- $399/mo
Group Lessons [Thursdays at 4 PM]
- 6 left
- $399/mo
Group Lessons [Thursdays at 6 PM]
- 6 left
Do you feel stuck with your music?
Group lessons are the fastest way to grow as a music producer
mentorship x feedback x community
Group lessons at World's End Audio Club are the fastest way to grow as a music producer in Seattle. Our group lessons combine the individual attention of private lessons with the skill multiplier effect of a mastermind group.
Here's how group lessons work:
✅ Weekly group lessons:
Every week you come to the studio and work on your music. Use our equipment or bring your own. Ableton Certified Trainer ZW Buckley will be there to answer your questions, provide guidance, and teach you the concepts and techniques you need to make your best music.
✅ Weekly peer feedback sessions:
Immediately after every hour long group lesson, there will be a 30 minute peer feedback session where you and your cohort will play what you worked on that day for one another and receive feedback from your peers.
✅ 24/7 Chat with an Ableton Certified Trainer:
Outside of your in-person lesson time, you'll have an ongoing private chat with ZW where you can ask all of your questions any time, day or night, with an answer coming your way within 24 hours.
✅ Written track feedback:
Send ZW a track you're working on and get back itemized, actionable feedback to make that track, or your next one, even better.
✅ Access to an exclusive cohort community:
The other five members of your lesson cohort will be exactly like you: music producers who are hungry to grow their Ableton Live skills. Producers grow faster in community than on their own. Producers in community who invested in themselves and are pushing one another to be the best producers they can be? Imagine where you'll be in six months.
Producers grow faster in community than on their own. Producers in community who invested in themselves and are pushing one another to be the best producers they can be? Imagine where you'll be in six months.
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
You can join group lessons regardless of your skill level with Ableton Live and music production.
Equipment needs:
Bring your own equipment or use ours. If you use ours, you should bring an external hard drive to save your work.
Maximum cohort size: six (6) producers
Our group lesson cohorts are limited to just six producers. This ensures that everybody gets the attention they need.
Cohort times: Thursdays, 4 pm OR 6 pm
We have two time slots, both on Thursdays. If space is available, you can join the 4 pm or the 6 pm cohort.
DAW: Ableton Live
To ensure that everybody can get the most out of group lessons, we limit signup to Ableton Live users only.
Format: In-person lessons, online support
Group lessons are an in-person experience. No hybrid or remote options are available. Online is for support only.
What will you get for joining group lessons?
Weekly in-person group lessons and feedback sessions
Access to our private group lesson cohorts Discord community
1:1 help and feedback from an Ableton Certified Trainer
An exclusive discount on Ableton software
A discount on studio sessions at WEAC
World's End Audio Club is
The best Ableton Live education in Seattle
World's End Audio Club prides itself on being the best music production school in Seattle for Ableton Live users, without question or competition. You will get the best Ableton Live education Seattle has to offer here.
Students save 30% on Ableton Live software
You can save 30% on the purchase of a new Ableton Live license when you enroll in World's End Audio Club courses, workshops, or group lessons.
Learn directly from an Ableton Certified Trainer
Your instructor, ZW Buckley, is an Ableton Certified Trainer, hand selected by Ableton for his skills as a producer and educator.
Ableton software and hardware at every station
Each student station is equipped with Ableton Live Suite and Ableton Move ensuring that you are learning production on industry standard gear.
meet your instructor
ZW Buckley
ZW Buckley is a composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and the founder of World's End Audio Club. He scored the first Barbie VR game and composed an ecoterrorist opera that premiered at Seattle Opera. He holds a master's degree in creative technologies and has been on faculty at Point Blank Music School, Edmonds College, and the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He is an Ableton Certified Trainer.
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Important Event Policies
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By purchasing a ticket to a World's End Audio Club event you agree to the following terms and conditions:
Age restrictions
All guests must be 18+ to attend.
Personal equipment use
Guests will often be required to use World's End Audio Club studio equipment for classes, workshops and events even if they have comparable or superior personal equipment present with them at the time of the event. For certain events, such as group lessons, students will be encouraged to bring and use their own studio equipment. Equipment requirements, if any, will always be indicated in the event description.
Studio equipment use
For certain classes, workshops and other events, World's End Audio Club will provide studio equipment for guests to use for the duration of the event. Studio equipment must be returned after the event in the same condition it was handed out in. Under no circumstances is World's End Audio Club studio equipment to ever leave the premises. Guests may be held financially liable for damages to studio equipment while in their care.
Accessibility
World's End Audio Club is in an old building and that comes with some accessibility constraints, including a lack of elevator. Please email us hello@worldsendaudio.club with any questions or accessibility requests.
Refunds
All ticket purchases for World's End Audio Club workshops, classes, lessons, and event or otherwise are non-refundable unless the class is canceled by the studio. Please double check your calendar!
Sick policy
Please DO NOT COME to any workshop or club if you are actively sick. If you are visibly ill, you will be asked to leave. You are welcome to give/swap your ticket to a friend (see below).
Swapping tickets
If for some reason you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else! We are unable to refund and all payments are final. Just let us know by sending us an email at hello@worldsendaudio.club with the name and contact info of your friend. World's End Audio Club assumes that the receiving friend has read agreed to all policies that the ticket purchaser has agreed to. It is the responsibility of the original purchaser to communicate these policies to the receiver.
Photography disclaimer
Though we do our best to keep all photography & video to a minimum, please note all guests who attend a World's End Audio Club event consent to being photographed and videoed which may be used for marketing or promotional purposes.
If you see yourself in one of our photos and you look cool and want to use it to promote yourself as an artist and producer then reach out!
Newsletter
When you purchase a ticket for any of our offerings, you will be automatically added to our studio newsletter! You are free to unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.
Loitering
World's End Audio Club is located within a building shared with many other businesses. All guests agree to remain within World's End Audio Club designated space within the US Rubber Building unless they are using the restroom, coming to the event, or leaving the event. Loitering within shared common areas is strictly prohibited.
Location
World's End Audio Club is located in the US Rubber Building at 321 3rd Avenue S, Seattle, Washington 98108. This is a secure building and entry instructions will be provided to guests upon ticket purchase.
Liability
By registering to participate in a WEAC event all guests hereby waive all claims, known or unknown, on behalf of yourself, against WEAC, its ownership, employees, and volunteers arising from any injury to persons or property occurring as a result of your participation in this event. This waiver is a condition of participation.
FAQ section
Frequently asked questions
You've got questions. We've got answers.
Can I take public transit to get to World's End Audio Club?
Yes, there are lots of ways to reach us:
Light Rail: We're just two blocks west of the International District/Chinatown Light Rail stop. Line 1 and Line 2 trains stop there.
Sounder: We're just one block northwest from King Street Station and the Sounder Commuter Trains.
Streetcar: We're just one block east of the Occidental Mall stop on the First Hill Street Car.
Bus: We're across the street from the 2nd Ave Ext S & S Jackson St Bus stop where the following busses stop: 101, 102, 150, 256, 577, 578, 590, 592, 594, 595, 597.
Is there parking at World's End Audio Club?
There is no parking onsite. However, there is street parking all around our neighborhood, Pioneer Square.
What time should I arrive for this event?
For all workshops, classes, and events it is recommended to arrive 15 minutes early so that you have time to be let into the building, get setup, and feel ready to go.
Workshops and classes will start promptly and arriving late will negatively impact your ability to successfully participate as there will not be any time to repeat missed material.
How do I enter World's End Audio Club once I've arrived?
World's End Audio Club is located within a secured building. Entry instructions will be emailed to participants upon purchase.
Why do all World's End Audio Club web pages begin with "www.zwbuckley.com?"
Hi there! I'm ZW and I own World's End Audio Club. All web pages for WEAC will start with www.zwbuckley.com/ so don't be alarmed. In fact, worldsendaudio.club simply redirects to zwbuckley.com/weac. Additionally, payment processing for tickets to purchase events at World's End Audio Club will happen through zwbuckley.com via Stripe.
Why? Because it's easier for me to host World's End Audio Club within the existing architecture for my personal website. That's why you'll always see my main zwbuckley.com footer at the bottom of every web page.
Why does it take me to "www.zwbuckley.com" when I purchase tickets to a WEAC event?
See the answer to the above question. World's End Audio Club is hosted within my main website (hi! I'm ZW Buckley!) so you'll see zwbuckley.com web addresses used often.