Author: Mahea Lee

  • Being a Difficult Student Made Me a Better Educator

    Being a Difficult Student Made Me a Better Educator

    Our new active learning column is intended to assist, inspire, and offer a peek into the types of discussions we have behind-the-scenes here at Soundfly HQ.

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  • Maybe I Meant to Let Mario Die…

    Maybe I Meant to Let Mario Die…

    Our new active learning column is intended to assist, inspire, and offer a peek into the types of discussions we have behind-the-scenes here at Soundfly HQ.

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 8: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 8: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    This latest Mainstage session proved to me once and for all that, yes, we can have it all: beautiful weather and outdoor summer fun and making progress and advancing in our music careers. Once again, it’s time for some of our top tracks by student artists from the last session! All of the following tracks came out…

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 7: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 7: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    I grew up on the coast, so I’m all too familiar with “June gloom.” Still, there’s something eerie about the gray skies that start showing up right when you least expect them every year. Lucky for me, our Mainstage students have been hard at work, and at least metaphorically parting the clouds long enough for…

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 6: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 6: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Another month, another round up of some of the best student work here on Soundfly! This month, we have a budding producer pushing himself to create full tracks, a field recordist mixing works for a museum piece, a couple songwriters crafting new tracks, an orchestral artist transforming his sound, and some artists looking for a…

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 5: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 5: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Each and every month, we start a new Mainstage session, welcoming in a fresh batch of uniquely talented student-artists ready to step up their game and take their music further than ever before. Our team of Soundfly Mentors works with these creative artists, striving to help them reach their learning goals and build confidence in…

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 4: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 4: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Each month, we start a new Mainstage session, welcoming in a fresh batch of uniquely talented student-artists, ready to step up their game and take their music farther than ever before. Our team of Soundfly Mentors works with these creative artists, striving to help them reach their learning goals and build confidence in several areas…

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  • Student Spotlight, Volume 3: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Student Spotlight, Volume 3: Listen to New Works by Student Artists

    Each month, we start a new Mainstage session, welcoming in a fresh batch of uniquely talented student-artists, ready to step up their game and create some music. Our team of Soundfly Mentors works with these creative artists, striving to help them reach their learning goals and build confidence in several areas of music. It’s an…

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  • Student Spotlight: Listen to 7 Tracks from Our Latest Student Artists

    Student Spotlight: Listen to 7 Tracks from Our Latest Student Artists

    This week, we wrapped up another incredible Mainstage session. String orchestrations were crafted, tracks were mixed, and singing actors honed their theory and song prep skills. It was also the premiere session of our newest course, Faders Up: Modern Mix Techniques 1. In Faders Up, students explore important mixing concepts like EQ, compression, routing, and…

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  • Student Spotlight: Listen to 6 Tracks from Our Latest Student Artists

    Student Spotlight: Listen to 6 Tracks from Our Latest Student Artists

    From contemplative songwriting, to epic beats, to carefully crafted orchestrations, September’s student artists have created some memorable pieces in their Mainstage courses. Over several weeks of detailed content, constrained prompts, and personal feedback and support from a Soundfly Mentor, these students were able to explore and develop musical skills in areas like production, composition, and…

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