Levels taught:
BeginnerWant to produce, mix, master and perform with Ableton Live? Want to play the drums? Want to be able to DJ? Set up a lesson time to learn and collaborate right away! Bio: Starting with percussion and drum set in the styles of Classical and Jazz at Cuesta College for his A.A. in Music Performance. He then moved to the Inland Empire (Southern California), attending California State University San Bernardino focusing on his B.A. in Music and Minor in Music Technology. Currently, enrolled in the M.M. in Music Technology at Southern Utah University. Founder of his own Record Label called, MASS Productions, Elektric Souls, and Listen Zen. He now works with many artists for live performances, music production, recording, mixing, and mastering. Still, actively playing in a Jazz Fusion Group called, “Half-Past." Drum lessons taken with Mike Raynor, Darrel Voss, Todd Johnson, Justin Scott, and Joel Taylor. Tech lessons taken with Scott Vance. Zen continues his study’s as an instrumentalist with Ableton Live 10 and the Push II, using the Push as a musical instrument. Hardware: -Push II -Launchpad -Maschine Mikro MK2 -M-Audio Keystation Mini32 -Pioneer DJ DDJ-SX2 Instruments: -Drum Set -Piano -Guitar -Ukulele -Percussion -Bass
Levels taught:
BeginnerWant to produce, mix, master and perform with Ableton Live? Want to play the drums? Want to be able to DJ? Set up a lesson time to learn and collaborate right away! Bio: Starting with percussion and drum set in the styles of Classical and Jazz at Cuesta College for his A.A. in Music Performance. He then moved to the Inland Empire (Southern California), attending California State University San Bernardino focusing on his B.A. in Music and Minor in Music Technology. Currently, enrolled in the M.M. in Music Technology at Southern Utah University. Founder of his own Record Label called, MASS Productions, Elektric Souls, and Listen Zen. He now works with many artists for live performances, music production, recording, mixing, and mastering. Still, actively playing in a Jazz Fusion Group called, “Half-Past." Drum lessons taken with Mike Raynor, Darrel Voss, Todd Johnson, Justin Scott, and Joel Taylor. Tech lessons taken with Scott Vance. Zen continues his study’s as an instrumentalist with Ableton Live 10 and the Push II, using the Push as a musical instrument. Hardware: -Push II -Launchpad -Maschine Mikro MK2 -M-Audio Keystation Mini32 -Pioneer DJ DDJ-SX2 Instruments: -Drum Set -Piano -Guitar -Ukulele -Percussion -Bass
Yo, Zen is the best in the game. Gettin' groovy on the drums as well as in the virtual world. Much obliged!
Dj zen is an excellent teacher for someone like me.. He was patient and understanding when it came to the speed at which I pick up things. (Slowly) He was extremely versatile when it came to the types of music i wanted to mix and very knowledgeable about the equipment i had in front of me. I would recommend him to extreme beginners to people looking to polish their skill sets and add even more. Im very happy with what I am learning!
Zen has done such an amazing job teaching me how to operate Ableton. I was extremely overwhelmed and had no idea where to start and Zen really broke everything down for me and provided me with the resources I needed to get started.