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05/18/2026
Free Workshop 🪩
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⏳Saturday, May 30, 3pm
📍430 Main Street, SF
Discover the art of DJing with local legend, . Hosted at our beautiful new San Francisco campus, attendees will get a crash course in both the technical and philosophical parts of DJing. This free event is perfect for aspiring DJs and music enthusiasts to learn the basics of being a selector and how to get started on their journey.
Workshop Topics:
- Equipment and setup
- Discovering and downloading music
- making playlists and organizing tracks in Rekordbox
- Song selection and reading a crowd
- Beatmatching and mixing
- FX
About Your Instructor:
STARFARI is the stage name of Ali Jafari, a disco and mid-tempo producer based in the Bay Area. Over the past 20 years, he has embarked on a musical journey characterized by a unique blend of vibrant disco beats, infused with psychedelic and international samples. During this time, he has shared stages with renowned artists such as Folamour, Poolside, Tycho, L’imperatrice, Boys Noize, Franc Moody, Peggy Gou, Mindchatter, Polo & Pan, Madeon, Foals, Bonobo, Moon Boots, Tom Misch, and many others who have inspired him.
05/18/2026
Free Workshop 🎵
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⏳Saturday, May 30, 3pm
📍1550 N Gower St, LA
If you’ve ever wondered how your favorite songs are made or how to get started making music, this workshop is the perfect entry point to the world of music production. No experience needed, just bring yourself (and maybe something to take notes with), and we’ll take it from there!
Workshop Topics:
- The fundamentals of navigating a Digital Audio Workstation (Ableton Live)
- How drum beats and musical parts are composed on a computer
- How instruments and vocals are recorded and worked on
- What a finished song looks like inside Ableton Live
- Unlocking creativity and emotion in your music production workflow
- How to get started making music and what equipment and software to get
About Your Instructor:
Angelica Hay is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, certified breathwork facilitator and one half of Pink Sky based in Los Angeles. She started Breath/Work to share how intentional breathing can help creatives navigate stress, stay inspired, and feel more in control of their process and day to day life. With a background in science, art and music, Angelica brings a grounded multidisciplinary and creative approach to music production.
05/13/2026
Student Spotlight 🔦
This week at IO we interviewed . LA-based producer, DJ, and singer-songwriter just released her latest single “Big Talk”. Her sounds take inspiration from disco, funk, jazz, and Latin electronica, leaning heavily on energetic vocal leads, live instrumentation, and the nostalgia of indie dance.
“I feel like my music is a quilt of all the genres, experiences, and cultures that have impacted me”.
Swipe to read more about the inspiration behind Catie’s latest single “Big Talk”, her event series “Best of Friends” and her experience learning music production at IO!
Feeling stuck? 🫠 Claim Your Sound is a specialized course designed to help you overcome creative blocks, build momentum, and define your sound. 🚀
Meet the Team: 🎵
Based in LA, Angelica Hay is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, certified breathwork facilitator and one half of . With a background in science, art and music, Angelica brings a grounded multidisciplinary and creative approach to teaching and supporting others.
This quarter at IO, Angelica is teaching Building Blocks in LA.
Class starts this Saturday, April 25th at 12:30PM.
Click the 🔗 in our bio to enroll!
Student Spotlight 📸
This week we interviewed Zach Reisler. Better known as , Zach is an LA-based house music DJ and producer. From festival stages like Starvibes Campout and Shabang, to intimate clubs like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in LA, Fly South brings sets with infectious energy to listeners across California.
He recently released “Sky” with Without the San, a euphoric track combining both of their artistic voices.
In this conversation, we uncover what their collaboration process looked like, and Zach’s experience learning music production at IO.
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Student Spotlight 🔦
The self-proclaimed “First Lady of Beatdown,” Lady Blacktronika is a prolific producer, DJ, vocalist, and label owner known for her raw, sensual take on house music. She began producing in the early 2000s, quickly landing releases on international labels and carving out her own lane in the global scene.
Her latest album, Tripple Blackness / Future History, pulls from “many parts of her life,” blending Industrial Techno, Jazz, Hip Hop, Gabber, and New Jack Swing into a deeply personal and genre-bending project.
Swipe to learn more about her latest release and her experience at IO.
04/08/2026
Free workshop🚨
Wednesday, April 15, 7pm - 9pm, 🔗 in bio
Join for a free workshop on how to make more music, regardless of your skill level. Hosted at our San Fransisco campus, attendees will get a crash course in both the technical and philosophical aspects of writing, producing, and finishing more music. This event is perfect for songwriters, producers, and performers looking to begin or expand their creative process and practice and make meaningful work.
Workshop Topics:
- Finding inspiration
- Expanding your creative world
- Engaging and sustaining flow
- Deciding what to work on (and for how long)
- Developing, and finishing your best material
About Your Instructor:
San Francisco-based producer and ‘C3DO Recordings’ label-owner Dylan C. Greene emerged in the electronic scene during 2021, gaining recognition through remix competitions and collaborations within online music communities. His official remix for Disclosure’s ‘Never Enough’ led to releases on Kitsuné Musique and True Romance, as well as remixes for artists such as Lion Babe and Pat Lok.
04/08/2026
Free workshop🚨
Wednesday, April 15, 7pm - 9pm, 🔗 in bio
Join for a free workshop on how to make more music, regardless of your skill level. Hosted at our Hollywood campus, attendees will get a crash course in both the technical and philosophical aspects of writing, producing, and finishing more music. This event is perfect for songwriters, producers, and performers looking to begin or expand their creative process and practice and make meaningful work.
Workshop Topics:
- Finding inspiration
- Expanding your creative world
- Engaging and sustaining flow
- Deciding what to work on (and for how long)
- Developing, and finishing your best material
About Your Instructor:
Ryan Hay is a musician, teacher, and producer committed to helping artists begin and complete meaningful work. He’s released six albums, several EPs, collaborated extensively, and played hundreds of shows, most recently at Treefort Music Fest and Gold Diggers. His teaching approach grows out of years spent writing, producing, and performing, combined with a background in writing and visual art that shapes how he thinks about aesthetics, purpose, and process.
| Monday | 1pm - 7pm |
| Tuesday | 2:30pm - 10:30pm |
| Wednesday | 2:30pm - 10:30pm |
| Thursday | 2:30pm - 10:30pm |
| Sunday | 2:30pm - 4pm |
