REC 00:00 Tampa, FL Working artists only

New ways into sound.

Learn to DJ or produce, taught by working artists inside a real Tampa venue. Music that means something, learned where it happens.

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The education program at Sound Lab, Tampa Heights

We do not follow where music is going. We teach you how to take it there.

01

The Rooms

Infrastructure

Two rooms. The studio puts a production desk — Barefoot monitors, an RME interface, Ableton and Push 3, a TR-8S, an Arturia AstroLab 61 — an arm's length from a DJ booth on a DJM-A9. Out front, the listening room runs a DJM-V10 into a VOID Acoustics system you feel in your chest. Club standard from session one.

02

The Artists

Cultural edge

Instructors with residencies, Beatport releases, and label affiliations. Cultural fluency that only comes from being genuinely inside the music.

03

The Process

The only partner you need

Technique first, style second, momentum always. Whether you are behind the decks or building a track, we record every session so you can hear yourself grow.

The rooms

05 views / one address
The backlit vinyl wall behind the bar→

The vinyl wall

14,000+ records The booth, CDJ-3000s facing the floor→

The booth

CDJ-3000 x4 The hand-built speaker wall archway→

The speaker wall

Built by hand The floor, lounge seating under the lit shelves→

The dance floor

Where you will play The lounge under warm light→

The lounge

Listen closer

The studio

What is in the studio, and what is out front
The production desk, studio monitors either side of an ultrawide screen The room, production desk on the left and the DJ booth in the centre Two synths on stands beside the desk, congas and a microphone on a boom The DJ booth, its lit front panel below the acoustic panels The desk and the booth alongside each other

Studio booth

What you will play on
  • Pioneer CDJ-30002
  • Pioneer DJM-A91
  • Pioneer XDJ-AZ1
  • Technics SL-1200MK71

Production desk

What you will produce on
  • Barefoot Sound Footprint02pair
  • Avantone Pro MixCubespair
  • RME Babyface Pro FS1
  • Ableton Push 31
  • Behringer X-Touch1
  • Arturia AstroLab 611
  • Roland TR-8S1
  • Warm Audio WA-141
  • Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro1
  • TC Electronic Clarity M1

Listening room

Out front
  • Pioneer CDJ-30004
  • Pioneer DJM-V101
  • Technics SL-1200MK72
  • VOID Air Vantage4
  • VOID Stasys Xair2
  • VOID Airten V32
  • VOID Bias Q51
  • VOID Bias Q2+1

The artists

Working residents / not weekend hobbyists
BK
Founding Mentor / Resident DJ

Bryan Kessler

DJ and producer, co-founder of Stressfree Records. Tampa resident with Beatport releases in indie dance and deep house, and an extensive background in funk and jazz — both in electronic production and on stage as a performer. That is what shapes the teaching: groove, live musicianship and arrangement, then technique and crowd-reading on top.

Indie DanceDeep HouseFunk & Jazz

Teaching styleTechnique first. Structure, then soul.

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QB
Founding Mentor / Producer

Quinn Blalock

Founding mentor of the Sound Lab program and co-founder of Stressfree Records. Producer and builder who teaches production workflow, arrangement, and turning a first idea into a finished, released track.

ProductionArrangementRelease

Teaching styleWorkflow first. Get it finished.

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MF
Producer / Production Mentor

Moe Felfel

One of the producers behind the Sound Lab production program. Fourteen years in production, mixing, and mastering, with releases on Profound Music, Cafe De Anatolia, and EXX Underground, top melodic house and techno charts on Beatport, and millions of streams. He also knows what it is like to start from zero, which is exactly who this is for.

Melodic HouseTechnoTech House

Teaching styleFrom zero to a finished, release-ready track. One to one.

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We have a session for your music needs

Pick your way in

Tier 01

First Session

$200 / session

Where you are now. Two hours, private, to understand your musical journey and where you want to take it.

  • Map your current skills and gear comfort
  • Define the sound and goals you are chasing
  • Leave with a clear plan for what comes next
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Tier 02 / most booked

Ongoing

$200 / session

Every session after. Ninety minutes, private, building your sound.

  • EQ and frequency control across three decks
  • Harmonic mixing and energy management
  • Set construction and recorded critique
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Tier 03

Full Journey

$800 / 6 sessions

Go all the way. Six sessions to take your DJing or production from where it is to release ready.

  • A structured arc across six sessions
  • Deep focus on your craft, DJing or production
  • Finish something you can release or play out
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200+Students trained
50+Events per year
8+Genres taught
5+Years running
Get in touch

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Or reach us direct (813) 245-2164 support@beforeandaftersoundlab.com

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