Celebrating Our Student Songwriters and the New Songwriting and Production Lab
This past summer students at Peak Music teamed up to write, record, and release original songs. Two short albums are now streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. To keep that momentum going we are launching a Songwriting and Production Lab this November. The program gives students hands on experience in songwriting, recording, and production and ends with a public release.
One of the main reasons I started Peak Music was to give kids a place to express themselves and find their voice through music. Private instruction is essential for developing as a musician, but from the beginning I wanted Peak to emphasize community and the connection music creates between people.
This past summer we ran two incredibly successful camps called Creative Composition. In these camps students worked together to write songs that we then recorded, edited, and mixed. My role as instructor was to foster a creative environment by offering prompts for song ideas, teaching modern songwriting techniques, and guiding students through the entire process from concept to finished recording. Together we explored every step involved in creating a polished and professional sounding track.
The students in both camps blew me away with their creativity, energy, and teamwork. This past week we got to experience the payoff: both of the short albums we produced are now live on Spotify and Apple Music. I am excited to share these releases with the entire Peak community as a celebration of the hard work and imagination these young musicians poured into them.
This project has been a dream come true for me. I have done similar work with other organizations, but doing it here at the school I built from the ground up feels truly special. None of it would have been possible without the support of our parents, staff, and students. So before I get too long winded or sentimental, here are the links to both albums by ACES and Starlight:
ACES (Abel Mulligan, Emma Nigro, Scarlet Reese & Cali Valiska)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3MTjjOH4xAwJcgm92IxFch?si=ijD2jFF2Qxaacwf7BgxSDg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/aces-single/1844135380
Starlight (Daisy Fishman & Nadine Hemmer)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7h1fyAbFQDyQwpKPu3ySfB?si=gro38H9RRC-58z3fbdVvsA
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/starlight-single/1844147096
To give students more opportunities like this, we are launching the Songwriting and Production Lab this November. It is a four week program meeting on Saturdays for two hours. It will run November 1 - 22 (10a-12p) and will follow the same blueprint as our Creative Composition camps: students will write, record, produce, and help edit songs that will be released publicly on major streaming platforms.
This is a great opportunity for anyone curious about songwriting, recording, or the technical side of music production, and for anyone who wants to explore what they are capable of creating.
If you would like to sign up, feel free to respond to this email or use the link below. As always Brandon and I are here to answer your questions and address your concerns.