Com Truise's Writing Lab

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5 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Join an intimate group of dedicated musicians for a month-long, project-based course taught and led by the artist Com Truise.

Course overview

Make better tracks, with feedback & guidance from Com Truise

In this one month long course, we'll get nerdy about warbling synths, retro-sounding drum machines, and how to mix them together to create songs that transport listeners to other worlds.


It's like a small, in-depth, graduate-level college seminar — but the teacher is celebrated electronic artist Com Truise. We'll do weekly Zoom calls, projects, discussions, and more.


Email us at support@soundfly.com for questions about payment plans or to find out about subscriber discounts.

Who is this course for

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Producers and music makers wanting to learn how Com Truise makes music

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People interested in accountability, support, and community

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Musicians wanting to take a significant leap forward with their music

Make Tracks. Get Feedback. Meet People. Level Up.

Go deep into Com Truise's methods with weekly workshops

Com Truise will be leading you through workshops on a weekly basis, exploring different aspects of his craft and helping you with yours. You keep the recordings. Calls will last 1.5 hours, and happen on Wednesdays at 1 pm EST.

Get feedback on your music from Com Truise

At the end of the course, Com Truise will provide a final report and feedback on your tracks to help you grow and level up your music.

Join a supportive peer-community on Discord

You'll be invited to join an exclusive Discord with Com Truise and Soundfly Team members where you can share tracks, ask questions, get support, and much more.

Take on weekly assignments & projects

The best way to learn is to do. Each week during the course, you will have specific assignments, content, and projects to take on. All students will also be given access to all Soundfly courses for the duration of the Lab.

Get more support during weekly project sessions

Join highly qualified Soundfly Team members for weekly open Office Hours where you can get help, ask for clarification, or share work.

Get a certificate at the end

Finish the final project and get a certificate signed by Com Truise affirming your completion of the course — and graduation as a synthwave funk master.

5.0

(3 ratings)

What people are saying

        Com Truise's Soundfly course not only taught me valuable sound design techniques from my favorite artist, it pushed me beyond making bits and pieces of things to committing to finishing full songs, and it connected me with other really cool people who were on the same musical journey. Absolutely worth it, would do it again.
Josh Hanselman

Josh Hanselman

Producer & subscriber
        I've been a die hard Soundfly fan for the last 4 years and have grown immensely due to all their offerings, the community, the study groups and support, the mentorship and also their courses which have been inspiring, elevating, and quite life changing to be honest. Soundfly is the place to be!
Lana Cenčić

Lana Cenčić

Singer, producer, songwriter, former performer for Cirque du Soleil
        I came for one course and stayed to take many others not only because of the quality of the courses but also because of the Soundfly community. It can be scary and daunting as an artist to know if you have made progress in your craft, and this community has become central to my practice.
Julia PT

Julia PT

Artist and performer
        The Soundfly curriculum is highly educational and useful. I got an undergrad degree in music, and Soundfly is filling in a lot of gaps for me.
Cameron Prendergast

Cameron Prendergast

Subscriber & musician

Meet Your Instructors

Com Truise

Com Truise

Celebrated artist

Seth Haley (aka Com Truise) has been a mainstay of the electronic music scene since his 2011 album Galactic Melt turned heads and melted brains. Known for his evocative music and imaginative space narratives, Com Truise has released multiple highly celebrated albums on Ghostly International, toured the world, created remixes for artists from Daft Punk to Maroon 5, scored ads and films, and much more.

Soundfly

Soundfly

Online Music School

Soundfly makes high-quality online learning experiences, from best-in-class video courses to mentorship and beyond. Subscribe for access to all our courses, including Com Truise: Mid-Fi Synthwave Slow Motion Funk, at Soundfly.com today.

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Course syllabus

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Week 1: Sound & Synths

The first week will focus on Com Truise's inspiration and love of sound. We'll look at some of his favorite gear, his approach to synthesis and sound design, and how he created some of his iconic sounds.

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Week 2: Drums & Beats

The 2nd week will focus on Com Truise's love of retro-sounding drum machines combined with futuristic devices and interesting rhythms. We can look at some of his most compelling rhythms and talk about how students can create their own.

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Week 3: Arranging Week

The 3rd week will look at how Com Truise puts different pieces of a track together to turn it into a song. We'll look at some of his iconic songs and remixes, and how he approached them — then challenge you to do the same for your projects.

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Week 4: Engineering Week

The 4th week will focus on Com Truise's approach to mixing and mastering, and how he engineers his tracks.

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Final Project & Certificate

At the end, you'll get a final "report card" of sorts with feedback on your final project from Com Truise himself, as well as a certificate affirming your completion of the course.

Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • Wednesday Workshops

    1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

    Each week will focus include a workshop and Q&A portion. Workshops will be recorded so you can review afterwards.

  • Weekly Assignments

    2-4 hours a week

    After each workshop, you'll receive a series of assignments and activities, including content to check out, songs to listen to, challenges to take on, and a specific project to help you improve.

  • Discord Community Chat

    Ongoing

    You can chat with fellow students, Soundfly Team members, and Com Truise at any time on Discord. Com Truise will engage with comments on Discord (but not every single day).

  • Weekly Project Work Sessions

    Timing TBD

    Each week, there will be at least one "open time slot" where you'll be invited to work alongside peers and a Soundfly Team member on your projects, so you can ask questions and get help as you go.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through chat groups, project work sessions, and breakout groups

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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