Producer Fundamentals
Learn Universal Skills to Help You Compose, Produce & Finish Your Music To a Professional Level With Confidence
🔑 The Key To Mastering Music Production, Unlocking Your Unique Voice, and Finishing Tracks Easily?
What is the main difference between an expert producer who can sit down with a goal, create what they hear in their head, and finish songs with predictability…
And a producer who spends hours randomly stumbling into ideas, unable to consistently finish songs?
It's simple.
It's All In The Fundamentals.
🧙 You see, an expert producer has a mastery of the basics.
And that is why they can create almost anything they want with speed and accuracy.
It's not a secret. It's like any craft. At a high-level, everything comes down to the basics, executed well.
Yet...
Almost everything you find online is about tips, hacks and shortcuts - but they don't explain why those tricks work in the first place.
Many courses are simple breakdowns that show how just one song was created - but don't explain why the producer made the decisions they did.
Many plugins promise sensational results, "one click to a pro melody" - But they rarely work the way you want, and you're still left confused about what to do, and why to do it.
And while these can help give bursts of inspiration, you will never produce the kind of music you dream of if you are stuck with these shallow resources.
This is why improving your music production is often a circle of frustration.
Where you "stumble" into ideas instead of making music "on purpose..."
...yet no matter how long you spend on those ideas, you still don't feel good about them.
And when you go online for tutorials, you wonder if you're even learning anything that will help you get unstuck.
It can feel like banging your head against the wall over and over again.
At least, this is what it felt like for me when I was stuck and frustrated... when I would listen to my favorite songs and wonder "what am I missing?"
But...
When I stopped the circle of YouTube, started bringing songs in my DAW and studying them myself - paying for private instruction and learning how to plan my songs before I started...
My music improved faster than it had with anything else I'd ever tried.
I had never felt more confident in my production.
Soon I was able to sit down, know what I was going to produce, and finish it to a commercial standard... with predictability.
And I realized that what kept me stuck for years was not understanding universal principles of how music worked.
I had been caught in the trap of thinking the answer was a trick or secret I didn't know.
But it's not. It never has been.
Because to take the control you really want, you need to look to the principles of music that have always been right in front of you...
The Fundamentals.
With a mastery of the fundamentals, you can produce circles around a producer with 100x your gear... in nothing but stock sounds.
Because you will know WHY you are doing what you are doing.
You will be your own engine of inspiration & knowledge.
You will move from searching for the secret... to simply hearing the answers in the music all around you, using them to create similar magic yourself.
Will this happen overnight?
Of course not.
But it's the only guaranteed way to become an unstoppable music producer, creating anything you want with speed and accuracy.
And that is the focus of this course.
To help you learn universal skills that you can use on every song you produce. Skills that have been used throughout time, and will continue to be used far into the future.
Because when you understand fundamentals, you’ll gain confidence in your creative process and the freedom to make your own choices.
And you will know why you are doing what you are doing.
Will this take dedication and practice?
Of course.
Will this course put you on the fastest, most effective path to improve your skills?
I guarantee it.
Will it be worth it?
ABSOLUTELY.
So if you're ready to empower your music, join me on this exciting adventure... let's get you in control and on a path to finishing music you love!




HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
30+ Hour Curriculum Covering Essentials Every Producer Should Know Including 👇
🎹 Music Theory & Composition
10+ Hours of Lessons
Music theory is the most important pillar of music production. It is the heart and soul of your song. A great song idea punches through even in a stock piano.
That’s why I dedicated so much time to it. Because if you can write great concepts, the rest is a downhill battle.
By the end of this course, you will be writing chords, melodies, and song themes with more control than ever before... even with just the pencil tool.

Here's Some Of What You Will Learn:
🎹 How to Build Any Chord in Any Key & Turn Them Into Progressions: I’ll show you how to easily use scales to build your chords.
🎹 Triad Chord Progressions: The foundation of everything.
🎹 Extended Chord Progressions: I will share how to create emotional chords we hear across genres. 7th, 9th, 11th, 13, suspended.
🎹 Advanced Chord Progressions: You will start creating a mature complex sound… Secondary Dominant, Tritone Substitution, Passing Diminished Chords & more.
🎹 Inversions & Voicing: I will show you how changing the position of ONE note can infuse new emotion into any progression.
🎹 Melody Writing Workflow: I will give you a simple formula for more memorable writing every time.
🎹 Framework for Developing Any Melodic Idea: I’ll show you steps to turn even a simple idea into a complex concept.
🎹 Writing with Modes: You will start writing with modes, exploring new worlds beyond Major and Minor. Learn the “special sauces” in Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian and Locrian.
🎹 Emotions of Notes: The goal here is to empower you so you can feel what you write and put theory to work for you.
🎹 Basic Chord Progressions Into Produced Ideas Live: Follow along with me as I turn simple "boring" progressions into produced concepts right in front of you.
⚙️ Workflow & Project Preparation
5+ Hours of Lessons
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."
Have you ever been filled with a burst of inspiration, only to find yourself stuck in a loop for hours, and eventually give up?
That's probably because you are lacking a workflow: A map to guide your music production process and set up your projects for inspiration & speed.
A good workflow is the difference between a hard drive of half-finished tracks and finishing music consistently.

Here's Some Of What You Will Learn:
⚙️Reference Track Analysis: Absolutely essential! I will share with you how to turn songs you love into your teacher to borrow some of the magic yourself.
⚙️Template Setup Based On Your Reference Track: I will show you how to make an inspiring template based on any song you want.
⚙️Drum Setup for Inspiration & Speed: I will show you my technique for making drum kits you can use over and over.
⚙️Sketch To Production Workflow: A great song often starts with a great sketch. That’s why I’m sharing an incredibly powerful lesson that will change the way you look at production.
⚙️How to Recompose Your Favorite Songs To Learn From Them: The best ear training in the world. With practice, you will recognize chords, melodies & common themes just by listening to any song.
⚙️How to Practice Your Songwriting In The DAW: You will learn an amazing exercise to do when you don't feel like producing a song.
🧪 Synthesis & Sound Design
5+ Hours of Lessons
Feeling overwhelmed when you open a synth? Not anymore.
You will learn practical fundamentals of how synthesis works, explore the common kinds of sounds, and see examples in real song productions.
From warm basses to powerful leads to morphing chords... you'll learn it all.
By the end you'll be on track to create your own impressive sounds from scratch, or tweak any preset to better fit your song.

Here's Some Of What You'll Learn:
🧪 Every Button & Knob In a Synth: I use Serum as the example. Most synths use these same functions, just with a different layout.
🧪 How To Design Essential Chord Sounds
🧪 How To Design Essential Lead Sounds
🧪 How To Design Essential Bass Sounds
🧪 How To Design Essential Pad Sounds
🧪 How To Design Essential FX / Transition Sounds
🧪 See Sounds In Real Song Examples: We will walk through how these sounds can be mixed, programmed or layered to sound professional.
🧪 Take Control of Your Presets: When you understand these principles, you can make any preset fit your songs much better.
🎻 Orchestral Composition Formulas
6+ Hours of Lessons
There is nothing that can compare with the epic, lush or dramatic feelings the orchestra can bring.
That's why it's heard across almost every style of music.
You will learn how to think about working with the orchestra for modern music production.
I will also show you how to hear the emotions of instruments and get massive stacks of sound.
You'll even get formulas for composing great themes and entire composition concepts. (One student called these "the holy grail of music lessons.")
By the end you'll compose with more confidence than ever before - it's simpler than it seems!

Here's Some Of What You Will Learn:
🎻 How to Pick Sample Libraries / VSTs (Free vs Paid) + Recommendations: The right library makes all the difference between a dead composition and one bursting with life.
🎻 Working with Modulation & Expression
🎻 Making Big Statements with Orchestration
🎻 Composing Powerful & Awe-Inspiring “Scenes” With Simple Chords: I'll show you how 2 chords can create an entire cinematic mood.
🎻 Formulas for Taking a Chord Progression Into Full Orchestration with Strings, Brass, Choir and Woodwinds
🎻 Formulas for Composing Epic Ostinatos
🎻 Formulas for Solo Piano Into Full Orchestration: I'll share how to take a basic piano chord & melody sketch into an impressive and dynamic composition with orchestral support.
🎻 Formulas for Writing Percussion Parts
🎧 Song Breakdowns:
How It All Comes Together On Real-World Songs
5+ Hours of Lessons
There is no better teacher than seeing how it all comes together across multiple genres.
It's shocking how the fundamentals stay the same, no matter what you want to make.
You will solidify concepts from the course, and pick up lots of valuable techniques including mixing, layering, ear candy, automations and arrangement to name a few.
This will be extremely valuable, and is worth more the price of admission alone.
👇 Every one of these songs has a breakdown video in the course. Some have been signed to publishers or are being placed actively on television.
Here's Some Of What You'll Learn:
🎧 "Sketch to Production" In Action
🎧 Layering Sounds: See firsthand which layers I put together and why.
🎧 Mixing Principles & Plugins: I'll show you how few plugins it takes to get a full, dynamic sound.
🎧 Philosophies Like the "Upside Down Triangle"
🎧 Ear Candy
🎧 Essential FX like Sweeps, Impacts & Risers: You'll see how the use of simple FX elevates almost any production.
🎧 Arrangement Techniques
🎧 Songwriting Formulas
🎧Common Automations In Professional Songs
🎧 Making Special "Moments:" Often the difference between a "good" song and "great" song is the moments you create.
📈 Inevitable Success Habits
4+ Hours of Lessons
Being "successful" in music means something different to everyone.
Do you want to be signed? Land placements on television, games or advertising? Produce custom music for clients? Build your own artist wave?
Luckily, there are a few habits and principles that are universal... and a few income opportunities that you should know about no matter what your goals are - like "licensing."
After this, you'll have a clearer idea of who you are, what you want, and what you need to do to get there.

Here's Some Of What You Will Learn:
📈 The 3 "Inevitable Success Habits: No matter what you want to in music, these 3 simple habits will help you get there.
📈Self-Discovery Worksheet: Dive into your influences, story, and more. Come out with more clarity, purpose, and a plan.
📈 Income Pathways: Being an artist? Composing for games? Music licensing? What resonates with you?
📈The Fundamentals of Music Licensing: I will show you how to kickstart your journey into music licensing. Learn about PROs, Music Libraries & Effective Cold Email. Every producer should know about this.
📈 Student Q&A Interview and Recommendations: You will get a 1 hour interview where I answer common questions with a student.
📈Passive vs Active Income: We will explore income streams in the music industry with examples, so you can understand the dynamics of passive and active earnings and get inspired.
💬 Hello, My Name Is Avery
I’ve been a music composer & producer since 2008. In 2011, I started a YouTube channel called “The Ground Above” where I released my music.
Within 2 years the channel grew over to a million views - it was an incredible experience to connect with fans.
In 2013 I won 2 music awards and earned recognition from the New York State Senate for music. 🙏
Shortly after, I teamed up with a friend to form “Elevate Audio” - A business focused on licensing our music. Today we’ve sold over 10,000 licenses. (Here's our website.)
Over the years I've seen my music used thousands of times across television and media, ghost-produced for professional DJs, composed music for major brands, and taught over 1,000 1-on-1 lessons to producers over Zoom.
And in this course I have one mission…
Teach you everything I wish I had known when I started to take music seriously, so you can skip the heartache, stress and confusion that comes with learning music writing & production.
I guarantee that if you practice what I show in this course, you will feel more in control of your music than ever before, and more aligned to reach your dreams in music. It’s the course I would have given myself years ago.


🎧 What You'll Get With
The Empowered Producer Course
✅ Music Theory & Piano Roll Songwriting Lessons ($300)
Connect with the emotion of what you compose. Use theory to write music with control in the piano roll.
✅ Workflow Lessons ($100)
Sketch your ideas, break down any reference song, and use them as tools to plan your productions, create inspiring templates and set yourself up to finish your songs.
✅ Synthesis & Sound Design Lessons ($300)
Open a synth, know how it works, and create great sounds from scratch - or tweak your presets to better fit your songs.
✅ Orchestral Composition & Production Lessons ($300)
Compose epic, lush or dramatic compositions with orchestral VSTs. Take the lessons into any sounds.
✅ Success Habits & Music Business Lessons ($300)
Learn different paths in music, and build habits that can bring you to success no matter what your goals are.
✅ 20 Production Breakdowns... ($600)
Pick up common techniques used in professional productions like layering, ear candy, mixing, arrangement and automations.
✅ Your Questions Answered in Comments or Email
Ask questions and get answers from an experienced source.
✅ All Future Updates
New updates are planned.
Total Value... $1,900
🎁 Plus Get These 3 Valuable Bonuses
Free Bonus #1: Essential Chord Progressions MIDI Pack
92 Chord Progressions To Use Over and Over
Did you know there's only a handful of chord progressions that we hear over and over across most songs, in almost every style? It's not "unoriginal" - it's nature. We just love the sound of these chords.
This pack is dedicated to giving you these progressions in a simple, well-voiced, drag-and-drop format.
Organized by emotion and use, this is a pack you can use over and over again. Fits in great with this course as a tool to help you produce with more control.

Free Bonus #2:
Essential Serum Presets Pack
97 Flexible Sounds
Did you know there are a few categories of sounds we hear across countless music styles? They include "Chord Wobblers", "Pluckers", "Reese Basses", "Lead Plucks", "Supersaws" and "Risers."
This pack is dedicated to these flexible sounds that we hear across almost all modern music, especially electronic music. They are simple, well-crafted sounds that are easy to fit into your production or make your own.

Free Bonus #3:
"Empty Project to Finished Production" Course
4 Hours of Lessons
This was the very first course I created. It's sold for up to $100. I want to give it to you for free when you take this course.
You will watch me produce an electronic pop track 100% from scratch. From track analysis to template creation to chord & melody writing to sound selection to mixing & mastering.
This course is a fantastic overview of the music production process. You will walk away with invaluable techniques that will improve the way you approach producing music.

🛡️ 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
🛡️ This course is risk-free.
I've put a ton of work into this course to make it one you are so happy you took. I believe in it so much that I'm willing to put all the risk on me.
This gives you a full month to try out the course and apply what you learn.
And if you realize it's not for you, just send an email and get a prompt refund. There's no risk to try, and so much amazing music to create... not to mention the many years of learning headaches to skip.
⏱️ This course will save you time.
It can easily take over 10 years of trial and error to learn what this course will teach you. At least, it did for me!
💸 This course will save you money.
You'd easily spend thousands on private instructors and other courses that would only cover what you'll find in just one section of this course.
🤝 Choose Your Enrollment Plan
Let's get you on the path to feeling more in control and finishing music you love.
🚀 No Matter What Your Current Skill Level, I Guarantee You’ll Make Better Music
After 15 years making music, I can confidently say there are few things in life as rewarding as being able to sit down and freely unleash your soul through your music.
Music is not a goal, but a lifelong journey. It is an experience to be shared and enjoyed… a gift you give to others... and internal guidance sharing messages that are meant only for you.
I'd be honored to help guide you on your journey towards greater control, confidence and fulfillment in your music.
And if you're still reading, I know how important music is to you, just like it is to me.
So instead of randomly looking for information from all over the internet, leaving gaps in your knowledge and potentially opening you up for years of frustration…
This course might be the compilation you need to tie everything you’ve learned together in a way that finally makes sense.
Thousands of dollars and hours have gone into learning this... and hundreds more hours carefully putting together this in-depth course to help YOU skip that pain.
I hope to see you inside. If you have any questions, just reach out with a DM or email.
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