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How to Collaboratively Write & Produce a Pop Song for an Artist

Learn everything you need to collaboratively write & produce a pop song for an artist. In this class, Mischa Mandel takes you into his studio and teaches you his techniques for writing, recording, and producing a song with an artist. Follow as he creates a new song with an artist from scratch, starting with how they come up with the foundation of the song all the way through to a fully produced and mixed track, explaining everything along the way.
$189.99

What’s included:

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    In-depth video lessons (5h 28m)

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    Step-by-step curriculum

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    Online and at your own pace

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    Watch on all devices

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    Unlimited lifetime access

Taught by

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Mischa Mandel is a multi-platinum producer, songwriter and singer. Credits with Clinton Kane, Jessie Murph, Thomas Day & placements in Google & Apple commercials. 
What you’ll learn
Best practices when collaborating with an artist
How to start a song - picking an instrument, choosing chords, recording and arranging
How to come up with melodies (toplines) for each part of the song - verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge
How to work with the artist to draw from their life experiences in order to come up with lyrics that have depth
How to record the artist's vocals - leads, backgrounds and harmonies
My methods for comping - selecting and editing the best parts of a vocal take 
How to clean up vocals - using Melodyne to tune the vocals so that they sound as solid and natural as possible
My favorite plugins for vocal production - my vocal chain
How I choose samples for drums during production
My favorite plugins for sound design while producing 
Techniques I use to fill out the track - tracking live elements, choosing synth sounds, sound design
Working across multiple DAWS - producing in Ableton Live, tracking vocals in ProTools
My methods and practices for mixing the track

Class Overview

Master the collaboration process
In this class, Mischa Mandel is going to teach you everything he knows about how to write and produce an original pop song with an artist. This class will focus on the collaborative process and what it takes to flow with another person in the room in order to get the best song possible. He's going to bring you into his studio and share with you his start to finish process. You’re going to follow along with him as he writes and produces a new pop song with an artist - starting with how he comes up with the bones of the song (meaning chords, arrangement, scratch melodies, etc.) all the way through to a fully produced and mixed track. Along the way, he's going to be explaining everything that he's doing - best practices for working with someone else in the room, all of his thoughts and favorite techniques, and all of the tools he's using to get the sounds he's looking for. He'll show you how, together with his collaborator, he comes up with chordal arrangements, creates scratch melodies, chooses a concept for the song and writes lyrics, records, cleans up and processes vocals, selects samples, adds production and does a rough mix. By the end of the class, you’ll know everything you need to collaborate and produce a pop song with an artist in the room.

Lessons (8)

Apply what you learn

Follow Mischa Mandel's proven process, step by step

In the class, Mischa Mandel breaks down his collaborative songwriting and producing process into clear, actionable steps. Follow along with his process step-by-step and write and produce your own songs. You can also watch his process in full first and then bring the ideas, tools, and techniques into your own projects. By following Mischa Mandel’s proven process, you’ll learn everything you need to write and produce songs like these:

Who’s this class for?
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Intermediate to advanced songwriters and producers who are interested in new techniques and best practices for collaborating with an artist

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Professionals or aspiring professionals looking to learn the skills needed to write professional-level songs, especially with and for other artists

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Professionals or aspiring professionals looking for great tips on how to maximize work flow, enhance sound design techniques and work with an artist

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meet your instructor
Mischa Mandel

Mischa Mandel is a Los Angeles born, multi-platinum producer, songwriter and singer. His credits include Clinton Kane, Jessie Murph, Thomas Day, Sarcastic Sounds, Eaj, Riley Clemmons and J-Pop bands SixTONES and Sexy Zone. He’s had music placements in numerous television shows, films and commercials including national spots for Apple, Google, Rakuten and Indeed.com. After graduating with a BFA in songwriting from the California Institute of The Arts, Mischa continued to hone his skills as a songwriter - forming multiple bands and touring nationally while writing new music in his free time. Eventually, he discovered his true love: writing and producing for other artists, which he does to this day in his own studio in Los Angeles, CA.

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Frequently asked questions

$189.99

What’s included:

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    In-depth video lessons (5h 28m)

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    Step-by-step curriculum

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    Online and at your own pace

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    Watch on all devices

  • include icon

    Unlimited lifetime access

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