San Francisco

Courses are 3 months long and include 10 weekly classes, 3 months of unlimited studio time, weekly feedback on assignments, access to student discounts on partner brands, and lifetime access to course materials.

Programs are curated sequences of 2 or more courses. By enrolling in a program, you'll benefit from a comprehensive learning experience at a reduced per-course cost.

If you’re new to music production, we recommend starting with Building Blocks, our beginner-friendly course that covers the fundamentals of producing music in Ableton Live. Building Blocks is the first course in our Electronic Producer, Singer Producer, and Total Producer programs.

If you’re interested in DJing, Spin Class is the best place to start. It’s a 3-month course focused entirely on DJ skills and performance. Spin Class is also the first course in our DJ Producer program.

Both courses require no prior experience and are great entry points into the world of music production and DJing.

Yes! Enrolled students can use our studios as often as they like at no additional charge. Studio time is unlimited for the duration of your course or program. Our one limitation is that students must complete a session before scheduling another one.

All of our production courses are taught using Ableton Live 12.

Our DJ course, Spin Class, is taught using rekordbox by Pioneer DJ.

All classes are recorded and posted to Circle, our online community platform. You’ll also get access to course notes, exercises, assignments, videos, and other resources so you can catch up and stay on track between classes.

Yes, all of our courses and programs have a monthly installment pricing option. Programs offer the best value, as well as lower monthly installments, compared to individual courses.

No credit check is required.

Yes! We have a financial aid program that allows eligible students to receive a significant discount on their program fee according to their need and participation in their local music community. Click here to learn more and apply.

Yes! IO Music Academy students are eligible for educational pricing on most music production software. Students can save up to 50% on partner brands such as Ableton, Arturia, FabFilter, Sonarworks, Soundtoys, Mixed In Key, Native Instruments, and more.

Yes, students enrolling in a new course or program must pay a non-refundable registration fee of $250.

Students enrolled in a multi-course program do not have to pay a registration fee between courses.

No, unfortunately, we are not able to assist with student visas.

Click here to read about our refund policy.