E.P.I.C. sessions
Engineering | Production | Industry | Collaboration
Supercharge your music production skills and knowledge about the music industry.
- Learn from professionals in the music industry
- Get hands-on training in an award winning recording studio
- Meet & collaborate with like-minded people
Group size: 4-5 participants
Cost per week/ per participant: £450. Early bird offer: 15% discount (this offer is available till 30 September 2025).
Age: 15-18 years & 19-24 years. Suitable for those with some experience in creating and recording music, including GCSE & A-Level students.
Duration: 5 days. Time: 11am-4pm.
Season 1: 16-20 February 2026
Season 2: 13-17 July 2026
Season 3: 26-30 October 2026
Season 4: 15-19 February 2027
Season 5: 12-16 July 2027
Enrolments open 10th August 2025. To apply, email Maria Peters: [email protected]
Benefits & Outcomes
Access opportunities to put your skills into practise in a real-life setting .
Gain new knowledge and skills in using all the latest music production software and tools.
Understand what is involved in the whole process of creating and releasing original music.
Meet like-minded individuals and expand professional networks.
Understand how to monetise your music including earning PRS royalties.
Gain hands-on experience from engineers and producers in an award winning professional recording studio.
Create action plans to help promote and monetise your music.
Find out the most effective ways of releasing and promoting your music, including social media platforms.
Understand how recording studios work and apply this knowledge in your own setting.
Learn how to use Logic Pro & Ableton Live to compose music.
E.P.I.C. SESSIONS CONTENT
Module 1: Recording studio day – Recording techniques – The Studio
Skills/Topics covered:
Microphones – types and uses
Miking techniques – miking drums and acoustic instruments
Recording electric guitars – DI, miking amps and re-amping
Studio acoustics – absorption and diffusion
From the microphone to the computer – Pre-amps, interfaces, and recording
Recording vocals – techniques and comping
Module 2: Recording & Mixing – Logic Pro
Skills/Topics covered:
Analogue to digital – recording, sampling and a2d conversion
The mixing environment – speakers and listening
The mixing desk – analogue and digital mixing
Mixing techniques – mixing tools inc. EQ, compression and reverb
Logic Pro – using Logic Pro for recording and mixing
Module 3: Music Production – Ableton Live
Skills/Topics covered:
MIDI – playing, recording and editing
Synths and sounds – Synthesis theory and sound design
Logic Pro instruments – Synths and virtual instruments in Logic Pro
Using Ableton – making music using Ableton Live and Push
Module 4: Music Industry Seminars
Topics:
The anatomy of a release – Protecting your creation/Know your rights – Monetising your Music – Building a team – who does what (and for what price) – Pitching your music to the industry – Signing a record deal – Publishing and sync agency deals.
Module 5: Mastering – Collaboration
Skills/Topics covered:
Mastering techniques – EQ, Compression and Limiting
Mastering tools – hardware and software
Using Izotope Ozone
Using Izotope RX
Collaboration and remote working
Pilot project participant feedback
“I have learned how recording studios and equipment work and I learned to use Ableton Live and how to compose with it.”
“I have learned how to arrange a song and set up a recording studio & at home, looked at different systems to use to produce music”
“I can use this advice and knowledge to help my band become more successful in the future”
“Once I have done my recording at Sound Gallery I will know how to go forward in terms or releasing my music and trying to get plays on radio”
“Using my notes I plan not share what I learned and almost manage my band, leading what we do and how to achieve music sharing”
‘I learned more about how the music industry works and how people release music.’
‘There were lots of aspects I wasn’t aware of in terms of the best way of relating to gain traction, as well as important sides as as joining the PRS to gain royalties.’
‘A mixture of meeting like-minded individuals to share work with and advice on utilising local bands to build relations.’
‘I definitely think that these sessions are useful. There is a lot of information on the internet but it can be overwhelming and would be easy to throw money down the drain. Having someone with a solid track record such as Nick, being able to ask specific questions relating to my music, was just what I’d hoped for.’
Letter of support
“On behalf of Exeter Innovation and the Exeter Culture programme at the University of Exeter I offer our full support for Sound Gallery Studios’ application to Arts Council England for funding for their E.PI.C. sessions artist development programme
This project addresses a pressing need in the southwest peninsula, a region recognised by the Great South West’s recent Creative Industries report as a major growth area for music and the performing arts, yet lacking sufficient projects which nurture emerging talent.
Sound Gallery CIC has built an excellent reputation for quality and impact within the community. Their extensive network, along with their strong track record in managing grants and delivering successful, artist-centred programmes, ensures that the E..P.I.C. sessions will be well-executed and widely beneficial. We are confident that Sound Gallery’s experience will amplify the project’s impact, providing invaluable creative and training opportunities for new and emerging talent in our region.
We highly recommend the E.P.I.C. sessions for funding, certain that it will make a significant and positive contribution to the Southwest’s creative landscape” (Dom Jinks, Head of Creative Industries and Economy, Exeter Innovation, University of Exeter)
Sound Gallery CIC designs and delivers innovative music enrichment programmes which enable new and emerging musicians to access the creative, technical and social skills they need to thrive in life, improve their well-being and increase their employability.