343 Labs Launches Live Interactive Learning Studio Featuring Artists in Residence John Selway, DJ Great Dane and Abe Duque

Worldwide Event Begins February 15th Featuring Masterclasses, Feedback Sessions, Mentorship Sessions, Collaboration Workshops, Networking Events

343 Labs announced the launch of their one-of-a-kind digital music education hub for producers. 343 Studio will give members direct access to some of the world’s leading DJs and producers in real-time, through live masterclasses, workshops, feedback sessions, and more.

343 Studio features daily classes, feedback sessions, contests, and networking opportunities which are all streamed live or hosted via video conferencing technology so that users can interact with artists and peers. Lessons are recorded so that they can be watched again at a later time. Access starts at $9.99/month, with additional access to artists and classes according to the needs of its members, as well as gamification to further boost community engagement. Members will also be able to set up user profiles to track their progress and interact with their peers. For artists, 343 Studio is a great way to earn additional income when touring is disrupted by global health restrictions.

American EDM producer/DJ Great Dane, who teaches music production at 343 Labs, explains, “343 Studio is an amazing tool for musicians around the world to join in on a conversation with accomplished producers and artists to learn about their best techniques and practices.”

German dance producer/DJ Innellea says, “It was a new experience for me to share how I make music with a big group of producers. I was nervous to start with, but then I loved sharing some of my tips and my creative approach with the audience.”

343 Studio Features

Masterclasses
Feedback Sessions
Mentorship Sessions
Collaboration Workshops
Networking Events
Video library of music production resources
Discounts to producer tools by some of the biggest brands (Ableton, Arturia, SoundToys)

During the global pandemic, the e-learning industry has grown by 36% and is expected to reach US $374 billion by 2026. Music tech leaders such as Ableton and Splice almost doubled their user base during the pandemic and the online music education industry is following this trend, with universities worldwide having moved completely online and students now expecting to learn from the comfort of their homes.

Whereas in the past, digital learning has occurred through self-paced learning and pre-recorded video lessons, as popularized by MOOCs such as Udemy, Coursera, and Lynda, users now are looking for more personal education experiences, with interactive classes, where they can also engage with a community.

“The pandemic has changed the way we learn and interact in an educational setting,” says 343 Labs co-founder and Ableton Certified Trainer Max Wild. “In the past, lessons were delivered through pre-recorded videos, but today online learners want to be part of a community and access training in real-time. This is where 343 Studio comes in, a place where students can learn from some of the world’s best producers and DJs, while building connections with their peers.”

About 343 Labs

Imagine you want to produce your own music. You’ve taken classes in music production or watched a slew of YouTube tutorials and finally written your first song. But now you need to know if your music is good enough, how to make it better, and then how to get the world to hear it.

This is where 343 Studio comes in; a one-of-a-kind digital music education hub for producers where members gain access to some of the world’s leading producers in the industry, get feedback on their music, deepen their skills through masterclasses, and collaborate with a like-minded community of talent.

343 Studio is the brain child of 343 Labs, one of the world’s leading music production schools, based in New York City and Berlin, where students learn how to make their own tracks in a matter of weeks. Endorsed by Berlin-based music-tech pioneer Ableton, students can learn the ins and outs of Ableton’s powerful software, which gives users the ability to create songs on their laptops, that previously could only be produced in multi-million dollar recording studios.

343 Labs’ founders Max Wild and Nacho Isa are musicians that met at a party at Burning Man in 2017. Max Wild is a classically trained jazz musician who attended prestigious conservatories in London and New York and played saxophone in all-night London raves in the late 90s as a college student. He later made education an important part of his career, and taught at the infamous Dubspot electronic music school in NYC. Nacho Isa is a Barcelona-born DJ who has played parties all over the world since his college years, and also curates music for a number of night clubs in New York City. His extensive network in the electronic music scene has created a steady flow of prominent DJs sharing their knowledge and inspiration with the 343 Labs community.

Since launching in 2018, 343 Labs has quickly grown into one of the leading music production schools worldwide, where students can learn how to make their own tracks in a matter of weeks. Accomplished producers teach students in small group settings in NYC, Berlin, as well as digital classrooms. During the pandemic, when DJ’s were unable to perform, 343 Labs launched 343 Pro Sessions, which are 2-day masterclasses in which DJs and producers share their music-making process with their audience. 343 Labs is redefining music education by breaking down physical and technological boundaries in the classroom, and constantly developing new approaches to learning how to make music.

About John Selway:

Born to music teachers and trained from youth as a multi-instrumentalist, John Selway has been in the mix from the get-go. Taking up electronic dance music from his home base in NYC in the early ’90s, John has faithfully represented his town at every turn. As an artist, a record slinger, a label owner and more, he is a musical force to be reckoned with and a bonafied pillar of the scene. Without going too deep into the litany of names we could check, trust us when we say the man’s resume is unparalleled. Selway has literally blazed every path, collaborated with every talent, played everywhere, mastered every style, broken every boundary, risen to techno stardom and never forgotten his roots. So many a DJ and producer who are respected worldwide will admit to being mentored at one point in their career by this true innovator.

About Great Dane:

Dane Morris is Great Dane, a Los Angeles native regarded as a staple in the Bass/ Trap genres, and well respected in the electronic music community more broadly. Over the past eight years the Low End Theory alum has accrued a deep catalog of singles and EPs, as well as five full-length albums. From co-founding the widely known TeamSupreme collective, to founding his own label (ADBC), to sharing the stage with legends like Flying Lotus, Boombox Cartel, Gramatik & The Glitch Mob, and most recently receiving production credit with Diplo & Zac Brown, Great Dane always delivers the absolute best of new and classic sounds to his audience.

About Abe Duque:

With a career that started in the early days of house and techno at New York’s notorious Limelight, Abe has been at the head of the acid-house and underground-techno table since his earliest releases way back in 1992. Between touring the world’s underground techno scenes, releasing on labels such as International Deejay Gigolo, Tension, Abuse Industries, and Rapture, and remixing tracks for household names such as Chemical Brothers and Pet Shop Boys, Abe later turned his attention to education, where he is now considered one of the most respected educators in his field.

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