About the course
Using samples can be great but if you want to really stand out from the rest of the crowd, knowing how to make your own sounds from scratch can help give your tracks a unique edge. Experimental multi-genre dance producer LCY breaks down their steps for how they take everyday sounds and real drum recordings and warp them into something completely new to form the heart of a track.
What you’ll learn
LCY’s electronic tracks don’t sound quite like anything else out there – and a large part of why is their amazing use of completely unique sounds. You’ll learn how they create these sounds from the most mundane sources and how they take a real drum recording and warp it to form the backbone of their experimental tune.
Get ready to learn:
- How to build your project around a story.
- Why creating your own sounds from scratch is so important.
- How to use creative field sampling to construct a drum beat.
- How you can manipulate and use full breakbeats in your track.
- How to use organise and structure your tracks to break out of the loop.
Who’s this course for
Suitable for Intermediate experience levels.
This course is for those who want to create fully developed and engaging thematic music. By the end of the course, you will have the skills and knowledge to transform initial ideas and source sounds into professional, cohesive compositions that engage listeners.
LCY
Since their 2020 exclusive bandcamp only self-titled debut EP, LCY has rapidly emerged as a key new proponent of UK underground music and culture. A multi-disciplinary artist and label owner (SZNS7N), they are consistently supported by the likes of i-D Magazine, The Face, RA, FACT, Mixmag, DJ Mag, Electronic Beats and more.
2020 saw LCY lending their talents to collaborate with a host of cutting-edge labels and artists including Sicaria Sound’s Cutcrxss Recordings on the debut release and double sell out With The Fracture vinyl EP, a remix for the iconic DJ Krust’s recent album alongside Calibre and Four Tet on Crosstown Rebels, and with ‘Milan’ on Sisters of Sound’s SOS compilation Vol.1 along with Nightwave, rRoxymore, UMFANG and more.
2021 proved just as fruitful with LCY’s track ‘Almost Blue’ synced on GTA V Still Slipping and a collaboration with FILA UK for their new campaign.
So far this year, LCY has been the BBC Radio 1 Resident for February alongside Goldie, has joined Richie Hawtin at Printworks for his ‘From Our Minds’ party and has launched their debut live show this year at fabric at the Opera at the Colosseum with further shows at Primavera Sound, Dekmantel, Dimensions, Outlook and more.