📫 Facebook Group Weekly Recap - 12/9 thru 12/15

Here is a recap of facebook group information for one or more courses you're a part of. Disclaimer. This recap by no means replaces the information in the Facebook Groups. Always refer to them for the most current and accurate information. We do our best to relay what we think is the most important details, but it's very possible for us to overlook something or make a typo in the process. This is just to be used as a quick reference and outline. Enjoy!

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The Triple Threat Artist

• Zion shared the recap of the week
• John Agacki joined our tribe, woot woot!
• Osie shared a success having a song he worked on get on BET
• Josh shared a great link to a quote by Ira Glass
• Tobias asked the group about tools for speeding up an audio vocal track after a song has been sped up
• Juli shared a new mic she just got
• Office hours were so good this week, great chat on Tuesday. We focused a lot on Tobias's track, discussing, tight production vs human elements. We talked a lot about saturators, vocal processing, melodyne, vocalign, and vocal chain setups.
• Zion shared some thoughts on how valuable collaborations are
• Osie shared a track he's looking for topline on
• Zion shared info about cloud lifters
• Mikey Meiers shared information creating hooks with guitar parts
• More steps were taken by students to listen to lectures and apply their new knowledge in exercises and groove making strategies.
• This next week's office hours will be held on Tuesday at 10am, where we will deconstruct famous production of hit songs, as well as get questions resolved for any production projects students are working on.
• If you are in the Access Course and have interest in joining the Triple Threat Artist group, please let Zion know, we've got an amazing discount waiting for you.. Now $49/m, with coupon code 49FORLIFE. There's no installment plan, and you can quit anytime!

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The Access Course 

• Josh and others added songs for feedback
• Kathrin asked for reference tracks for the December assignment.
• Victoria posted the replay of Kelsey Mitchell’s session
• Tricia asked for volunteers for a show in Santa Monica.
• Jan posted notes from the Kelsey Mitchell session
• Jim requested contact information
• Bev posted information about a Netflix show called The Ranch
• Tobias posted a pic of himself and Irina at the Berlin SongCon
• Jim asked people to post how they find and use reference tracks
• Amber asked for information about the next live event
• Marty asked about sync licensing companies that are successful, yet have no websites
• Rick asked for producer suggestions
• Kathy posted about big news about the course
• Robin posted a link to Craig Ballantyne’s High-Status Summit: Introvert’s Guide to Networking
• Dwayne asked about writing a song that leaves you feeling vulnerable.
• Moana posted about adventures in pitching her song Queendom
• Danny and others posted successes
• Halley posted a question about licensing approvals. Tamara gave her a really comprehensive answer in the comments.
• Susan in looking for a copy of a work for hire agreement that includes a pseudonym clause.
• Jake announced his new album
• Nichole shared a video about enthusiasm a la Sterling K Brown
• CTM shared a video of Nick Phelps and Jacq Babb’s recent placement for Nordstrom Rack
• Cathy posted a video about changes to the course, and new people coming aboard and the live event.
• CTM posted info about the Live Event in March, including the discount code good till midnight PST on 12/19/18
• Tamara posted a video of a panel she was on in LA
• Emily asked a question about Taxi vs. SongTradr.
• Minko asked about sending emails this close to Christmas.
• Amira asked questions about the December assignment and Metadata
• David shared his Christmas song.
• Tamara shared a search for a HULU trailer
• Ian posted the BBC article about the $5M verdict in Blurred Lines trial
• Serge posted a Broadjam announcement
• Victoria posted the postponement of the Brittany Whyte/Chop Shop session until January
• Victoria posted the replay of the Listening session from 12-13-18
• Zion posted an video about collaborating.
• Jim is seeking a vocalist.
• Lori posted a SNL video
• Meg posted about her new Spotify presence
• Lori posted that she thought it a good idea to reach out to local filmmakers
• Cathy posted about the future direction, and another license.
• Jan sought a reference playlist for the December assignment
• Zion posted about the March Live Event (See you there, Zion!)
   

Huge thanks to Jan Seides for her help in summarizing the Access Course. 💙