Juan

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5 (18 reviews)

$73/h

Learn music production the way it actually works — from the ground up, with a teacher who pushes you to think like a producer, not just use one like a tool

Music Production

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About Juan

I'm Juan, and music production might be the subject I'm most passionate about teaching — because it's also the one where I see the most students getting it wrong in the same specific ways.

The problem isn't access. There's more information about music production available right now than any previous generation of producers could have imagined. Tutorials, courses, YouTube channels, forums, sample packs, plugin breakdowns — it's endless. And yet the majority of people who spend years consuming all of that content still can't finish a track they're proud of, still can't get their mixes to translate, still can't figure out why what they're making doesn't sound like what they're hearing in their head.

The reason, almost every time, is fundamentals.

Not DAW skills. Not plugin knowledge. Not the specific techniques they haven't learned yet. The actual fundamentals — how sound works, how music theory applies to production, what a frequency is and how it behaves, how dynamics shape the feeling of a record, how arrangement creates tension and release, how to actually listen to what you're making rather than just hearing it. These are the things that turn someone who uses a DAW into someone who actually makes music. And they're the things that almost every online resource skips over because they're less exciting to teach than showing someone how to use a new synth.

I've been producing and teaching production for over ten years across all genres and all levels. Beginners who didn't know what a DAW was when they walked in. Intermediate producers who'd been at it for years and were stuck. People who came from a musical background and needed to learn the technical side. People who came from a technical background and needed to develop their musical ear. All of them. And the thread running through every case where real progress happened was the same — getting the foundation right first, then building from there.

I'm also direct in a way that I think is pretty rare in production teaching. I'll listen to your work and tell you honestly what I hear. Not to be discouraging — to be useful. Because a vague compliment doesn't help you make a better record. A specific, honest observation about what's working and what isn't does. Students sometimes find this jarring at first. Almost all of them come to value it more than anything else I offer.

And then there's the other side of it — the challenge. Because fundamentals without ambition produce competent but uninspired work. So alongside the foundational training, I regularly push students into territory that's above their current level. Advanced mixing concepts, complex arrangement techniques, music theory applied in ways that require real understanding to execute. Not to overwhelm — but to keep the horizon moving. To make sure there's always something real to reach for.

About the lesson

Every lesson starts with the fundamentals relevant to where a student is in their development. For a beginner that might mean understanding gain structure, or how to set up a session properly, or what an EQ is actually doing to a signal. For an intermediate producer it might mean revisiting mixing fundamentals that were learned but never really internalized. For an advanced student it might mean going deep on something specific — the physics of low end, the psychology of arrangement, the nuances of compression in a particular context. Whatever the level, the foundational work always comes first and always gets taken seriously.

From there we move into the student's actual work. This is the part of the lesson I care about most, because this is where real learning happens. We listen to what you've made — together, critically, and specifically. I comment on what I hear. What's working, what isn't, and exactly why. Frequency decisions that are muddying the mix. Arrangement choices that are killing the energy at exactly the wrong moment. A sound design decision that's competing with something it should be supporting. All of it gets addressed directly, because that's the only kind of feedback that actually moves things forward.

The challenge moments are built in deliberately. Every few lessons I'll introduce a concept or a technique that's genuinely beyond where a student currently is. Something that requires a level of understanding or a level of ear they're still developing. The goal isn't to make them execute it perfectly right away. The goal is to make them engage with something above their level so that their current level rises to meet it. It's a pattern I've seen work consistently across ten years of students and it never stops being satisfying to watch.

Practice between lessons is structured and specific. Not "experiment with this plugin" but a precise brief — a specific skill to work on, a specific problem to solve, a specific piece of music to analyze and understand before the next session. Because the lesson is where things get introduced. What you do after is where they actually become part of how you produce.

The goal of every lesson is the same — to get you one step closer to making the music you hear in your head. Not by giving you more tools. By making you better at using the ones you already have.

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Mark

Juan is an amazing tutor who makes complex topics easy to understand. He’s patient and really cares about helping his students succeed.
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Mark
Juan is an amazing tutor who makes complex topics easy to understand. He’s patient and really cares about helping his students succeed.
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Olivia

Juan is an amazing tutor who makes learning fun and easy to understand. I definitely improved my grades with his help and enjoyed every session.
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Olivia
Juan is an amazing tutor who makes learning fun and easy to understand. I definitely improved my grades with his help and enjoyed every session.
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Sarah

Juan is an amazing tutor who makes tough concepts easy to understand. His patient approach really boosted my confidence in math.
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Sarah
Juan is an amazing tutor who makes tough concepts easy to understand. His patient approach really boosted my confidence in math.
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Jessica

Juan is an amazing tutor who really helped me understand the concepts I was struggling with. He makes learning enjoyable and easy to grasp.
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Jessica
Juan is an amazing tutor who really helped me understand the concepts I was struggling with. He makes learning enjoyable and easy to grasp.
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Robert

I really benefited from this tutor's clear explanations and patient approach. They made challenging topics much easier to understand and helped boost my confidence.
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Robert
I really benefited from this tutor's clear explanations and patient approach. They made challenging topics much easier to understand and helped boost my confidence.
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Andrew

I really enjoyed working with my tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand. Their patience and clarity helped me improve my grades significantly.
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I really enjoyed working with my tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand. Their patience and clarity helped me improve my grades significantly.
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Christina

I highly recommend this tutor for their clear explanations and patient approach. They really helped me understand the material and boosted my confidence.
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Christina
I highly recommend this tutor for their clear explanations and patient approach. They really helped me understand the material and boosted my confidence.
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Donald

I had a great experience with this tutor; they really helped me understand tough concepts. Their patience and clear explanations made learning enjoyable and effective.
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Donald
I had a great experience with this tutor; they really helped me understand tough concepts. Their patience and clear explanations made learning enjoyable and effective.
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Richard

I highly recommend this tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand and really helped me improve my grades. Super helpful and patient throughout the process.
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Richard
I highly recommend this tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand and really helped me improve my grades. Super helpful and patient throughout the process.
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Madison

I had a great experience with this tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand and were super supportive throughout the process. Highly recommend for anyone needing help.
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Madison
I had a great experience with this tutor; they made complex topics easy to understand and were super supportive throughout the process. Highly recommend for anyone needing help.
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Christopher

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Christopher
I had a great experience with my tutor on Superprof. They really helped me understand the material and boosted my confidence in class.
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Jessica

I highly recommend this tutor; they made difficult concepts super easy to understand and always kept lessons engaging. My grades improved significantly thanks to their help.
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Jessica
I highly recommend this tutor; they made difficult concepts super easy to understand and always kept lessons engaging. My grades improved significantly thanks to their help.
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Katherine

I've been working with this tutor for a while, and they've made tough concepts seem way easier. Totally recommend them if you want to improve.
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Katherine
I've been working with this tutor for a while, and they've made tough concepts seem way easier. Totally recommend them if you want to improve.
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Sarah

I've learned so much with this tutor; they explain complex topics in a way that makes it easy to understand. Definitely recommend them for anyone struggling.
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I've learned so much with this tutor; they explain complex topics in a way that makes it easy to understand. Definitely recommend them for anyone struggling.
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I had a great experience with this tutor. They made complex topics easy to understand and always kept our sessions fun and engaging.
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Dan

Inspired me to continue learning!
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Inspired me to continue learning!
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Ellison

He's one of the beeest !!
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Javier

Highly professional and dedicated tutor!
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