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Recording Masterclass featuring Chris Lord-Alge

May 3–4 | 10AM—5PM | $1,295

Supercharge Your Career with Chris Lord-Alge!

Join the legendary five-time Grammy Award–winning producer/engineer/mixer and musician Chris Lord-Alge as he helps you craft your career in music using the “CLA Way.” Lord-Alge is the genius behind such landmark albums as Green Day’s American Idiot and Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life, along with numerous recording credits, including music icons Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Rob Zombie, Elton John, Jewel, Pink, My Chemical Romance, and many, many other artists. Don’t miss this rare chance to learn face-to-face with one of the most influential and vital producers/engineers of the 21st century. Space is limited, and this one will sell out fast! Click the button below to sign up now!

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in recording and bringing out the best in their productions. We use Pro Tools at Sweetwater Studios, but all teachings can be applied to workflows in any DAW. The concept-driven class will help develop and grow your recording skill set.

What You Will Learn:

DAY ONE

  • Experience the CLA story by listening to his mixes through the years
  • Developing your routine: paying attention and staying in the moment
  • Setting up your rig and making the most of your setup
  • Solving the monitoring myth: speakers vs. headphones
  • Converting your hobby into a business
  • Creating your rule book: pricing, hours, billing, and setting boundaries
  • Setting yourself up to be fast and focused
  • Proper career management
  • Designing your space for efficiency and professionalism
  • Using social networks to promote your career
  • All about networking: attracting clients by offering something unique
  • Effective file management
  • Getting your clients to love your mixes
  • Creating your deliverables package
  • Developing trust with your clients
  • Managing rough mixes and artist expectations
  • Setting proper mix and delivery levels
  • The importance of file archiving
  • Maximizing your rig and your toolbox
  • How to get and stay organized
  • The Monday-morning review
  • Setting up your room for mixing

    DAY TWO

    • Turning the files you receive into your mix sessions
    • Creating templates that work for you
    • Plug-ins vs. outboard gear
    • The top 10 plug-ins you should have in your mixes
    • When to prepare sessions and when to mix sessions
    • Organizing sessions the “CLA Way”
    • CLA Demo: preparing an attendee’s session  
    • CLA Demo: mixing with plug-ins
    • CLA Demo: mixing an attendee’s session
    • CLA explains his process to the class

    May 3–4
    10AM–5PM
    $1,295

    Supercharge Your Career with Chris Lord-Alge!

    Join the legendary five-time Grammy Award–winning producer/engineer/mixer and musician Chris Lord-Alge as he helps you craft your career in music using the “C.L.A. Way.” Lord-Alge is the genius behind such landmark albums as Green Day’s American Idiot and Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life, along with numerous recording credits, including music icons Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Rob Zombie, Elton John, Jewel, Pink, My Chemical Romance, and many, many other artists. Don’t miss this rare chance to learn face-to-face with one of the most influential and vital producers/engineers of the 21st century. Space is limited, and this one will sell out fast! Click the button below to sign up now!

    This workshop is designed for anyone interested in recording and bringing out the best in their productions. We use Pro Tools at Sweetwater Studios, but all teachings can be applied to workflows in any DAW. The concept-driven class will help develop and grow your recording skillset.

    What You Will Learn:

    DAY ONE

    • Experience the C.L.A. story by listening to his mixes through the years
    • Developing your routine: paying attention and staying in the moment
    • Setting up your rig and making the most of your setup
    • Solving the monitoring myth: speakers vs. headphones
    • Converting your hobby into a business
    • Creating your rule book: pricing, hours, billing, and setting boundaries
    • Setting yourself up to be fast and focused
    • Proper career management
    • Designing your space for efficiency and professionalism
    • Using social networks to promote your career
    • All about networking: attracting clients by offering something unique
    • Effective file management
    • Getting your clients to love your mixes
    • Creating your deliverables package
    • Developing trust with your clients
    • Managing rough mixes and artist expectations
    • Setting proper mix and delivery levels
    • The importance of file archiving
    • Maximizing your rig and your toolbox
    • How to get and stay organized
    • The Monday-morning review
    • Setting up your room for mixing

      DAY TWO

      • Turning the files you receive into your mix sessions
      • Creating templates that work for you
      • Plug-ins vs. outboard gear
      • The top 10 plug-ins you should have in your mixes
      • When to prepare sessions and when to mix sessions
      • Organizing sessions the “C.L.A. Way”
      • C.L.A. Demo: preparing an attendee’s session  
      • C.L.A. Demo: Mixing with plug-ins
      • C.L.A. Demo: mixing an attendee’s session
      • C.L.A. explains his process to the class

      Classes for this workshop will fill up quickly. Reserve your seat today!

      Classes for this workshop will fill up quickly. Reserve your seat today!

      QUESTIONS? Call us at (800) 386-6434 or email us at studio@Sweetwater.com.

      QUESTIONS?
      Call us at (800) 386-6434 or email us at studio@Sweetwater.com.


      MEET CHRIS LORD-ALGE

      A professional engineer and mixer since the early 1980s, CLA has become an absolute legend in the sound engineering community. Getting his start as an engineer at H&L Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, CLA started his promising career working on projects by the Stylistics, Sugerhill Gang, and Grandmaster Flash, among others. Upon his relocation to New York City, CLA would put his stamp on some of the most influential artists of the 1980s, including James Brown, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck, Pat Benatar, Hall & Oates, Chaka Khan, and Steve Winwood. In 1988, CLA relocated to Los Angeles and added to his ever-growing list of musical legends with Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, and the Cars. The 2000s would cement his status as one of the essential mixers in rock and roll history with the seminal American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums by Green Day, which garnered three Grammy Awards and have amassed a total worldwide sales of more than 28 million copies to date. Today, CLA mixes, develops new studio tools with Steven Slate Digital and Avantone, and educates the next generation of mixers and engineers on the skills they need to thrive in today’s competitive music industry. 

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