Next Step Audio

What do Bach, Stravinsky, and Trifonic have in common?

They all employ the technique of counterpoint to create kick-ass melodies and harmonies in their music.

In the video, Brian demonstrates how counterpoint works using examples from the Trifonic remix of Hecq’s With Angels.

This is a bit of a departure from our normal tutorial format, but Brian recently sat down with our good friend Laura Escudé of Electronic Creatives to discuss the upcoming Trifonic EP (tentatively titled “City of Refuge”), his thoughts on the production and creative process, and the future of hi-hats (or lack thereof), among other things.

Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the interview are below.

We’re going to be teaching a 5 hour music production class on Saturday, April 24 at Pyramind Studios in San Francisco.

The class will be similar to the tutorials we’ve been posting here, only in much more depth.

We will do a step-by-step walk through of our production for Parks On Fire, Lies, and our forthcoming remix of Hybrid’s track “Can You Hear Me”. We’ll also spend a little time discussing the business and marketing side of our operation. All attendees will receive multi-track stems for Parks On Fire and Lies to take home with them.

The video below includes an excerpt from a previous class we hosted, to give you a little flavor of what the event will be like.

If you’re in the Bay Area, or know someone is, tickets are available here. Hope to see you there!

Since we were too busy working on tracks this week to post a new Trifonic video, here’s a little edutainment (with an emphasis on the “tainment”) to tide you over… Hope to have a new tutorial for you next week!

In this video, Brian discusses the benefits of creating your own multi-sample instruments, and shows off a few of Trifonic’s own multi-sample creations.

One question Trifonic gets a lot is, How do you know when a song is done?

In this video, Brian discusses how deadlines, artistic vision, and technical abilities all play a role in determining when a track is “done.”

What about you – how do you know when your tracks (or other creative projects) are finished? How do you decide whether to stop working or keep refining? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

What’s Next Step Audio?
It’s an electronic music production blog run by Trifonic.

And I care because…?
Next Step Audio provides real-world, practical advice and in-depth video tutorials for producing electronic music. We’ll show you exactly how we make our bass sounds, program our beats, and much much more.

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