Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to special guest Ian Huffam, partner at X-ray Touring - an independent global music agency that handles the live careers of artists such as Anderson .Paak, Blur, Eminem and New Order. Ian talks about how he got started, the impact of Covid-19, and shares advice for newcomers to the live industry.

Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to Maddie & Tom about their first year experience studying on the Music Business & Creative Industries degree course.

Get started with synthesisers and join Al as he explores the world of oscillators, ADSR envelopes, filters, LFOs & arpeggiators.

In this episode, Al shares his tips and tricks on how to make a professional-sounding podcast from home.

Al breaks down the beat created for the Spirit Studios Virtual Experience on 1 August 2020. Join him as he chops up some mellow piano, creates time-shifting delay effects, and re-samples his own voice.

Link to our Virtual Experience: https://youtu.be/lQNSkCvI7Jg

Make some space and join Al as he explores the fundamentals of reverb. In this episode he offers some mixing tips, compares concert halls with springs and plates, and does some recording in a bathroom.

Al chats with David Cameron-Pryde, head of A&R at MUK Records and Music Business & Creative Industries Tutor at Spirit Studios. They talk about record labels, branding for independent artists, and why Kanye is the new Morrissey.

https://bit.ly/3eK1poQ

There's some fantastic free plugins out there! Join Al as he explores some of his favourite effects plugins that won't cost you a penny .

In this episode, Al breaks down essential drum rhythms for five different genres of music - hip hop, house, garage, techno, and drum & bass. Follow the link below to download the MIDI drum patterns.

https://bit.ly/38AcgjK

Al goes back to the 80s and creates a Synthwave track from scratch. Get ready for retro arpeggiators, big gated snares, and lots and lots of synths.