Music Production Workshop

Applications are open for the music production workshop with tonota! 🔊 The MBZ PLAY music production workshop is designed for high school students aged 14–18 who want to take their first steps in creating their own music – from the first beat to a complete mini track. Ableton Live is a great starting point for young producers, giving them space to experiment with sound, effects and structure and to build their own musical identity. Whether you’re into electronic music, rap, ambient, film scores or you want to learn how to record and process your voice or instrument – this workshop is for you. Youth-focused music production programmes highlight how powerful this kind of learning is for creativity, digital skills and confidence. Key info 📌 👥 Age: 14–18 (high school students) 🎟 Entry: free 🗓 Schedule: 3 weekends (Saturdays & Sundays) 14–29 March, 10:00–13:00 dress rehearsal and final presentation: 11 & 12 April 📍 Location: CeKaTe, Park Stara Trešnjevka 1, Zagreb 📝 How to apply: fill out the short Google form by 9 March: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd975iMEkcAb0KS4E0KbCxiPsk5v99zeFgiLDSih9tTOUTtbQ/viewform results will be sent on 10 March questions: dorotea.racz@mbz.hr What to expect 🎶 During the workshop you will: learn the basics of Ableton Live – what a DAW is, how the interface works, how to add and manipulate sounds and effects create your first musical sketches and arrange them into simple tracks (intro, build, drop, outro) design your own sounds, beats and melodies – from drum patterns to simple synth lines explore basic audio recording – using a mic, setting levels, recording vocals or instruments combine everything into a short composition that you can showcase at the final presentation The workshop is open to everyone, no prior experience needed. If you’re starting from scratch or already have a few projects in any software, you’ll get step‑by‑step guidance and room to experiment. Hands‑on workshops like this are known to be especially effective for young people learning music tech and creative skills. About the mentor 👩‍🎤 The workshop is led by Ivona Eterović – tonota, a producer and musician who started in an electronic rap duo and now creates solo work. Her music blends ambient, experimental and bass electronics with elements of traditional music, which gives participants a broad view of what’s possible in electronic production. Tonota composes for theatre and film and produces albums for other artists. Her recent projects include a collaboration with Vesna Pisarović for a show at Arena Zagreb, music for animated films at Animafest and compositions for an installation at Festival of Lights – concrete examples of how music production skills translate into real‑world projects. About MBZ PLAY 🎼 MBZ PLAY grew out of previous Music Biennale Zagreb programmes and workshops for children and youth. It runs throughout the year and focuses on co‑creation, experimentation and creativity, continuing the Biennale’s vision that contemporary music is for everyone. This workshop is completely free of charge thanks to the support of the City of Zagreb and CeKaTe, as part of the Kultura u zajednici (Culture in the Community) programme, which helps open access to music education and digital tools for young people.