

Bryan
- Rate $70
- Response 1h

$70/hr
1st lesson free
- Music Production
- Music Recording
- Music Technology
- Audio Engineering
Graduated from SAE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES Proficient in Ableton, ProTools, Reaper,Neve, Toft, Titan. Singer/Songwriter/Guitar/Bass/Drums/Keys/Vocals Can Teach You How To Discover Your Own Unique Sou
- Music Production
- Music Recording
- Music Technology
- Audio Engineering
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About Bryan
**About Your Instructor**
Pro Tools certified through SAE Institute Los Angeles, with over a decade in live sound, studio production, talent buying, and independent label management — this isn’t secondhand knowledge. It’s earned in rooms, on stages, and behind the board.
As the founder of an independent record label built from scratch, I’ve done every stage of this business myself: writing and producing original material, engineering pro-level sound without a pro-level budget, and building the branding and platform to release it all on my own terms. I memorize to write not write to memorize, from the core of my being & that is what I will bestow upon you.
Complex techniques get broken down into sharp, practical frameworks built to stick — you leave with tools you’ll actually use, not notes you’ll forget by next week. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced player looking to sharpen specific skills, lessons are tailored to your personal level and your own personal goals, with an emphasis on structured, steady, measurable progress.
I take your time and investment seriously. Every session is custom tailored, goal-oriented, and designed to move you forward — because my job isn’t just to teach you music, it’s to help you build the confidence and skill to keep growing long after the lesson ends.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Depending on your budget and preference my style consists on jumping straight in.
Here’s a full breakdown,
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**Teaching Method & Techniques**
Instruction is built on compression, not memorization — every technical concept gets translated into a pattern, mnemonic, or physical shape that’s designed to stick permanently. Guitar fingerings, signal-chain steps, or theory concepts (like the circle of fifths) are taught as reusable *logic* rather than isolated facts, so students can apply the underlying pattern to new situations instead of just recalling a single example. Lessons move between technical drilling and creative application in the same session, so skill-building never feels disconnected from actual songwriting or production work.
**A Typical Lesson Plan**
1. **Warm-up/reinforcement** – revisit a prior technique (e.g., a chord shape or fingerpicking pattern) until it’s physically automatic
1. **New concept, compressed** – introduce one new technical idea via a memorable framework (mnemonic, acronym, or metaphor)
1. **Applied practice** – immediately use the new concept inside a real musical or production context (a riff, a mix decision, a song section) rather than in isolation
1. **Synthesis** – connect the new skill back to the student’s own project or goals, so it’s retained as “something I can use,” not “something I memorized”
1. **Next-step framing** – close by identifying what the student is ready to tackle next, building momentum session to session
**What Sets This Apart**
- Cross-disciplinary: technique spans instrument performance, home studio production, and independent music-business skills (label-building, branding, release strategy) — students get the full pipeline, not just one piece
- Built on real, working infrastructure — methods come from active professional practice, not theory alone
- Emphasis on ownership: students leave each session able to teach themselves the next layer, rather than depending on the instructor to hand them every answer
- Confidence-building is treated as a skill in itself, taught alongside — not separate from — the technical material
**Who It’s For**
- Beginner to intermediate guitarists wanting practical, non-academic instruction (fingerpicking, Travis picking, clawhammer, power and cowboy chords, songwriting structure)
- Home studio producers/musicians at any level who want professional-sounding results using free or budget tools
- Independent artists who want to understand how to build and run their own label, brand, or platform rather than wait on outside validation
- Best suited for self-directed learners — hobbyists to semi-pro — who want tools they can keep using long after the lesson ends, rather than a fixed academic curriculum
Rates
Rate
- $70
Pack prices
- 5h: $350
- 10h: $700
online
- $70/h
free lessons
The first lesson with Bryan will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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