FaderPro Vocal Hooks: Tech House w D.Ramirez TUTORiAL

Vocals are one of the most important elements of any music, as they are often where the epicentre of expression in a track is located. When it comes to electronic music, this is perhaps even more true, as they provide the human connection to sounds that could otherwise feel cold and lifeless. This philosophy pertains strongly to the music of D.Ramirez, the magisterial DJ and producer from Sheffield who brings his vocal hook prowess to an action-packed series of courses that cover seven electronic genres. In this course, he dives deep into vocal hooks within the Tech House genre.

D.Ramirez is a bona fide star whose music has taken him to every corner of the globe in a sparkling career that has seen him operating at full throttle for over twenty years. He's manned the ones and twos in some the worlds' best clubs from Space & Cream Ibiza, Womb in Tokyo and Avalon in LA; and dropped iconic sets at festivals like Glastonbury, Global Gathering and Australia Day in Sydney. Initially known for almost single-handedly coining the famed electrohouse sound, D.Ramirez has moved seamlessly into deep house and techno stylings in the last decade, and his ability to flip an acapella into a chart-topping vocal are unparalleled.

In this course, D.Ramirez teaches you everything you need to know to find and deploy acapellas to create earworm vocal hooks in your electronic productions. You'll learn the ins and outs of modern sampling techniques, using content platforms like YouTube as well as royalty-free sample subscription services like Splice. Never one to do things by halves, D.Ramirez breaks down the finer points of arrangement, editing and effects processing.

D.Ramirez production chops have led to him collecting accolades from the likes of DJ Magazine (best producer and best remix), iDJ (player of the year) and even an Ivor Novello nomination for his remix of Bodyrox 'Yeah Yeah'. He's even been on Top of the Pops! All of these accolades only confirm the high regard D.Ramirez is held in in the dance music community, which makes him the ideal instructor for this unmissable vocal hooks masterclass. Whether you want to know how to find the best acapellas out there today, or how to write, record and refine original vocals, this course is the one for you!

Chapters (all of them compacted in one MP4 file) :

Chapter 0: Tech House Intro
Chapter 1: YouTube Acapellas
Chapter 2: Search Keywords
Chapter 3: Sourcing and Sampling
Chapter 4: Editing Samples in Ableton
Chapter 5: Further Editing
Chapter 6: Building the Arrangement

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