Welcome to
Beat School with Mr. J!
Elevate your child’s music class at Beat School with Mr. J!
A revolutionary program empowering the next generation through music production, songwriting, and performance.
Always Be Creating.
Follow the
ABC’s of Music:
Option 1:
Private lesson at your home or my home studio. We can arrange a mutually beneficial date/time.
$65.00 per hour
Who we are
We live in a world where kids come together to make noise, learn modern skills, and create something dope along the waves.
If your child loves music, we’d love to have them in our Los Angeles-based classes. Our music production classes are inclusive and we welcome children of all abilities ages 7 - 17 years old.
Option 3:
We're currently operating after school programs at schools around Los Angeles.
If you would like to connect us to the program director at your child's school, we can host Beat School with Mr. J. there.
Mindofthenoise@gmail.com
Option 2:
Host (or find a host) for a small group of at least 6 children to learn Beat School with their peers. They must have their own computer or IPad to use the software (Bandlab). We provide a keyboard and headset for each child (up to 10 children). We can arrange a mutually beneficial date/time.
$35.00 per student/ per hour.
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Our Mission
To inspire the next generation of music producers by providing a space for collaboration, practice, and demonstration through in-person or online music production curriculum for children in Los Angeles and beyond.
You Will Learn How-To:
🥁 Arrange and Compose: We teach music production using the latest technology (Bandlab/ ProTools) suitable for any age and ability.
🎤 Record and Edit: The sky is the limit- you can record and edit your songs, podcast, or even design sound.
🎨 Design and Promote: We teach you how to design graphics, hoodies, posters, etc so you know how to promote the work you make it.
🤝 Collaborate and Remix: Using platforms to collaborate with other students providing constructive feedback to classmates.
Join The Noise Club!
Create.
Innovate.
Collaborate.
12 Fun Facts about Mr. J.
Husband and Father of two school-aged children.
He’s an educator.
He’s a music producer/ sound engineer.
He’s a conscious rapper/ hip-hop artist.
Founder of Mind of the Noise Records and Beat School with Mr. J!
Featured in Fox 2 Now, NBC KSDK- St. Louis, and 24 Hip-Hop.
He toured worldwide with Atlantic Records artist, Why Don’t We.
Engineered Kid Cudi’s live concert in South Korea.
Currently works as a Registered Behavioral Interventionist in Los Angeles.
Art teacher at ICEF Middle School in Inglewood, California.
Earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music Recording New Media from Mills College.
Earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Film New Media from Kansas City Art Institute.