - August you'll take part in workshops that focus on music theory, equipment use, technique and skills, music business and more. Develop your own DJ mix to showcase at our September back to school event!
By providing hands on experience Building Beats will help you by equipping you with professionals to mentor and guide you. Grow within our youth music community by learning new skills and making connections.
Deadline for all applications is June 25th, 2021.
Date: June 8, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Got a track you’ve been sitting on and not sure what to do with it? Looking to meet & network with other producers? Join us for our upcoming BuildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
This week we will be launching our first Sample Flip Challenge! All entries submitted and showcased during this event will be included in our upcoming buildUP beat tape. Full details can be found here. Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis and Sample Flip entries will be prioritized. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
By signing up for this event, you agree to receive updates via email regarding buildUP events.
Monday, May 31st @ 6pm EST
This workshop will explore an array of Mobile Production Tools for producing beats on the go, whether on the train, in the park or with limited resources.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**Explore the Beat is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Monday, May 24th @ 6pm EST
So you have a podcast and want to make some money. You have some ideas but you hear that ads are where the real dollars are. In this workshop, you’ll learn all about it.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**The Art of Podcasting is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Date: May 21, 2021
Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm EST
Join us in a Q&A session with AJ Ramos as he discusses his upbringing, career at YouTube and being an Artist Relations Manager for some of today’s top Latin artists!
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
Monday, May 17th @ 6pm EST
You spent so much time writing, recording, mixing and mastering... now what? How do you get people to listen? How do you get on a label? How do you get it distributed? This workshop will cover these questions and more.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**Explore the Beat is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Date: May 11, 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Got a track you’ve been sitting on and not sure what to do with it? Looking to meet & network with other producers? Join us for our upcoming BuildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
Monday, May 10th @ 6pm EST
Podcasts are a product and a press kit is a great way to pitch, sell and describe your product. In this workshop, learn how to create one that shines above the rest and gets the attention on your podcast.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**The Art of Podcasting is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Monday, April 26th @ 6pm EST
Will your podcast make you rich and famous? How do you make enough money to keep it going? In this podcast, we’ll learn about what to budget for your podcast and how advertisements work as well as alternative ways to make money.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**The Art of Podcasting is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Tuesday, April 20th @ 6pm EST
The concepts of mixing and mastering are often shrouded in mystery. In this workshop we will shed light on the most important concepts behind mixing, how to achieve a good mixdown using the tools inside of your DAW and what exactly happens during the mastering stage.
All welcome - no experience or software required.
**Explore the Beat is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Date: April 13 2021
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Got a track you’ve been sitting on and not sure what to do with it? Looking to meet & network with other producers? Join us for our upcoming BuildUP event — a virtual event for women and non-binary music producers to discuss, learn and grow by sharing recent work and feedback!
Track share/feedback slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. To participate you must RSVP and email a link to your track to buildUP@buildingbeats.org by 5pm on the day of the event.
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is free with RSVP.
