You've had beats in your head. This is where you make them real.

Music Production teaches you the full process of making original music using BandLab — a free, professional-grade tool used by millions of producers worldwide. You'll start from zero and end with a finished 5-track mixtape that's entirely yours.

No instruments. No studio. No experience required. Whatever genre you're drawn to — trap, lo-fi, R&B, Afrobeats, pop, drill — this course gives you the tools to make it.

  • Bandlab

What You'll Make

Your 5-Track Mixtape - Five original songs, produced by you, in whatever direction your taste takes you. This is the main event. Every lesson builds toward it.

Your Cover Art - A real visual identity for your project. You'll design it as part of the course.

Your Sound - You'll finish this course knowing how to make beats, layer samples, mix vocals, and use effects — skills you keep forever.

What You'll Learn

🎛️ Build Beats from Scratch - Start with BandLab's interface and make your first beat on day one. No background required.

🎵 Find and Layer Samples - Learn how producers search for the right sounds and combine them to create something new.

🎤 Mix Vocals - Record vocals over your beats and learn the techniques that make them sit right in the mix.

🎚️ Set Levels and Mix for Clarity - Understand how volume, balance, and EQ work together so your tracks sound professional.

🌀 Use Effects to Shape Your Sound - Reverb, pitch shift, delay — learn what each effect does and when to use it.

🔊 Create 808 Beats - Master the bass-heavy 808 sound that defines modern production across trap, hip-hop, and R&B.

🎨 Design Your Cover Art - Every great project has a visual. You'll create yours before you drop.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. Gather your materials

    1. Intro to BandLab

    2. 1. Make your first beat with BandLab

    3. 2. Composing your own music

    4. 3. Setting Levels

    5. 4. Finding the Right Samples

    6. 5. Combining Instruments and Samples

    7. 6. Mixing Vocals

    8. 7. Using Effects to Improve Your Mix

    9. 8. Mixing for Clarity

    10. 9. Using the Pitch Shift in Your Tracks

    11. 10. Creating 808 Beats

    1. Project Overview

    2. Mixtape Concept

    3. Track 1

    4. Track 2

    5. Track 3

    6. Track 4

    7. Track 5

    8. Cover Art

    9. Reflection

About this course

  • $39.99
  • 22 lessons

Instructor(s)

Mikala Streeter

Senior Instructor

Hi, I'm Mikala. I hold a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT and an M.A. in Education (Learning Design and Technology) from Stanford University, and I've spent 15+ years working with students in classrooms, small groups, and 1:1. I've also worked with organizations like Google, Black Girls Code, and Teach For America. In this course you'll be building and creating, not just watching. Stay curious, take ownership, and give things a real try.