The Journey from DJ to Producer: from learning to produce to finishing tracks with Amy Dabbs

In this masterclass, Amy Dabbs will share her experiences during her journey from DJing to music production, and the highs and lows along the way. She will cover how she moved from DJing into writing, learned to use Ableton, began working with labels, set up her own label, and how she balances a music career with a day job. 

In the second part of the class, Amy will do a live breakdown of one of her own released tracks and the process she goes through, including: building percussion, layering sounds and effects, overcoming writer’s block, and making sure tunes get finished.

About the artist:

London-born Amy Dabbs is a multi-genre artist based in Berlin. She is a resident of renowned Berlin club Renate, a regular on Rinse FM, and has released on Aus Music, Heist, Shall Not Fade, Unknown To The Unknown, HE.SHE.THEY. & her own label Dabbs Traxx, amongst others. 

As the daughter of an original Northern Soul DJ, Amy Dabbs has a deep-rooted love of music that can be heard in all of her productions, from her modern interpretation of classic house to her deeply emotive jungle tracks. She refuses to stay in one lane, switching between house, UKG and 160bpm with contagious energy, both behind the decks and in her releases.

Amy Dabbs has been rapidly gaining momentum lately, including recently playing at Panorama Bar, evolving her own label Dabbs Traxx into a monthly parties series in Berlin, and countless features on BBC Radio 1 and BBC6Music with her recent releases.

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