A Studio Afternoon with John Tejada
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In this one day workshop, legendary producer John Tejada will give you an inside look into his studio workflow and highlight the processes he’s used to create his many iconic original works and remixes – including his recent work as one-half of Wajatta with Reggie Watts. With releases on Kompakt, Cocoon, Pokerflat, Defected, his own Palette Recordings plus remix credits for the likes of The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Kevin Saunderson, John has almost three decades of experience and hundreds of records worth of secrets to unravel. Learn how he approaches preparation, using limitations to tap into creativity, mixing, and much more.
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Course Breakdown
This course will provide an overview of production techniques and exercises Tejada uses day to day, and tips for developing a simple idea into a full song.
It will address:
Paying attention to listening
Preparing your sonic template
Using limitations
Expanding limitations to full song
Mixing
About John Tejada:
John Tejada is a Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based electronic music composer and DJ. Tejada’s professional output of music began in 1994 and has never let up, including four albums for the revered label Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label since 1996, Palette Recordings. Tejada has also been responsible for remixing over 100 songs for acts including The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Bomb The Bass, Way Out West, Kevin Saunderson, Darren Emerson, Gui Boratto, Simian Mobile Disco and many others. Tejada’s latest venture as Wajatta is a new musical collaboration with international star Reggie Watts, having released their debut album, Casual High Technology, in 2018 and latest album Don’t Let Get You Down in 2020 on Brainfeeder.
Tejada has traveled to more than 30 countries DJing and performing live at clubs – Berghain (Berlin), Fabric (London), Rex Club (Paris), Womb (Tokyo) – festivals such as Dance Valley (Netherlands), Decibel Festival (Seattle), Dekmantel Festival (Amsterdam), Detroit Electronic Music Festival (aka Movement), Mutek (Montreal and Mexico), Sonar Festival (Spain and Tokyo) and Sync Festival (Greece), as well as esteemed venues such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and twice at Walt Disney Concert Hall, both in Los Angeles.
