Grow your musicianship. Master your tools. Finish your records.
Whether you want to overcome creative roadblocks, master modern production in your DAW, dive deep into synthesizer sound design, or study instrument craft, our 1-on-1 learning services are tailored to your unique musical goals—with zero intimidation or gatekeeping.
Learning Services Offerings
Personalized, 1-on-1 instruction and mentorship designed to meet you wherever you are on your creative journey.
Coaching & Mentoring
Artistic guidance, creative sounding board, and personalized accountability. Break through creative blocks, establish steady creative habits, and build a clear roadmap to see your projects through to the finish line.
Production Lessons
Practical, hands-on instruction in DAW navigation, beat crafting, song structure, audio recording principles, and rough mixing. Learn how to turn an 8-bar loop into a dynamic, complete track ready for release.
Skill Development
Deep-dive sound design for hardware and virtual synthesizers, patch programming, algorithmic sequencing (Elektron, Torso T-1), MIDI orchestration, and home studio signal chains tailored to your setup.
Music Lessons
Technique, tone crafting, and musicality for electric bass, fretless, and upright bass, as well as 10-string Chapman Stick polyphonic touch-style performance, plus practical music theory for modern songwriters.
The Teaching Philosophy
With decades of experience leading large technical organizations, designing adult instructional curricula, and producing music across hardware and software environments, Paul “Stickster” Frields brings an encouraging, patient, and collaborative coaching style.
“My motto is simple: Help you bring out your best in music and life. I don’t believe in gatekeeping or overwhelming you with technical jargon. I believe in giving you the tools, clarity, and encouragement to make the music you hear in your head.”