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Music Alliance Academy

ASSOCIATE WITH SUCCESS

“Surround yourself with the dreamers, and the doers, the believers, and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”

Edmund Lee – Author, Writer

elite

Music Alliance Elite Academy, is a coalition of experts, an alliance of music industry and education veterans. We deliver highly specialized development programs for electronic music artists and producers. We deliver programs globally and are based in Las Vegas Nevada, home of the Digital Music Alliance and the entertainment capital of the world.

THE MISSION

Fuel Your Passion

You are the critical raw material we begin with. You must be teachable and willing to learn. You must have the desire and embrace the work.

Forge Your Talent

We start with an extensive evaluation and analysis of your current development and personal vision. Where you will start and defining a destination

Empower Your Potential

Development is not just learning the tools. It is creating excellence and opportunities to showcase your talent.

Maximize Your Opportunity

There is structure but our focus is on real world music production, talent and competency. Measurable demonstrable results

The Journey to Elite is Filled with Knowledge

This Competency chart is meant for illustrative purposes only. An info graphic not unlike the 5 star user product ratings we see on the internet. It is to help you understand the process and progress of personal competency evolution and growth.

Initiate	Learner	Versant	Apprentice	Skilled	Pro	Seasoned/Veteran	Master Professional
1-10	11-20	21-30	31-40	41-50	51-60	61-70	71-80

Topic Code	Topic	Initiate-Term/Quarter 1	Practiced Term/Quarter 2	Apprentice Term/Quarter 3	Skilled Term/Quarter 4	Subject Hours
MSS1010-3	Music Studio Setup (DSPT 1:1 mentored)	12				12
PrdAZ 1120-9	Producing A-Z 1:TE,CA,SD,MM	33				33
PrdAZ 1220-9	Producing A-Z 2:TE,CA,SD,MM	33				33
TRE 1110-3	Theory of Recording Engineering 1	33				33
AMP 1110-3	Applied Music for Producers 1	33				33
PrdAZ 2320-9	Producing A-Z 3:TE,CA,SD,MM		33			33
PrdAZ 2420-9	Producing A-Z 4:TE,CA,SD,MM		33			33
TRE 3210-3	Theory of Recording Engineering 2		33			33
AMP 2210-3	Applied Music for Producers 2		33			33
MPSD 3110-6	MPSD Music Production and Sound Design		33			33
PRST 3010-6	PRST Producing Styles			33		33
MDAM 4010-3	Mix Down and Mastering			33		33
MMM 4010-3	Music Career Management & Marketing			33		33
MPSD 4210-6	MPSD Music Production and Sound Design			33		33
MC 5010-3	Master classes (7 wk courses)			40	60	100
DMAS 3010-6	Digital Music Arranging and Scoring				33	33
EMP PPW 4010-3	EMP Portfolio Preparation Workshop				33	33
VMIP 5010-3	Vocal and musical instrument producer				33	33
OLMT	Online Labs, Mentoring, Tutoring	77	55	66	66	264
	Weekly Study (11 weeks)	20	20	21.6	20.5
	Weekly Lab Hour Min.	7	5	6	6

Competency	Hours	Competency Levels
Music Production Theory	99
Production Skills Technical	144
Production Skills-Applied Electronic Music	165
Artist Development	33
Professional Business Skills	33
Production Skills-Breadth and Depth	166
Total Core Hours	640
Minimum Applied Lab Hours	264
Total Minimum Program Hours	904

This program is a significant commitment for both of us. Thus it starts with the same rigor it will be delivered. We are not selling lemonade you can later complain about in social media. We are making a commitment to you and you to us. One which extends over a protracted period of time and requires honest open communications and professional interactions. Not all are suited to this, so we begin with trying to determine that to the best of our ability. Whatever our decision, it is not personal and we are here to help you achieve your vision either way.

Below is an info graphic which illustrates the stages of the process to admission. This is a synchronous program with significant live portions which require you to meet a schedule. There are other options (Elite Academy) if this is not suitable for you. Though we have provided the application form and a great deal of information, we presume it will suit you to connect and have dialogue with us. It is the beginning of a very personal relationship in which we will work closely together with trust and honesty. Various means for you to reach out are provided for your convenience.

FAQ

Music Alliance Academy is a professional music industry school licensed with the Commission for Post-Secondary Education in Las Vegas Nevada. We are a power house alliance of top Music industry professionals, performers and producers, aside seasoned education experts from professional and University education development. Our core curriculum has been evolved over many years by our strategic education partner CAT Center for Arts and Technology. It has been adapted for on-line delivery by Immersa Learning Network Co. and thoroughly vetted by music industry experts. Annual reviews are by our MAA education council. Music Alliance Academy is a world class music industry educational opportunity in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Yet accessible from all over the world.

Because you have identified that it will take you a lot longer to learn everything on your own and that faster and better is a good thing when you do the math.
• Because you know the difference between “One Day” and “Day One”
• Because you get it, that live instruction in a community of people that share your dream, is actually better than learning from course materials and a help line. Because as much as you might miss the campus party scene, you will not miss the high costs, commutes and parking hassles. Plus you will make up for it when you appear as the headline act at the campus party.
• Because it is all about music for you and all about music for us.
• Because you are focused on one thing (music) and want your partner (that’s us) focused on that same thing.
• Because you are seeking an engaging, relevant, direct path to the expertise, tools and techniques required for making great music.
• Because you already figured out that who you know, is as valuable as what you know. And you want both.
• Because you already know that delivering a hit song is not about getting great marks, it is about making great music.
• Because you respect competence, you want to be competent.
• Because you know that overnight success is for dreamers and that success starts with the first step and a plan. From Music Alliance Academy you will receive an entire integrated development and support plan over 1000 hours of live online instruction over 18 months, within a community of fellow learners and supported by mentors and program coaches. Seven face to face workshops in Las Vegas and membership in a professional community during and after the program completion.

Music Alliance Academys’ music industry partners include EUMM (European Music Market Inc) a professional music artist management and consulting firm, and Studio DMI, a Grammy-nominated mixing and mastering powerhouse whose work includes artists such as David Guetta, J Balvin, Jason Darulo, Play n Skillz, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Major Lazer, Snoop Lion, Dada Life, Morgan Page, Borgore, and Juanes. In February 2019 Studio DMI will launch a new Las Vegas production facility providing 4 studios just 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Education partners, Las Vegas based Immersa Learning Network and Canadian based CAT Centre for Arts and Technology have been developing and delivering professional music industry education since 1978. Graduates have worked with major artists including Aerosmith, Shania Twain, Adele, K.D. Lang, Bob Rock, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Nickelback, and many other Billboard charting, Grammy Award winning artists.

You will need your computer, suitable to run stereo conferencing software such as “Zoom” and Ableton Live, and to do so simultaneously. Stereo audio is a major requirement and you will need both headphones and speakers along with an audio interface with at least one mic and stereo line inputs. This is a critical component of your profession, so the Kmart brand is unlikely to be suitable. You are producing music and although you can work around it to a degree, a MIDI keyboard is best practice. Large and potentially multiple screens are extremely valuable. And although our guess is that you do not go to sleep dreaming of it every night, a well thought out ergonomic chair and work desk will pay dividends in terms of how long you are willing and able to work every day. You will need above average internet connectivity as video conferencing and raw audio require this. Your home studio is your responsibility and this is not included in the tuition. But what is included and will commence immediately upon your enrollment, is a comprehensive 1:1 review on your tools, personal background and existing skills. As well as personal help reviewing your home studio set up and environment, with recommendations to prepare you for launch. This is an intensely important space for you that will serve both as learning and professional environment. Understanding and preparing it, will become your initial professional competency.

Here is an overview. Yours is a personal journey. That means you are centric to everything we will achieve. This also means there is more up front work and preparation than a typical enrollment process. We want to understand your goals and career vision and also establish if we are a good fit for being your partner in this. This process involves interviews, academic credit review, theoretical knowledge review, and Personal Abilities and Skills Evaluation (PASE). We may agree together that your path should be different and agree not to move forward. The value of this process is significant and important.

Music Alliance Academy uses a competency based learning approach. Education is most often structured as time-based, with discipline-specific courses evaluated by traditional testing. This approach poorly supports personalized, rigorous and relevant learning that is engaging and inspiring. Standardized tests also fail to reveal competency in a professional situation. Education regulatory agencies can be slow to adapt to modern education delivery and some still require time based models requiring the program be registered in this fashion. This is why elements of our approach can appear to be time based. Yet they are not. Music Alliance Academy delivers programs based on the Competency Based Education (CBE) model. Learners advance upon achieving mastery. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable objectives that empower learners. Assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience. Learners receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual needs. Outcomes emphasize competencies that include application and creation of knowledge, along with the development of important skills.

Programs vary. Scheduled class times for our full time Electronic Music Production program are approximately 12 hours a week. Classes are often conducted Monday-Fridays but some weekends will be involved. You do need to work outside of class time to develop your music and review your learning materials. A reality is that you get what you put into it, especially in a competency based system like ours. There is no point cramming new material in your head if you do not put it into play. You are not here to pass a test, but to prepare yourself for an opportunity. But these times will be discretionary with the exception of time you have scheduled with Mentors and/or Career Coaches or other scheduled events.

One of the most important things you have going for you is your work ethic. Disciplined, committed, focused, pragmatic hard work, will make anyone better at anything. Yet we need your inspiration, your motivation, as well as your perspiration. The hard work, tons of hours, failures, all will seem easier, if your love and passion for making music is present. Through coaching, mentoring, standards of excellence and community, we are committed to help find your happy place. But no one can deliver that to you without you being the major part of that equation. We recognize how important your mental health is to your creativity and productivity and will support that in every way possible. You cannot succeed at anything, if you do not try. How hard you try, may well make the most amount of difference. Disciplined, committed, focused, pragmatic hard work will make anyone better at anything. So how bad do you want something and are you prepared to give that?

A mentor is an experienced and trusted adviser. Mentorship is a longstanding tradition of learning directly from a master, an elite professional who has achieved at a high level. Someone who is where you would like to be yourself one day. And this is why it is such a valuable part of the process of achieving your vision.

Yes, there are. Sometimes what we reach for, is inches beyond our grasp. We need that special person or organization, to help close that gap. A quality education may present financial hurdles that Music Alliance Academy can help assist you to jump over. We constantly look for ways we can engage others to help. This help is usually identified as a scholarship, bursary or a grant. They are provided for several reasons. Gifts, Memorials, or Corporate Community contributions. We will continue to build this area and to assist our community to afford to pursue their dreams. To explore what may be available currently please view our Scholarship Bursaries and Grants page.

Music Alliance Academy will support your fund raising activities in every possible way including a matching funds commitment of up to $500. In other words if you successfully raise $500 or more through crowdfunding, we will match that up to $500. We will help you deploy your campaign, make suggestions, help you compose your appeal, and potentially raise more than $500. But then we also know that you are a creative and have innovative ideas on your own. Together we are more powerful, so lets us know how we can help Interesting link: https://www.crowdcrux.com/crowdfunding-sites-for-college-and-education-costs/

Music Alliance Academy does not accept Federal Government student loans, but those who are eligible can apply for financial aid offered by the school. This normally is some kind of tuition loan over a term suitable to the program and your needs. Your next step is to set up a conference with our financial officer.

Music and more music. That is who you are. You are never finished. We hope we impress that upon you unquestionably. Careers, and especially artistic careers, will require you reinventing yourself many times. This means learning, adapting and exploring are lifelong commitments. Not only in terms of the technology but in terms of evolving cultural impact, fashion and trends, and many other varied influences evolving human journey through in their lifetime. You need to constantly get better. Finishing our program will set you up in an enviable position to continue learning. To start your professional career. But continue learning you must. Excellence is not a destination, you never arrive at it. Excellence is a pursuit. No matter how great you become, becoming greater is always a possibility. That is known as potential. And that is what got you here.

This business, like most in the creative industries, functions on a project basis. Similar to Film production, acting, music performance, design, architecture, and for that matter large components of construction and other industries. Although there are opportunities to work for others in a traditional way, much of this field is freelance in nature. Your talent, hard work, track record, successes and notoriety will dictate your career trajectory. There is no overnight in overnight success. Your expectations need to accommodate this reality. If certainty was available at Amazon, they would be unable to keep up with the demand.

After you complete the structured part of your Music Alliance Academy program, we will continue to support you as alumni within The ALLIANCE community. The very first thing that you will do, when signing on for this journey, is become a member of our professional community The Alliance. Our Music Alliance is created to help artists and producers overcome obstacles and thrive. Whether searching for the right plugin to add to your chain, gain feedback on your new track, or to collaborate, chat and network. To distribute and market your latest material, listen to master producers and writers share their secret sauce, and to create lifelong friendships and allies. Something special happens when creative people get together. The Alliance is here for you. Alliance membership is provided as part of the 18 month program and for 12 months following your development program completion.

Credibility is the most obvious answer but it is also about our differences. Music Alliance Academy delivers for “You” and this is about “You”. No one would climb Mt. Everest without a high quality competent Sherpa. Credibility and relevance make the key difference for this life/career changing decision. Music Alliance Academy is a partnership between the real world music industry and education. Music Alliance Academy offers a world class educational opportunity operating in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas Nevada. Why that is relevant, in a global village, is that we exist in an environment where working in entertainment is a core aspect of the local economy. And where access to successful artists, employers, and their support posse, is greatly enhanced. Your success will be forged through an alliance of Music industry professionals, performers and producers, with seasoned experts from career development and University level education. As part of its full time program, Music Alliance Academy delivers seven live workshops in Las Vegas. These workshops are conducted in professional environments that both build our online community, and expose students to where their music must make the cut. Initially these will be offered in Las Vegas. So you may have to force yourself to come to Las Vegas. Students unable to attend, can attend virtually through streaming and conferencing technology.Music Alliance Academy delivers professional workshops around the globe partnering with major industry event organizers.

Of course there are a variety of options and approaches, and like every choice there are many considerations. We have tried to provide a reasonable overview for you but are happy to discuss it in greater detail and pleased you are considering several options. It means you are smart and we really like smart people because they are more successful. We know associating with success puts you on the pathway to it. If we choose to be partners on this journey:• You will receive a music production program that is an entire integrated development and support plan.
• You will be delivered 1000 hours of live online instruction over 18 months, within a community of fellow learners.
• You will be supported and developed by your instructors’, mentors, program coaches, community events and interactions.
• You will be delivered programs based on Competency Based Education (CBE) and Project Based Learning (PBL).
• You will be immersed in professional scenarios to develop relevant competencies, advancing only upon achieving mastery.
• You will develop 5 primary competencies/roles- producer, engineer, composer/ arranger, sound designer, and performer.
• You will be achieve 9 key elements within those competencies: speed / efficiency, technical quality, decisions/reasoning/strategy, accuracy and/or thoroughness, knowledge relevant and adequate to outcome, independence, resourcefulness – problem solving, holistic (cohesive synergistic execution of all elements)i, behavior & communication and creative aspects of producing
• You will bring incredible talent and hard work to the table which gives relevance to what we do and meaningful results for you.

Our full time programs are predominantly delivered live and are additionally supported through mentoring, coaching and community. We believe in “live” and we believe in community support as key learning elements.

Many online programs deliver “canned” pre-recorded materials for students to download and work mostly on their own. This approach lacks the interaction, engagement, and community support that helps learners thrive and often results in a high attrition rate (students dropping). Music Alliance Academy delivers 1000 hours of live instruction and interaction in real learning communities. You will not learn in a silo, with pre-recorded materials and a support line.

We are leading you to work in real world situations with other professionals. This requires that you are quickly immersed in professional scenarios so you can develop relevant competencies. As an example, where ground school is essential and valuable to becoming a pilot, it is critical to spend many hours actually flying an aircraft. Our approach will help your music career take flight.

Project-based learning typically has foundation in the following elements: • Role-playing
• Real-world scenarios
• Authentic audiences
• Real-world expertise in the learning environment
• ssessment of multiple skills and competencies.• Requirement for research and comprehension of multiple subjects
• Learner choice and independence
•Collaboration • Multiple methods of communication (writing, oral speaking, visual presentations, publishing, etc.)

Everyone has varying degrees of natural talent. Your sense that you may have talent, may well be what has inspired you to make music professionally. You likely find that you write lyrics, compose melodies and beats in your head, any time, all the time, and any place. It is part of your fabric, who you are. You always wished you could have captured that fleeting inspiration and developed it. The world is your percussive instrument, every ambient entry way your studio. Yeah, we know who you are. We are you! There are practical steps to moving that inspiration outside your head. You are living in the wonder years of technology when it comes to making music, but there are also a ton of non-technology things that are the difference between playing music and getting paid for it, making a career from it. We are here to lead you there.

Anyone that guarantees your success is disingenuous, so much depends on you and what you put into it. But we believe in what we do, we believe we are a most excellent choice to take this journey with you. We also back that up with ongoing support through The Alliance membership and a Program Guarantee. If you are not working in your field 24 months after you complete the program, you may apply 50% of your tuition to an alternative program at strategic Partner CAT Centre for Arts and Technology. One guarantee can be made though. You cannot succeed at anything, if you do not try. And how hard you try, may well make the most amount of difference. Disciplined, committed, focused, pragmatic hard work will make anyone better at anything. So how bad do you want something and are you prepared to give that over? Perhaps the truth is, education is well worth the money, but only if it is well worth your effort as well. Interesting links: www.DigitalArtschool.com

Learning live means that your mentors, coaches, teachers are there with you through most of your learning. That’s a key difference! But in addition to this we have personal coaches and mentors available for you, to get you over those sticky points, renew your inspiration and get you back on track.

It is highly focused, specialized and not bound by large amounts of academic rigor required for degree programs. You can complete our program in 18 months. Certainly building your career will take longer, but spending longer in school actually gets in the way of that. It saddles you with large student loans, it leaves you all in on one opportunity. It leaves you out of time and money at the end. We, like you, are weary of hearing how we should go to a University so we have something to fall back on. In other words, plan for failure. We are told that music should be our second choice or maybe just a hobby, when we know in our heart that is not true. However most would agree, it is wise to know where the fire escape is, even as poetic as burning our ships may sound. Let’s save that for a song lyric and be smart. Music Alliance Academy provides everything you will need to follow your dream. To give yourself a chance, and with enough time and money to fall back on an MBA or Law Degree.

The average price for a piano teacher in the US is $60-$80 an hour. Tennis lessons are about $40 and golf $75-$90 an hour. For perspective, attending the Music Alliance Academy Electronic Music Program is approximately $16.50 an hour. Our instructors are far from typical and our programs come with significant value compared to a typical piano or golf lesson. From Music Alliance Academy you will receive an entire integrated development and support plan over 1000 hours of live online instruction over 19 months, within a community of fellow learners and supported by mentors and program coaches. Seven face to face workshops in Las Vegas and membership in a professional community during and after the program completion

Music Alliance Academy provides interest free financing to help make attending as affordable as possible. We also provide further reductions via our Education Rebate program. Our minimum tuition deposit is $3,000 larger deposits will return 6% interest on the deposit amount, reducing your overall tuition. You must complete the program and not miss installments. The rebate will be issued within 30 days of your program completion. If there are personal limitations not addressed here, students may make an appointment with a school finance officer to explore other options.

Yes. In addition to Music Alliance Academy’s interest free financing and Education Rebate Program and crowdfunding initiatives, there are third party loan companies and traditional lenders. Perhaps a more innovative approach is the new loan companies such as Upstart and Pave that bring artificial intelligence to play in shopping your financial needs to the world. Also organizations such as Scholar Match that serve this sector well. Interesting links: https://www.pave.com/ ,https://www.upstart.com/ ,https://scholarmatch.org/

Massive Open Online Courses were born to increase efficiency… that way more people could experience bad education simultaneously :>) The truth is, there are lots of ways to learn, some better than others. Your time is money, so spend it wisely. There is tremendous value in in bringing all the learning elements together, as part of a totally integrated master learning plan and being part of a close knit community of people sharing that journey with you.

Our online programs do not require you to attend in person. Learners can participate entirely online. Including the seven live Las Vegas workshops that form part of the program. We would love you to attend the workshops in person but you would require a visitor or other suitable visa, as required by US immigration, for your particular country. Since the workshops are one day events they would normally require only a visitor visa. In every case all immigration is decided by US Customs and Immigration Services and it is strongly advised that you become familiar with the process.

We can help you explore further in several ways. Through webinars, information sessions (both online and in person in Las Vegas), short courses, workshops and events. Most information is on our website but you may reach out and connect at any time as well. Often it helps for someone to hear your story and make specific recommendations. Chat is great but it also presents certain limitations, so prefer communicating via phone or email. Though everyone has their comfort zone and we are pleased to work within yours. Fill out the “Get Answers” form found at the top of our website on the navigation panel to contact us!

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The decision to pursue music for a career was the best decision I could have made. Not the safest, not the obvious, but the best – for me.

Scott Hall
Award Winning International Music Mastering Engineer

Everything you need to move your career forward is here….. If I was starting out in music production this is the course I would do.”

Fergie DJ
Global Music Headliner

Learning and knowledge are essential but competency is how you will be measured.

Dr. Don Ramos
President: Digital Music Alliance inc.

I have worked with Grammy award winning DJs and producers including Steve Aoki, Diplo, Major Lazer and many others. The opportunity to work with Elite professionals is what Music Alliance brings and I am excited to be part of it.

Luca Pretolesi
President: Studio DMI
Las Vegas Nevada

I have worked in many aspects of the business as a signed artist, music producer and in artists label support. The team assembled by Music Alliance is an amazing group of elite people with a serious book of secrets

Taylin Simmonds
Artist/Producer Lead Instructor: Centre for Arts and Technology

As an Artist, Performer, Producer and Engineer, I know success is about people, opportunity, and a never quit attitude. Music Alliance brings all of it.

Nik Hotchkiss
Artist, Performer, Producer and Engineer

As a music producer, songwriter, vocalist and DJ, with multi-platinum sales and Grammy nominations I can say with confidence that Music Alliance is something very special.

Bright Lights
International Recording Artist and Performer

I have worked as a chart-topping artist and performer, as a record label executive as well as several other areas of this business. I had to figure out quickly what I didn’t know. Music Alliance fills in those blanks for you immediately. So you can focus on maximizing your opportunities.

Ronnie F Lee
Founder: Studio DMI, Music Alliance, European Music Market, BSharp Foundation

Life is not happening to you. You are happening to life.
Step 1. Find your dream.
Step 2. Put it at the center of your life (not a distant goal).
Step 3. Recognize everything else as froth.“

Stephen Leasock
Spirituality and Beyond

“How hard you try will make the most amount of difference to your success. Disciplined, focused pragmatic hard work will make everyone better at anything“

Niels Hartvig-Nielsen
President: Immersa Learning Network

“You can’t do epic shit with basic people.”

Anonymous

THE PEOPLE

If you want success, surround yourself with successful people. We started at the top. You can see everything better from up there. Learning is a life skill and essential to our members journey, we created one of the top programs in the business and brought in a team of experts to review and renew it for relevancy, currency, and emphasis. The word competency came up a lot. Right next to professionalism, and communications. We do not like to guess at things so important. So go ahead and meet some very talented people who care about your learning and are excited to give back to our community.

Luca Pretolesi

Luca perfected the art of mixing and mastering electronic music and gained opportunity to mix “Wonderland” for Steve Aoki, leading to a Grammy nod. His work with Snoop Lion also resulted in a Grammy nomination for the “Reincarnated” album. His body of work is extensive and includes Grammy award winning DJs and producers including; Steve Aoki, Diplo, Major Lazer, Jack U, MakJ, Lil Jon, Savoy, Gareth Emery. Luca is globally respected as a true master of his craft

Fergie

A DJ since he was 14, Fergie became a first true superstar of the genre; a BBC Radio 1 presenter for over four years, a Mixmag columnist, an award-winning producer and remixer, a record label owner, and an electronic dance music pioneer. He has been an internationally touring DJ and a music producer for over 20 years heading major events including the MGM Hakkasan and Caesars Omnia Nightclubs in Las Vegas Nevada

Heather Bright

Multiple Grammy nominations and platinum selling music producer, songwriter, vocalist and DJ. She has written for numerous pop stars including Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Usher and Beyoncé. Over 1 billion streams worldwide. Including such hits as Porter Robinson’s “Language,” 3LAU’s “How You Love Me” and her own single “Runaway.” She was also a featured vocalist on Zedd’s #1 Clarity album and the smash hit Gringa. Prolific in the studio and on the stage.

Nik Hotchkiss

A multi-talented professional who brings it as a DJ, producer, audio engineer. Signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment, as one half of hip-hop duo Musab & Ink Well. With degrees in Recording Arts and a Masters of Entertainment Business in recording studio management. Several years in Nashville with trend setting industry leaders and work with more than 500 artists at all levels of the music industry. Nik is also President of the Vegas regional Audio Engineering Society.

Ronnie F Lee

An extensive career includes being a chart-topping artist, television host and working behind-the-scenes as a record label owner and executive. He is immersed in every aspect of music production, publishing, record manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing . He is founder and CEO of EUMM European Music Management and Studio DMI in Las Vegas, Nevada and co-founder of Digital Music Alliance. He is also Founder and President of the Bsharp Music Foundation

Bobby Duque

Electronic Music Artist, Bobby Duque has been whipping audiences into a frenzy from shows in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Nashville, and as far away as Japan, & Canada. Bobby’s high-energy performances include stunning original tracks in Electro-house, Dubstep, Drumstep, moombah and many other styles. When not commanding the stage, Bobby is the studio, collaborating with some of the top names in Electronic music and fresh talent as well.

Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes 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,

Don Ramos

began his career in 1979 recording and producing over 40 albums and singles, He became Chief Engineer, Studio Manager, and owner of Profile Studios in Vancouver BC He evolved to lead instructor and Audio Program Head at Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound and later Dean Of Education. He graduated to VP Education for Centre for Arts and Technology in BC Canada and received his PhD in Education from UBC in 2012. In 2016 he became an ICF Certified Executive Coach. He is President of Digital Music Alliance and chairman for the education council.

Niels Hartvig-Nielsen

In 1979 Niels established a recording studio in Vancouver Canada and soon observed that professional audio was evolving at light speed and learning opportunities were limited. That evolved to his founding of Centre for Digital Image and Sound which produced many top producers including Billboards top producer in 2023 Joey Moi. Arts Institute acquired CDIS in 2002 and Niels went on to found Centre for Arts and Technology which continues to this day. In 2017 he founded Music Alliance with Studio DMI in Las Vegas. He also serves as a Director on Bsharp Music Foundation and Learning Legacy Fund in Canada

Armah David

Armah David resume includes mainstream talent like Ginuwine, Shaggy, Floetry, Kenny Lattimore, Marques Houston, Pooch Hall, Eric Bellinger, Tank, Mya, 112, and has booked and promoted models, actors, producers, musicians, and other indie and major artists in various genres.His growing talent management company, record label, and production company signed the hot singing sensation, Karlos Farrar, and his debut album “A Karlos Farrar Story” was released independently in 2017 and debuted at Number 1 on Amazon and Number 3 on Billboard

Quinn Panangiban

A 12 year veteran of Social Media and Digital Marketing and teaching others about this dynamic landscape. Top social media specialist for the Fortune 500 company Huawei. Head of Digital Marketing at Trigg Laboratories. VP of Digital Marketing for multiple companies at LGND Studio. I help people with BIG dreams build THRIVING platforms resulting in engagement and conversions.

Scott Banks

Had his genesis in music testing mixing and mastering techniques as a DJ, and gaining live feedback through audience reaction to his music on the dance floor. He now applies expertise from thousands of hours of working with some of the top artists from around the world including; DVBBS, Baby K. Alan Walker, Borgeous, Dada Life, TJR, Pegboard Nerds, Riff Raff, NGHTMRE, Merk & Kremont, Cedric Gervais and Bruno Martini.