BAMP creative Studio
A space for music,
creativity,
and connection.
BAMP’s Creative Studio serves as our vibrant community hub for digital music production, songwriting, and instrumental artistry. Whether it’s our rigorous Cello Academy for dedicated musicians or our innovative programs in music production, digital composition, and audio design, we empower both youth and adults to explore sound, technology, and self-expression in a welcoming, collaborative environment.
Music Production
Ableton Live · recording · sound design · songwriting
Music Production Foundations
Record, arrange, and mix your own tracks in Ableton Live while learning how music is made from the ground up. Students build skills in beatmaking, rhythm, melody, songwriting, recording, and sound design, then bring it all together to create and share original music. From experimenting with sounds to developing a finished track, students get hands-on with the tools and techniques used by today’s music producers. No experience and no gear required.
Advanced Music Production
Take your production skills beyond the basics and start exploring what it takes to work in music. Designed for students who already create their own tracks, this twice-weekly program introduces the workflows, tools, and creative practices used by professional producers and audio engineers. Students dive deeper into recording, multi-track arrangement, mixing, sound design, and finishing music for release while building a portfolio of original work. Along the way, they’ll explore careers in music production, recording, live sound, and the broader music industry while developing practical skills they can carry into college, internships, and future career opportunities. No gear required.
GainUp
Get hands-on with the creative and technical sides of the music industry. GainUp gives girls and gender-expansive young people the opportunity to explore audio engineering, live sound, music production, songwriting, and recording while learning with professional tools from week one. Through hands-on projects, collaboration, mentorship, and exposure to working music professionals, students build practical skills and discover the many careers that happen both onstage and behind the scenes. GainUp is designed to build confidence, create connections, and open pathways into areas of the music industry where women and gender-expansive voices remain underrepresented. No experience and no gear required.
Instrumental
String Ensemble · Cello Academy, directed by Misha Khalikulov
BAMP String Ensemble
This weekly ensemble for intermediate and advanced string players in grades 5–12 explores a wide range of repertoire and musical styles. Students strengthen their technique, musicianship, and ensemble skills while taking on exciting new music and performing throughout the year.
Cello Academy · Intermediate
Designed for cellists with 1–2 years of playing experience, Intermediate Cello Academy is all about growing your skills, making music with friends, and becoming a stronger ensemble player. Through twice-weekly rehearsals, students build technique and musicianship while exploring a fun and varied repertoire across musical styles. It’s the perfect next step for young cellists looking for more challenging music and opportunities to grow as both individual and ensemble musicians.
Cello Academy · Advanced
A rigorous program for dedicated young cellists: chamber music, studio classes, and performances throughout the year, at the level that prepares students for conservatory auditions.
Adult Workshops
Ages 18+ · short-format workshopsIntro to Ableton Live
Learn how to turn your musical ideas into finished tracks. Get hands-on with your DAW as you create beats and instrument parts, record live instruments and vocals, design your own sounds, and learn the fundamentals of mixing and production. From your first idea to the final mix, you’ll build the skills to create and share music that’s entirely your own.
Intermediate Ableton: Mixing & Recording
You know the basics. This is the part that turns a good track into a great one: mic placement, layering, EQ, compression, reverb, automation. Walk out with one fully mixed, finished song. DAW experience required.
The whole week, at a glance
Everything that runs on a regular schedule. Workshops and drop-ins are dated above.
| Course | Ages | Days | Time | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Production Foundations | Gr. 6-12 | Tue | 4:00–6:00 pm | $200 / mo |
| Advanced Music Production NEW | Gr. 7-12 | Tue & Thu | 4:00–6:00 pm | $250 / mo |
| GainUp | Gr. 6-12 | Wed | 3:30–5:30 pm | $200 / mo |
| BAMP String Ensemble NEW | Gr. 5–12 | Sun | 2:00–4:00 pm | $300 / mo |
| Cello Academy · Intermediate NEW | Gr. 6–12 | Tue & Thu | 6:15–7:30 pm | $300 / mo |
| Cello Academy · Advanced | Gr. 6-12 | Tue & Thu | 7:45–9:00 pm | $300 / mo |