Working as the resident music technologist at Poplar Creek Library’s Studio 1405,
this segment from a live session in 2022, demonstrates how to use pre-recorded audio clips, called "samples,"
to build an instrumental beat using Pro Tools and Pro Tools First.
“Build-A-Beat” is an educational workshop
created by J. Golko in 2021.
Samples by: cymatics.fm
this tutorial is a 6-part series that demonstrates:
how to create a recording from scratch using Pro Tools audio software
routing bus channels & gain staging track volumes
mixing and mastering techniques using Waves plugins
creating a music video teaser using Adobe Premiere
creating album art using Adobe Illustrator & Canva
Showcasing Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,”
sit back and take a look behind the curtain of music production.
The “Moonlight Sonata” video series was produced by J. Golko in 2021.
this special interview with Chicago blues musician, educator,
pianist, and frontman of the Downtown Charlie Brown Blues Band
digs into the history and evolution of the blues and
how African American musicians impacted our society in the U.S along the way.