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Click for the full time course overview <center>This introductory 8-week course aims to introduce a beginner to the world of professional audio, including basic concepts, terminology, standard practices, workflow and equipment.</center> <center>This intensive 36-week course has proven to be very successful in preparing our students for the world of commercial sound engineering and to date over 85% of graduates have found work in the industry within 6 months.</center> <center>Our intensive 16-week Live Sound Diploma Course aims to produce confident, skilled and employable personnel for the live sound industry – from Rock and Roll venues and hire companies, to theatre and corporate functions.</center> <center>Advances in digital techonolgy has led of a convergance in live and studio sound engineering. Our premier course comprises of our Studio Sound and Live Sound Diploma's. Graduates will be employable in both areas of the industry.</center> Click for the short course overview <center>Alchemea's intensive weekend courses aim to give you a fast-track route to improving the quality of your music productions. <br><br> Learn to compose, record, mix and master from the experts.</center> <center>Alchemea's Recording Techniques Course aims to help you to make informed decisions regarding the right microphones and techniques for various recording situations.</center> <center>This course aims to improve the quality of your music mixes by developing a better practical and theoretical understanding of equalisation, dynamic control and time based effects.</center> <center>This course is designed to look at the basic principles of Mastering with a focus on achieving good quality results in a budget environment.</center> <center>This course aims to provide an overview about how to setup up and use a simple music production environment, and explain the basics of the music production process from recording to producing a final CD master. <center>Hotwired <i>Live</i> is an innovative weekend course in Modern and Creative Composition and offers a unique alternative to other more traditional courses.</center> <center>Alchemea is Europe's foremost Avid Digidesign Pro School offering Operator and Expert certification for for music and post production as well as ICON and VENUE certification. Click here for a full list of Pro Tools courses.</center> <center>Alchemea are an Apple Authorised Training Centre offering introductory and advanced Logic Pro Training. Apple's online exam is included in the price and we are proud to have an extremely high student pass rate.</center> <center>This three-day hands-on course introduces students to the primary features and basic user interface of Logic Pro. This <center>Alchemea offers 3 training modules aimed at beginners, experienced users, music producers and DJ's.</center> <center>This two‐day hands‐on course introduces students to the primary features and user interface of Ableton Live.</center> <center>This 1-day advanced production course aims to help you take your Ableton track production to the next level.</center> <center>This 1-day advanced course aims to give you the skills and confidence to use Ableton to perform your music or DJ sets live. footer
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ALCHEMEA COLLEGE

The Windsor Centre

Windsor Street T: 020 7359 3986

London N1 8QG E: info@alchemea.com

Alchemea College provides the best Hotwired Live creative courses

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Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 6pm
£500 (includes 8 books & training DVD's)

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WHAT IS HOTWIRED LIVE?
Hotwired Live is an innovative weekend course in Modern and Creative Composition and offers a unique alternative to other more traditional courses. Its primary aims are to stimulate and expand one's creative potential and to accelerate the learning curve facilitating a quicker conception of ideas. Improving one’s self musically can be a demanding and serious challenge but should also be an enjoyable and rewarding experience - the Hotwired Live course guarantees fulfilment on many levels:

  • Inspiring presentation in a motivating and dynamic environment
  • Unique, exclusive and detailed course material
  • State of the art teaching facilities
  • Great value for money

You will learn:

  • Short cuts (conventional and unconventional) to kick start the composition process
  • Formulas that will change your perception of music in general
  • How to self motivate and enhance your musical capacity
  • The path to achieving your goals, probably in a much shorter time frame than you could have ever imagined

This 2 day course is very intensive as well as generic and facilitates the comprehension of:

    Hotwired Music Production Pack
  • Scales (how to use them in an interesting way)
  • Chords (alternative voicings and colours )
  • Start points (quick fire compositional techniques)
  • Imaginative Rhythm Programming (unique concepts)
  • Modulation (effective paths of changing key)
  • Improvisation (specialised gadgets and other great tools)
  • Harmony (creating interesting textures)
  • Instrument Performance Emulation (great tips and pro rudiments for ultra-realism)
  • Ways to be Creative (motivational insights and formulas)
  • Music Vocabulary (the essentials and the incredibles!)
  • Proficiency - Efficiency (being productive - time management)

HOTWIRED MUSIC PRODUCTION PACK INCLUDED
Don’t forget that aside from two sizzling days of inspired music learning, you will also get the "Hotwired Music Production Pack". The Hotwired Music Production Pack comprises 2 folio cases containing eight specially written and innovative books, each focusing on a specific area. There are literally hundreds of audio demos, plenty of MIDI files and lotsof analytical text showing you how to perform many of the tasks that are often thought of as being difficult or challenging.

Click here for more information about the Hotwired Music Production Pack.