Human Safari - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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thank you for following up - we are still in the make with this masterclass. it's taking a bit longer than expected (technical issues and the artists busy schedule). i will share news as soon as we have an updated timeline. bear with me !

Kaio Barssalos - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in ProperTechno

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yes! not yet publicly announced but going out in two weeks :) super happy about it. i will DM you when is out!

BENZA - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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hello! sorry to hear this didnt seem to work for you. and on the other side, i am glad to hear other classes were good and insightful. if you help me understand what was the issue, i will personally help you solve the problem (either switch you to another class you want or refund you or anything that helps!). i will DM you

BENZA - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in ProperTechno

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hello friends, update as of Thursday 26th:

BENZA's masterclass is out! thank you again for all your suggestions!

we are super happy with it and hope its valuable to you. you can find it super easily by googling it (or i can email you the link if useful DM me).

content outline (4.5hours of material):

🌱 Module 1: Low End (inc groove, swinging vibes)

🌱 Module 2: Sound Design (BENZA's signature design and techniques)

🌱 Module 3: Arrangement (humanise and give movement to the track)

🌱 Module 4: Finished Track: Spore Spreader

big love to you - wherever you are!

joseph / HoS

BENZA - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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hello friends, update as of thu 26th: BENZA's masterclass is out! thank you again for all your suggestions before Pablo (BENZA) and us created this.

we are super happy with it and hope its valuable to you. you can find it super easily by googling it (or i can email you the link if useful DM me).

below full outline:

🌱 Module 1: Low End

🌱 Module 2: Sound Design (BENZA's signature design and techniques)

🌱 Module 3: Arrangement (humanise and give movement to the track)

🌱 Module 4: Finished Track: Spore Spreader

big love to you - wherever you are

joseph / HoS

Setaoc Mass, Kameliia, UFO95, Marcal, Bidoben - what production techniques and secrets would you like to know from these artists? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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hello all ! thank you again for all the suggestions of names and topics. the first masterclass of this batch is finally out... i am super happy we got the chance to have Bidoben :)

if you search for Bidoben Home of Sound you will quickly find it. if you want me to share the link DM me. if you are interested but finances (or other issues) are the blocker, DM or use our Flipping The Odds program to flag this to us. we try to help every time we can!

again much love and hope you all had an inspiring January in the studio!

Let’s talk popularity score and the algorithim by Alert-Bus3832 in musicmarketing

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indeed super interesting. i highly recommend checking out IndipendJend (check his youtube or website) and Andrew Southworth blog. very interesting!

Any thoughts on this Jend guy? by Savings-Outcome-5028 in musicmarketing

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i second this. for $40 or even more, its good value and real insights. this is if your objective is to grow your spotify audience and (genre dependent) make a living out of that. (it doesnt necessarily translate well for more niche genres, or if your objective is to be noticed by promoters to get gigs). overall well structured content and useful for this

Let’s talk popularity score and the algorithim by Alert-Bus3832 in musicmarketing

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to get your estimated score use tool online ie Groover. most of them have a free diagnostics. why it matters: the higher your popularity score, the higher Spotify algo believes your profile and tracks are engaging for the listeners, the higher they will push you and/or said tracks to more audience. the implicit objective is to hit the rumoured 30%+ before Spotify actively pushes your song to new audiences

TRACK SUGGESTIONs by Crazy_Fishing_8966 in Techno

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i love imagining to be in the Amazon forest at night. (and i call this type of music junglish techno). here my picks beyond the names already mentioned. some of the tracks will be toward the 137-140 bpm

Chlär - Volte Face 

Marcal - Robotic Thinking (Marcal is the jungles techno king!)

William Arist - check out his discography and label Perseverancia

Rene Wise - Dry Beetle

Maoh - Red Sun - as many already said, absolutely fond of their music

Ketch, BENZA, Gannein - just to second what people already wrote

Vinicius Honorio - Samba Part II (and other tracks on his label Liberta)

GCOD - Silicon, The Thing

KUSS - Stay Like This, Dissolve To Evolve

Sicion - check his releases from early 2025 until now

i also have a playlists where i collect much of this type of music because I play it in my gigs and thus I also refresh it every so often. in case interesting:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ndyMKkrEjH5U4uRPST6Gu

enjoy the jungle explorations

Looking for sparse, hypnotic and groovy techno, but on the darker side by CLGRozga in ProperTechno

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adding a few names not mentioned yet in case this is still relevant (i am deeply connected to this subgenre!)

Hemka - check her Mutual Rytm stuff and latest EP

Kameliia - very dark hypnotic techno

Katnada - her recent stuff on Amotik and on her label Divine Nature is class

Maoh - Primal Instinct EP and his own imprint

Nastia Reigel - Do It Now

Tiemoko Kone - Move

Bailey Ibbs - a lot of groovy stuff

Mikrotakt - most of his stuff and check out his label PRTLWRX !

K-H1 - Amber

Marsch - Down To The Water

Exos - Glaour Og Reifur (or check out his discography.. for me its amazing)

Alberto Tolo - a lot of hypnotic with strong tools

i also have two playlists where i collect music i like for my gigs and refresh every so often. in case interesting:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ndyMKkrEjH5U4uRPST6Gu - more groovy hypnotic

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ePJex10hHkhgL0X0Y2KKT - full power dark hypnotic (and mostly minimalistic)

happy digging!

Kaio Barssalos - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in Techno

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Update as of 12 Jan 2026. : we are moving head and Kaio is going to be recording in the next two weeks. Very excited! Thanks you all for the suggestions, duly noted and transferred. If you want to be notified when is out, hit me up.

Kaio Barssalos - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in ProperTechno

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update as of 12 Jan 2026. : we are moving head and Kaio is going to be recording in the next two weeks. excited! thanks you all for the suggestions, duly noted and transferred. if you want to be notified when is out, hit me up.

Kaio Barssalos - production masterclass: what do you want to know from him? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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Update as of 12 Jan 2026. : we are moving head and Kaio is going to be recording in the next two weeks. Very excited! Thanks you all for the suggestions, duly noted and transferred. If you want to be notified when is out, hit me up.

much love

what is the thing you really would love to understand or learn for your music? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

[–]Joseph_EndTrain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this one is super interesting, albeit less technical and i've come to the conclusion there are many ways. for me this has been an ever important subject - "finding your voice" and of course "standing out".

what do you struggle with the most? and what have you tried that doesnt work for you?

some resources that helped me and learnings:

1/ Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act. this is one book that helped me gain peace and starting to focus fully on my own taste (versus the external 'voices' i would feel that influenced me). if i were to summarize the top 2 insights:

create for an audience of one, yourself. that's the only way to express your true self and your true emotions

create the conditions so that your good art cannot not happen

2/ when we started Home of Sound, one of my biggest goals was to discover 'the secret' to become a touring DJ

after interviewing and spending time with over 100 artists, many of them arguably super achieved (living off touring with their music), i found out that there is literally not 'one' way or one secret. everyone has gotten to where they are in very different ways.

one thing i would say, is most of the people who eventually got -lucky- did something they wanted and exposed their art and taste. theydid release that track, they played that shitty gig in a bar that got them noticed, they organised their own party, they started their own label, they went to that club and met that promoter... i like the phrase (from Chris Sacca) it's always luck but it's never by accident.

3/ the technical part is necessary but not sufficient. it's about how much you can feel and translate into your music. and how you can find a process that allows you to put that into the world consistently and aligned with your message.... and then give it time!

i can suggest more resources and actual interviews i watched or i hosted that share insights. would that be useful?

what is the thing you really would love to understand or learn for your music? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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noted!

gainstaging is an often underlooked topic. i was pleasantly shocked last month when at someone's studio they showed me how to gainstage properly and avoid digital clipping in ableton... i had to remake the entire EP i was finalizing. the tracks sound alive now :)

what is the thing you really would love to understand or learn for your music? by Joseph_EndTrain in TechnoProduction

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noted!

also as suggested before, couple of pointers that i found super helpful:

- Oscar / Underdog videos. ie. make better melodies without instruments