Videos

Jan. 31, 2019

Evolve: Industry Mixer Highlights

Welcome to the launch of Evolve! Produced and hosted by PYRAMIND, at our 880 Folsom Street facilities, this is an invitation only, industry mixer and label showcase where we feature established Bay Area talent alongside up and coming new talent and explorations in new music technology. EVOLVE.01 Jan 18th 2019…

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Jan. 15, 2019

Creating Beautiful Pads with Serum | Jor van der Poel

Serum is widely known for it’s great sounding oscillators and the wavetable editor, but there’s more to discover besides that! In this video Pyramind mentor Jor van der Poel shows how to create realistic pluck sounds and beautiful pads with just a bit of noise and Serum’s excellent Comb and…

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Jan. 15, 2019

Student Spotlight - Felipe Castañeda | Electronic Music Producer Program

Pyramind Student, Felipe Castañeda shares his experience in the Electronic Music Producer Program and discusses his process in reaching his musical goals. Felipe is from Puebla, Mexico. He studied Environmental Engineering, but yearned for an education in music. In college, he met his bandmates and started a band called Seasuns.…

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Jan. 4, 2019

Pyramind Live: Oriel Poole - 'Brighter'

"Pyramind Alumni, Oriel Poole joins us for our Pyramind Live Session Series performing a song from her EP ""SUNDAY"" titled ""Brigther"". “Start from the heart, let my dreams make the rules,” perfectly summarizes electro-soul siren, Oriel Poole. Her vocal tone combines the soulful grit of Erykah Badu with the haunting…

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Dec. 31, 2018

Hold On - Gregory J. Gordon

“Hold On” is a cry out for those feeling a sense of desperation in their pursuit of the “American Dream” and the rapidly changing face of our planet. “Hold On” is a cry for the 99% to band together and stand up against corporate greed, racism and the growing injustice…

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Dec. 30, 2018

Pyramind Live: Performance & Interview with Olox

Pyramind Live Interview with Olox Shamanic Electro Duo sits down with Greg Gordon of Pyramind to discuss their background and creative process. "The energy that helps us in our creative work is born in the three worlds; and, it maintains a balance between them. So it is transmitted to our…

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Dec. 21, 2018

Pyramind Graduation 2018

Celebrating the the success of our students. Pyramind offers courses that deliver what you want and need to learn and nothing else. The Electronic Music Producer program is perfect if you are looking to avoid the long-term debt of a university or already have your degree and don’t want to…

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Dec. 20, 2018

Student Spotlight - Siddhant Bhosle | Electronic Music Producer Program

Pyramind Graduate, Siddhant Bhosle shares his experience in the Electronic Music Producer Program and discusses his process in reaching his musical goals. Siddhant Bhosle is a Singer, Songwriter and Performing Artist, currently based in San Francisco, USA. Known for his versatility, Siddhant performs songs across genres, ranging from Bollywood, Indian…

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Dec. 18, 2018

Pyramind Live: Interview w/ Oriel Poole

"Pyramind Alumni, Oriel Poole joins Pyramind's founder Greg Gordon for a Pyramind Live Interview Series to discuss her process in creating her Electro Soul, EP ""SUNDAY"". To book your Pyramind Live Session click here: https://www.pyramind.com/mentorship Follow Oriel Poole @orielpoole on Instagram https://www.orielpoole.com/ FOLLOW US ON: Website = https://www.pyramind.com/ YouTube =…

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Dec. 14, 2018

Breakdown - "Complexity and Simplicity" Getting Boo'd Up w/ Matt Donner

Matt steps away from EDM into RnB/ Pop for this Breakdown to dig into the smash hit "Boo'd up" by Ella Mai. Continuing his exploration of "Complexity and Simplicity" in modern music production, Here, we'll explore the different uses of Dominant chords, note distribution and how to make the complex…

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Dec. 13, 2018

Elite Sessions with Binkbeats at Monarch SF

Watch & learn from Dutch Producer Binkbeats who is known for his Beats Unraveled series on Boiler Room, where he single-handedly deconstructs tracks he loves, and recreates them live one instrument at a time! Our CEO and Founder Greg Gordon interviews Binkbeats about his music and creative process on our…

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Dec. 7, 2018

Pyramind Live | Oriel Poole - 'Home Girl'

"Pyramind Alumni, Oriel Poole joins us for our Pyramind Live Session Series performing a song from her EP ""SUNDAY"" titled ""Home Girl"". “Start from the heart, let my dreams make the rules,” perfectly summarizes electro-soul siren, Oriel Poole. Her vocal tone combines the soulful grit of Erykah Badu with the…

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Dec. 6, 2018

Twitch Stream: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

You voted, we listened, its Metroidvania month! To start off we'll hit you with the PSX classic, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night! Want to learn game audio? Visit our website! FOLLOW ON US: Website = https://www.pyramind.com/ YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/user/Pyratube Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Pyramind/ Instagram = https://instagram.com/pyramind_ Twitter = https://twitter.com/pyramind Discord =…

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Dec. 5, 2018

Twitch Stream: The Witcher 3

Watch us totally mess up playing the Witcher 3 while we talk about the audio implementation, composition, and more! We also crack plenty of jokes. Want to learn game audio? Visit our webiste! pyramind.com

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Nov. 29, 2018

Twitch Stream: The Witcher 3

Watch us totally pwn the Witcher 3 (not) while also discussing its audio implementation, composition, sound design, and more! We Want to learn game audio? Visit us online at the links below! FOLLOW ON US: Website = https://www.pyramind.com/ YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/user/Pyratube Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Pyramind/ Instagram = https://instagram.com/pyramind_ Twitter = https://twitter.com/pyramind…

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Nov. 29, 2018

Layer Your Way to Awesome Bass Sounds | Jor van der Poel

Unique and texture-rich sounds are often a combination of different layers. In today's video Pyramind Mentor Jor van der Poel shows how to combine different sonic colours to make new impressive bass sounds. Using a Foley Sample, a Unison Synth patch and some good old Saw Waves a completely new…

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Nov. 21, 2018

Student Spotlight - Jo'liza John aka DJ Mojo' | Electronic Music Producer Program

Student Spotlight - Jo'liza John aka DJ Mojo' | Electronic Music Producer Program "Feel the Music, Breathe the Music!” Based out of the very small, yet beautiful United States Virgin Islands, DJ MoJo’ wanted to expand her love and passion for music. Pyramind Music Production School, has been able to…

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Nov. 15, 2018

Twitch Stream: Let's Go; Pikachu

We get our grubby little mitts on Let's Go; Pikachu and dissect some of the facts about its audio implementation, scoring and sound design! We also get sidetracked a lot :D Interested in learning more about Game Audio? Find us at one of the links below! FOLLOW ON US: Website…

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Nov. 14, 2018

Breakdown - A Legal Theft | 4 Songs with the same Chords | DJ Mash up

Matt breaks down "There's No Way" by Lauv and compares it to the 1975's "Somebody Else" - and how they use the exact 2 same chords. Watch through to the end to see 2 surprise tracks that do the exact same thing. Not only are they all "stealing" the same…

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Nov. 9, 2018

Elite Session In the Club Live Stream with Binkbeats

Our CEO and Founder Greg Gordon interviews Binkbeats about his music and creative process on our first Elite Session Livestream, hosted by Monarch SF! Binkbeats is most knows for his Boiler Room sessions where he breaks down songs and recreates them with his unique looping workflow! Like, Share, and Subscribe…

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Nov. 6, 2018

DAW & Synth Feedback Loops | with Jor van der Poel

"Did you know that you can create some twisted dark sounds using only your DAW's send feature? In this video Pyramind Mentor Jor van der Poel dives into the concepts behind Feedback Loops. The first halve of the video shows how to set this up in NI's Massive, while in…

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Nov. 1, 2018

Twitch Stream - Luigi's Mansion

Halloween may be over but we still got 2 days left until Dia de Los Muertos so we're keeping spooky with Luigi's Mansion! Interested in learning more about Game Audio? Find us at one of the links below! FOLLOW ON US: Website = https://www.pyramind.com/ YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/user/Pyratube Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Pyramind/…

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Nov. 1, 2018

Expressive Bass Sound-Design | Equator | with Jor van der Poel

To this day, one of the main challenges for Sound-Designers remains making sounds that are expressive, alive and moving. In this first part of a series on "Expressive Sound-Design" Pyramind mentor Jor van der Poel dives into creating sounds that breath, move, and feel like a real instrument, using Equator,…

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Oct. 18, 2018

Tony Toni Tone - "Anniversary" | Pyramind Live

Tony Toni Tone - "Anniversary" | Pyramind Live An in studio live session with grammy award winning 90's group Tony Toni Tone performing their evergreen hit "Anniversary". To book your Pyramind Live Session click here: https://www.pyramind.com/mentorship FOLLOW US ON: Website = https://www.pyramind.com/ YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/user/Pyratube Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Pyramind/ Instagram =…

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