Beat Kitchen
@beatkitchenschool.com
Harmony, audio engineering, recording and production science.
Beat Kitchen is where aspiring music nerds gathering to play with their food. Our mission is to reach, teach and feed creative souls.
beatkitchen.io/discord
Beat Kitchen is where aspiring music nerds gathering to play with their food. Our mission is to reach, teach and feed creative souls.
beatkitchen.io/discord
I’m hosting a FREE music theory gym in about half an hour on our Discord server. I’m going to demo the new Beat Kitchen 10 Chord Toolkit — WHEEL prototype. It will be available for free soon. Bring your questions and bonus points if you bring a song you’d like to explore.
Beatkitchen.io/classroom
Beatkitchen.io/classroom
Beat Kitchen
Beat Kitchen is a live, collaborative music school offering small group classes, real-time feedback, and hands-on training in music production, performance, and creative skills.
Beatkitchen.io
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m hosting a FREE music theory gym in about half an hour on our Discord server. I’m going to demo the new Beat Kitchen 10 Chord Toolkit — WHEEL prototype. It will be available for free soon. Bring your questions and bonus points if you bring a song you’d like to explore.
Beatkitchen.io/classroom
Beatkitchen.io/classroom
There are lots of fancy scales. They’re fun. But don’t forget these.
August 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There are lots of fancy scales. They’re fun. But don’t forget these.
I need your help. You know those cartoons where someone dumps paint or flour on an invisible person or a ghost and it reveals them? Well that’s what music theory does to music — and I thought I could just find a good Scooby Doo or Tom and Jerry clip for a post but I’ve come up short. Anyone?
August 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I need your help. You know those cartoons where someone dumps paint or flour on an invisible person or a ghost and it reveals them? Well that’s what music theory does to music — and I thought I could just find a good Scooby Doo or Tom and Jerry clip for a post but I’ve come up short. Anyone?
I think there’s been a misunderstanding. I don’t use a hi-hat mic because I want more hi-hat. It’s so I can color the hi-hat that’s bleeding into all the other microphones if I need to.
July 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think there’s been a misunderstanding. I don’t use a hi-hat mic because I want more hi-hat. It’s so I can color the hi-hat that’s bleeding into all the other microphones if I need to.
Audio compression has a couple flavors: upward and downward. What’s the difference? Join me for ear training gym. If you can’t make it, watch this video.
July 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Audio compression has a couple flavors: upward and downward. What’s the difference? Join me for ear training gym. If you can’t make it, watch this video.
First Wednesday of the month I host a free Music theory gym to all Beat Kitchen guests on our discord server. Feel free to stop by at 8 AM Pacific or 6 PM Pacific. Bring your questions and let’s dive in to a song. Leave requests below or post them to our discord. See you there!
July 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
First Wednesday of the month I host a free Music theory gym to all Beat Kitchen guests on our discord server. Feel free to stop by at 8 AM Pacific or 6 PM Pacific. Bring your questions and let’s dive in to a song. Leave requests below or post them to our discord. See you there!
First songs – including yours – have tremendous power. If you could bottle and sell the beginner’s mind, you’d be a zillionaire. Don’t sleep on rookies. And don’t forget where you came from.
June 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
First songs – including yours – have tremendous power. If you could bottle and sell the beginner’s mind, you’d be a zillionaire. Don’t sleep on rookies. And don’t forget where you came from.
Join my full day harmony intensive, April 19–100 $ – it includes a full month of Beat Kitchen residency ❤️
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Join my full day harmony intensive, April 19–100 $ – it includes a full month of Beat Kitchen residency ❤️
What made that music magic? What made it urgent? What rhythm made you giddy? What chords moved you? Whatever you do, remember that feeling. It’s a vital source, a well that will never run dry. It will keep you young so long as you honor its source.
March 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What made that music magic? What made it urgent? What rhythm made you giddy? What chords moved you? Whatever you do, remember that feeling. It’s a vital source, a well that will never run dry. It will keep you young so long as you honor its source.
BREAKING: all Amazon prime members are eligible for $100 if they have seven months left on their prime membership and they cancel today.
February 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
BREAKING: all Amazon prime members are eligible for $100 if they have seven months left on their prime membership and they cancel today.
What kind of microphone should I buy? When someone asks me for advice when it comes to buying their first microphone, it’s usually this:
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What kind of microphone should I buy? When someone asks me for advice when it comes to buying their first microphone, it’s usually this:
February 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Finishing songs is a skill just like anything else. If you don’t practice it, you don’t get better at it. Every time you abandon one, you reinforce the habit.
Cinematography workshop tomorrow
Vocal kitchen starts next week
Orchestral kitchen March 8
Cinematography workshop tomorrow
Vocal kitchen starts next week
Orchestral kitchen March 8
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Finishing songs is a skill just like anything else. If you don’t practice it, you don’t get better at it. Every time you abandon one, you reinforce the habit.
Cinematography workshop tomorrow
Vocal kitchen starts next week
Orchestral kitchen March 8
Cinematography workshop tomorrow
Vocal kitchen starts next week
Orchestral kitchen March 8
From a Music Theory Gym a few weeks ago, this is another important bit of keyboard vocabulary.
This song example was taken from the wonderful Nina Simone, “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free“, featuring pianist Billy Taylor.
#MusicTheory #Chords
This song example was taken from the wonderful Nina Simone, “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free“, featuring pianist Billy Taylor.
#MusicTheory #Chords
February 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
From a Music Theory Gym a few weeks ago, this is another important bit of keyboard vocabulary.
This song example was taken from the wonderful Nina Simone, “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free“, featuring pianist Billy Taylor.
#MusicTheory #Chords
This song example was taken from the wonderful Nina Simone, “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free“, featuring pianist Billy Taylor.
#MusicTheory #Chords
Best music theory gym question of the week: is a dominant chord a kind of suspension? 
February 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Best music theory gym question of the week: is a dominant chord a kind of suspension? 
If you live in #SEATTLE you may be familiar with democracy vouchers.
@electrory.bsky.social was one of the architects of vouchers. Vouchers take big money out of local races.
@electrory.bsky.social was one of the architects of vouchers. Vouchers take big money out of local races.
February 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
If you live in #SEATTLE you may be familiar with democracy vouchers.
@electrory.bsky.social was one of the architects of vouchers. Vouchers take big money out of local races.
@electrory.bsky.social was one of the architects of vouchers. Vouchers take big money out of local races.
YOUR JOB: Choose any person, living or dead, and make them a musical theme. Who do you choose. What’s the vibe?
February 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
YOUR JOB: Choose any person, living or dead, and make them a musical theme. Who do you choose. What’s the vibe?
If you want to understand how audio moves in a studio, go to the patchbay and learn it. The top row connects to the bottom. If you understand what a patchbay does, 90% of your questions will be answered there.
February 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
If you want to understand how audio moves in a studio, go to the patchbay and learn it. The top row connects to the bottom. If you understand what a patchbay does, 90% of your questions will be answered there.
I have no idea if videos makes sense here, but I’d love to replace Instagram, so I’m going to try doing everything I do there over here. Let’s play some chords. #MusicTheory #Piano #Chords
January 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I have no idea if videos makes sense here, but I’d love to replace Instagram, so I’m going to try doing everything I do there over here. Let’s play some chords. #MusicTheory #Piano #Chords
Having an extra hard time feeling creative with everything going on around you? If you are too, you’re not alone. I guess part of feeling art is being tuned in to what happens around you. Just keep it up, you’re doing great.
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Having an extra hard time feeling creative with everything going on around you? If you are too, you’re not alone. I guess part of feeling art is being tuned in to what happens around you. Just keep it up, you’re doing great.
“Use your ears“ is well-intentioned advice, but it can be profoundly frustrating advice to someone who doesn’t know what they are listening for.
January 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Use your ears“ is well-intentioned advice, but it can be profoundly frustrating advice to someone who doesn’t know what they are listening for.
BREAKING: Trump administration to spend millions changing the name of “avian flu” back to “bird flu”.
Just kidding. But you totally believed that for a second didn’t you?
Just kidding. But you totally believed that for a second didn’t you?
January 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
BREAKING: Trump administration to spend millions changing the name of “avian flu” back to “bird flu”.
Just kidding. But you totally believed that for a second didn’t you?
Just kidding. But you totally believed that for a second didn’t you?
