Soul Sound Retreat Volume 2 ~ Flow State
(website:
https://www.soulsoundacademy.net/retreats)
Learn to create, record, & produce music using Ableton Live at a weekend island getaway immersed in nature!
Our theme is Flow State. Flow state in music production is that magical "in the zone" mindset where you're completely absorbed in making music: singing, creating tracks, beats, or melodies, losing track of time and self-doubt as ideas pour out effortlessly and intuitively. We will learn how to work with recording software to create a flow state for your creative process, empowering you to create a recording workflow that encourages the creative flow state.
A potential exists within you that is worth the time and effort necessary to develop.Take this opportunity to learn the skills to
record your musical expressions in a friendly and fun format. Tune into your heart, and find your soul's voice. Come to learn how to record the music that’s inside you, or improve your existing musical production skills.
- Beginner’s welcome!
- Accessible, easy introduction to Ableton Live production software
- Collaborative music making & recording
- Embodiment activities to activate our musical creativity
- Percussion & sound games
- Record your music (with support)
- Quick ways to make musical grooves & loops
- Musical arrangement fast-
track tips
- One-on-one and group support
- Ways to get "unstuck"
- Express and record the
music inside you
What you get:
- Group and one-on-one Ableton training
- A weekend of musical recording exploration
- Collaborative music making activities and games
- New skills to begin your journey as a music producer
- An Ableton template file optimized for quick music creation & to encourage flow states
- 2 Lunch, 2 dinner, and 2 breakfasts
- 2 nights Accommodation in our beautiful retreat centre
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Schedule:
DAY 1 (Friday)
2PM: Arrival
3PM: Grounding & opening circle
4PM: Ableton basics - how to record audio
6PM: Dinner
7PM - 9PM: More Ableton recording and production fundamentals
DAY 2 (Saturday)
8AM: Breakfast & Movement
9:00AM: Group class: Working with drums and drum programming
10:30AM: break out groups or work privately with video tutorials
12PM: Lunch
1PM: Rest, movement, & questions
2PM: Break out group (group work: getting musical, or work on your own)
3:30PM: Movement break & snacks
4PM: Collaborative music making or work on your own or ask more questions
6PM: Dinner
7PM: Fireside jam and/or listening party
9PM: More jamming, or record by yourself or with others, more one-on-one
guidance
DAY 3 (Sunday)
8AM: Breakfast
9AM: Closing circle
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This retreat is for you if:
You are new to music production and want to learn how to record
and produce music using Ableton Live
This retreat is for you if:
- You’re a songwriter wanting to explore new production
techniques to enhance your tracks
- You’re feeling stuck in your creative musical process and need a
supportive environment to spark inspiration
- You want hands-on guidance from experienced mentors to elevate your production quality
- You’re seeking a balance between technical skills and creative
expression in your music
About your guides:
::Aaron Handford (DJ Driem)::
Aaron Handford is DJ and music producer of organic electronica, deep house & downtempo bass whose festival credits include Burning Man, Pachena Bay, Valhalla Fest, Burn In The Forest, Otherworld, & SubLunar and releases on the Visionary Shamanics
and Lump Records label.
A veteran of music production retreats, Aaron has taken all the wisdom from his various trainings and distilled it into a one day offering for beginner music producers to dive into the beautiful world of music production.
He enjoys collaborating with vocalists and instrumentalists to co-create musical journeys. His artistic goal is to forge connections between the spheres of deep house, downtempo global bass music, jazz, and world rhythms.
About our venue:
Nestled on 10 acres in the south end of Quadra Island, our centre is the perfect place to explore your creativity surrounded
by nature. Numerous trails and access to the beach offer bountiful sources of inspiration.
Date: Friday Oct 17 to Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Price (All-inclusive):
Shared dorm (4 people): $550 CAD
Double room: $650 CAD
Private room: $700 CAD
For more information and a 15 min intro meeting, please email
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We are grateful to be gathering on the unceeded traditional territories of the Laich-kwil-tach people.
Also check out other Festivals in Heriot Bay, Workshops in Heriot Bay.
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