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Unlock your music production skills with personalized one-on-one music production lessons taught by industry professional, Christopher Steinmetz. His lessons will allow you to dive into techniques that will help you achieve your goals. From the recording process all the way to mixing, learn the tools of the trade through the use of digital audio workstations. Through hands-on guidance and real-time feedback, these lessons provide an opportunity to elevate your skills to the next level. You can work at your own pace and with your own knowledge base to get the most out of your lessons.

Students of Chris Steinmetz’s Music Production and Music Business classes are given the educational and inspiring opportunity to tour his recording studio in the South Loop of Chicago. With this experience, the classes will explore the facility’s collection of instruments and gear while receiving hands-on experience and insightful feedback while working on their projects.

 

About the Instructor:
Chris Steinmetz’s career in LA took off quickly as he spent his first three sessions working with Paul Simon (Graceland), John Denver, and David Lee Roth. Within a year, Producer Michael Wagener took notice of Steinmetz and hired him to engineer many classic 80s hard rock albums. During his time in LA, Steinmetz also did freelance work for many other bands such as Kiss (with Producer Bob Ezrin), and Alice in Chains – as well as many feature films.

In 1996, Steinmetz moved back to his native Chicago to be closer to family. He served as Chief Engineer at Chicago Trax before beginning a 10 year run as Senior Music Producer / Engineer at the Chicago Recording Company. Provided with access to Chicago’s growing music scene, Steinmetz’s normal clientele began to integrate hard rock and hip-hop. Between 2004 and 2008 alone, he received credits on albums by Kanye West, Disturbed, Rihanna, Twista, Lil Jon, Usher, e-dub, and Jin with all going platinum or gold. During this time, Steinmetz also helped to pioneer the
field of music mixing in 5.1 Surround Sound.

Chris Steinmetz created his own label, Stonecutter Records, in 2006 out of the desire to “advance artists to the next level in their careers and get them the exposure they deserve”.  The label’s first project, Acoustic Chicago, is a compilation of 13 Chicago artists and features their music in an acoustic format to highlight songwriting ability.

Currently, Steinmetz splits his time between working as a freelance Music Producer/Engineer/Mixer, running his label Stonecutter Records and his newest creation, Stonecutter Studios.

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Instructor: Chris Steinmetz, Music Producer/Engineer/Mixer

Location: LP – The Clubhouse; Room 4

 

Registration for this program/event begins at 9:00am on 12/5 for residents and 12/12 for non-residents.