Digital Music Production

Amp up your digital music knowledge

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12 Months

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Digital Music Production Diploma Program

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You’re enthusiastically passionate about your musical choices, deep diving on various genres and knowing every small detail about the productions. You’ve spent a lot of time listening, learning, enjoying your favorite artists, and feel you have an ear for what the next big thing could be. Now you’re ready to take the leap and show the world what you have to offer. Whether you’ve been creating tracks for years, or you’re a beginner who’s ready to realize the music that’s in your head, you’re ready to take the next step.

This 12-month professional Digital Music Production program that takes students through the entire process of building core producer competencies, from initial learners to entry-level pros. Students will start with building a solid foundation of tasks and knowledge which will build into completing large complex projects, progressing from beginning development to pro-level abilities.

The Digital Music Production program is offered through a joint partnership between Centre for Arts and Technology and Digital Music Alliance and will prepare you for these careers:

Electronic Music Engineer
Sound Designer
Sound and Music Composer
Mixing Engineer
MIDI Programmer
Audio Visual and Multimedia Producer
Music Entrepreneur
Independent Artist

Digital Music Production is an accelerated program offered through our Audio Engineering department. This course is tailor-made for anyone interested in audio and music production with a special focus on digital music production, recording, mixing, and arranging.

Instructors at the Centre for Arts and Technology will nurture your talent and show you how to get started in the industry from day one. With their help, you’ll build your own professional portfolio, and learn how to produce, market, and sell your music. You’ll become familiar with the ins and outs of project management, problem-solving, business networking, and career management, to prepare you for the business side of the job.

This focused DMP curriculum will give you the skills and training you need to dive into the industry, including: Ableton Live—Sound Composition & Production—Sound Design—Mixing & Mastering.

If digital music production is in your future, Centre for Arts and Technology – one of the leading creative and technical schools in Canada – will help take you there.

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Luca Pretolesi

Master Class Video Instructor

Steve Aoki picked up on the polished delivery of a track Luca mixed for Dim Mak Records and this led to Luca mixing his entire album ‘Wonderland’ – a project that led to a Grammy nod for Luca. Luca regularly works with artists like Diplo (along with side projects Major Lazer and Jack U), MakJ, Lil Jon, Savoy, Gareth Emery, and Snoop Lion (Grammy-nominated for “Reincarnated” album), Iggy Azalea, Morgan Page, 2 Chainz, and Calvin Harris. With the opening of The Studio at the Wynn/Encore in July 2013, Luca and his skills are now even more accessible to resident Las Vegas DJs and those on tour.

Luca desires to share his 20 plus years of music production experience, his master-level expertise, and his unique hybrid set-up, with others. He is a seasoned instructor, having delivered many workshops and tutorials globally. Yes, mixing, mastering, and sound engineering are technical, but it is also an art – and Luca Pretolesi is the modern-day Da Vinci. Luca is a voting member of the Grammy’s.

Nik Hotchkiss

Master Class Video Instructor + DMP Instructor

Nik “Ink Well” Hotchkiss is a DJ, producer, audio-engineer, multi-media artist, entrepreneur, and educator. Nik has worked in world-class recording studios between Florida, Tennessee, Nevada, and California recording over 400 artists at every level of the music business. He is an Associate Member of the Audio Engineering Society and holds several technical certifications relating to audio/video production. Nik holds a BA in Recording Arts and a master’s degree in Entertainment Business and has applied this expertise over the last decade to designing and teaching audio engineering at multiple national colleges and music studios. He is a current faculty member at the College of Southern Nevada and the Art Institute of Las Vegas

Chris Holmes

Audio Programs Department Head + DMP Instructor

Chris started his career working alongside The Matrix, a production and songwriting team based in Los Angeles. Over the course of 4+ years, he sharpened his engineering and production skills while working on numerous A-List artists, including Katy Perry, Ricky Martin, Korn, Vanessa Carlton, Mandy Moore, Ashley Tisdale, and many more. After relocating to Vancouver, Chris took over the position of Chief Engineer at Greenhouse Studios, where he worked with dozens of independent and major label artists. With over 15+ years’ experience, Chris is now an independent engineer and producer, dividing his time between Vancouver and Kelowna.  Chris is excited to share his knowledge and experience with others and has distinguished himself as an exceptional instructor.

Taylin Simmonds

DMP Instructor

Taylin’s first record deal was with Blue Label Records where he released multiple tracks that charted in the I-Tunes top 100 Dance Charts, co-produced/ co-wrote songs for independent artists, and assisted artists in preparing DJ performances for headlining festival slots. After working with major PR Agencies such as Music Promo Today and Dotted Music, Taylin decided to use what he learned to take his career into his own hands as an independent artist. Taylin continues to pursue his passion for production while also sharing his learning with other like-minded artists as lead instructor for electronic music at the Centre for Arts and Technology in Canada.

Lora Wentworth

DMP Instructor

A classically trained performer, Lora is embedded in the local British Columbia music scene.  Lora started her formal education with accreditations in Music Performance and Music Composition from Selkirk College, then certification in Advanced Theory RCM, a Licentiate in Music Education LRSL from Rockschool, in addition to licensure from Kindermusik.  Lora is a freelance pianist and solo performing artist and enthusiastically shares her knowledge and expertise as a music instructor at the Wentworth Music Education Center and applied music theory for engineers and producers at the Canadian Centre for Arts and Technology.

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“I was always fascinated at how sound and music can heighten your perceptual experience. The Audio Engineering & Production instructors did an excellent job of preparing me for my career. I now live in Vancouver and record location dialogue for film and television productions.”

Corey Sewell

, Alumni of Audio Engineering & Production, Digital Music Production, Electronic Music Production