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Audio Engineering with Elliott S.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10+
Teaching since 2011
Music Production, Technology, and Innovation

    Learn Audio Recording from an experienced American record producer

    Want to learn how to become a professional Producer, Recording, Mixing, or Mastering engineer for music or film? Join me for collaborative one-on-one audio engineering classes leveraging industry-standard software such as Pro Tools, Ableton, and Logic amongst others to create professional productions, recordings, mixes, and masters. Our emphasis will be on developing rich and impactful productions utilizing skills such as vocal editing, time alignment, artistic mixing techniques, stereo field optimization, audio repair, and tricks to make your music translate both creatively and technically on a variety of playback mediums. Together we'll create professional productions, strengthen your abilities to grow technically, and develop your individual strategy to create and sustain a career in the music industry. How do I become a better engineer? How do I attract new clients or go full time? These are questions we'll answer together! Engineering: Cam'ron, Dreamville, EarthGang, Ganja White Night, J.I.D., Medasin, Slum Village, Snails, YBN Cordae. TV/Film/Media: BBC, Crooked Media, ESPN, HBO, New England Patriots, RCA Records, Sony Music. DJ: ASAP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, Finally Famous, J. Cole, Juicy J, Logic, Machine Gun Kelly, Slum Village, Taylor Gang, Twista, Wale.

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    E Washington St
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Tuesday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Wednesday
    11 AM-2 PM
    3 PM-7 PM
    Thursday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Friday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Saturday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Sunday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $67
    45 minutes
    $84
    60 minutes
    $100
    90 minutes
    $150

    About Elliott S.

    I'm Ell (Elliott Sabbagh), an American record producer, audio engineer, radio host, and DJ. I work with artists and clients from around the globe. I own a full-service commercial recording and production studio in Ann Arbor, MI. I'm best known for performing in concerts and tours in the U.S. and Europe with acts including ASAP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, Finally Famous, J. Cole, Juicy J, Logic, Machine Gun Kelly, Slum Village, Taylor Gang, Twista, Wale, Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang amongst others. Production credits include ESPN, HBO ‘Problem Areas’, BBC ’Blue Planet’, RCA Records, the New England Patriots, Patrice Rushen, Jamey Haddad, Sammy Adams, Sony Music, and Young Money. Having earned both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees within 4 years at the Berklee College of Music in Music, Production, Technology and Innovation, I have enjoyed teaching many of those skills over the years to the next generation of artists. Join me for collaborative one-on-one audio engineering classes leveraging industry-standard software such as Pro Tools, Ableton, and Logic amongst others to create professional productions, recordings, mixes, and masters. Our emphasis will be on developing rich and impactful productions utilizing skills such as vocal editing, time alignment, artistic mixing techniques, stereo field optimization, audio repair, and tricks to make your music translate both creatively and technically on a variety of playback mediums. Together we'll create professional productions, strengthen your abilities to grow technically, and develop your individual strategy to create and sustain a career in the music industry.
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    Experience

    FOH Engineer

    Feb, 2020 - Present

    Blue LLama Jazz Club (Venue)

    Front of House Audio Engineer

    Studio Manager

    Jan, 2019 - Present

    Orpheum Recording Studio

    Studio Manager and Chief Engineer

    FOH Sound Engineer

    Oct, 2018 - Present

    The Blind Pig (Venue)

    Front of House Audio Engineer http://www.blindpigmusic.com J.I.D. (Catch Me If You Can Tour), Dreamville, YBN Cordae (The Lost Boy In America Tour), Cam'ron (Purple Haze 2 Tour), Futuristic (I Am Tour), Medasin (The Irene Tour), R.A. the Rugged Man (Quiet Before The Storm Tour), Chris Webby (World Wide Web Tour), Slum Village, Zion I, Reason, MC Chris, MC Lars, Jarren Benton, Locksmith, Hardo, Louthehuman, Joey Pecoraro, Comedy Central, One Be Lo, Dave Stone, Sadat X, El Da Sensi, Brand Nubian, Artifacts,

    FOH Sound Engineer

    Apr, 2018 - Present

    Audio Rescue Team

    Live Sound Engineer • Detroit Electric Music Festival After Parties - Ghostly International, Texture • Ann Arbor Art Fair - Ark Stage • Marble Bar

    Chief Engineer

    Dec, 2017 - Present

    Orpheum Recording Studio

    Instructor

    Oct, 2017 - Present

    Neutral Zone

    Weekly Audio Techniques, DJing and turntablism, and Music Industry instruction at the Neutral Zone.

    FOH Sound Engineer

    Oct, 2017 - Present

    The B-Side (Venue)

    Front of House Audio Engineer for Events and Concerts.

    Resident DJ

    Nov, 2016 - May, 2017

    Rumbo 144 (Nightclub)

    Resident Nightclub DJ at Rumbo 144 Valencia, Spain (International Night)

    Violinist

    Oct, 2016 - Jul, 2017

    Valencia Film Orchestra

    Valencia Film Orchestra Violinist 2017, Valencia, Spain

    Assistant Engineer

    May, 2014 - Aug, 2016

    Cybersound Recording Studio

    www.cybersoundmusic.com Assisted on-site tracking and mix sessions as well as remote recordings for ESPN and the New England Patriots.

    Tour/Concert DJ

    Jan, 2012 - Present

    4.0 Entertainment

    DJ for 4.0 Entertainment concert, tours, corporate, nightclub, and university events. Tours- Taylor Gang (Goodstock Tour) Finally Famous Since EST19xx Tour Chris Webby (There Goes The Neighborhood Tour) and (Best In The Burbs Tour) Concerts- Afroman Burner (Taylor Gang Goodstock Tour) Chevy Woods (Taylor Gang Goodstock Tour) Chris Webby (There Goes The Neighborhood Tour, Best In The Burbs Tour) Dub-O (EST Since 19xx Tour) Juicy J (Smokers Club Tour) Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) (EST Since 19xx Tour) Riff Raff SayItAintTone (EST Since 19xx Tour) Smoke DZA (Smokers Club Tour) Tuki Carter (Taylor Gang Goodstock Tour)

    Owner

    Jan, 2009 - Present

    DJ Ell LLC

    Mixing and Mastering IAmEll.com TV/ Film & Media: HBO - Problem Areas (Soundtrack) Russell Elliot "Orbit" BBC World News/ BBC Earth/ Blue Planet ESPN New England Patriots Sony Music Crooked Media Cadence13 Abdul El-Sayed RCA Records - Courtney Bell PSA Music Video The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Michigan Medicine Just Radio Tracking Engineer/ Pro Tools Operator: Patrice Rushen Jamey Haddad George Massenburg Assistant Engineer: Cam Meekins Sam Adam Euro (Young Money) ESPN/ New England Patriots FOH/ Live Sound Engineer: Royal Oak Music Theatre Harvard University The Ark Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre J.I.D. (Catch Me If You Can Tour) Dreamville Records EarthGang YBN Cordae (The Lost Boy In America Tour) Snails (World of Slime Tour) Cam'ron (Purple Haze 2 Tour) Futuristic (I Am Tour) Medasin (The Irene Tour) Cam'ron Ganja White Night (The One Tour) R.A. the Rugged Man (Quiet Before The Storm Tour) Boogie T Chris Webby (World Wide Web Tour Slum Village Comedy Central Zion I Reason Rusko (World of Slime Tour) MC Chris MC Lars Jarren Benton Jantsen SubDocta Locksmith Ghostly International Texture Detroit Joey Pecoraro One Be Lo Guapdad 4000 Reason Hardo Dave Stone Sadat X El Da Sensi Brand Nubian Artifacts Louthehuman Bank Of Ann Arbor Matt Braunger Omar S Move D Osunlade Marvin & Guy Eli Soul Clap & Will Renuart Shigeto Ataxia DJ Minx & MGUN Chuck Daniels Recloose Russell E.L. Butler X-Altera Mike Servito Derek Plaslaiko Pablo R. Ruiz Osborne ZGTO Kim Ann Foxman Matthew Dear Concert DJ for the following national recording artists concerts and or tours: Artists Including: ASAP Rocky ASAP Ferg ASAP Yams Afroman Black Cobain Black Milk Big K.R.I.T. Burner Cam'ron Casey Veggies Chevy Woods Chris Webby Clear Soul Forces Curren$y D12 Danny Brown Devin The Dude Dj Craze Drew 32 Dub-O Dusty Mc Fly Huey Mack Jackie Chain Jay Electronica J. Cole Joey Bad A$$ Juicy J KRS-ONE Logic Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) Riff Raff Rittz SayItAintTone Slum Village Smoke DZA Talib Kweli Tayyib Ali The Deans List Trinidad James Twista Tuki Carter Wale XV Organizations: University of Michigan Harvard University M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Simmons College Berklee College of Music United States Army United States Navy United States Airforce Duo Security VA Red Bull MTV Vans United States Democratic Party New England Patriots Live Nation Clinc, Ink

    Mixshow DJ/Radio Host

    Aug, 2008 - Present

    WCBN-FM Ann Arbor

    On-air personality/ Mixshow DJ on The Prop Shop radio show with DJ Chill Will. Saturdays 9pm-12am.

    Education

    Music Business/Management

    Sep, 2013 - May, 2016

    Berklee College of Music

    Music Production, Technology, and Innovation

    Aug, 2016 - Jul, 2017

    Berklee College of Music

    Awards

    Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement

    Jul, 2012

    SKLD, Authur 'Fonzie Fonzarelli, David Neeleman (CEO of Jet Blue Airlines)

    Best of 2017 - Indie/Indipop

    Jan, 2018

    Music Aloud

    Affiliations

    Audio Engineering Society

    Oct, 2014

    Established in 1948, the Audio Engineering Society, Inc. (AES) draws its membership from amongst engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products for audio, and persons working in audio content production. It also includes acousticians, audiologists, academics, and those in other disciplines related to audio. The AES is the only world-wide professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology.

    ASCAP

    Oct, 2016

    ASCAP is a membership association of more than 625,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We uphold the value of our members’ music, and help them thrive alongside the businesses that use their music every day.

    Languages

    English

    Native Proficiency

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