I make bass music and I teach music production.
Halftime, UKG, drum & bass and hip-hop, fused into one sound. Co-producer on Rezz's Juno-winning Mass Manipulation. One-on-one lessons over Discord.
Sample packs, presets and devices
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One-on-one production lessons
I build a lesson plan around what you want to make. Students have gone from beginners to signing with labels. Start with a free 30-minute call so we can figure out where you are.
- Free consultation30 min · $0
- 1-hour lesson$75
- 2-hour lesson$140
- WhereDiscord
- TimesPacific time
- Sound designAnalyze any sound and recreate it without another tutorial.
- SongwritingGet ideas out of your head and take them from idea to finished song.
- Composition and arrangingFind the sounds that resonate with you and what a track is missing.
- Mixing and masteringSpot mix issues fast and follow a system for a consistent sound.
- PhilosophyFigure out what you want and how your music relates to the world around you.
- You request a slotOnly open times show. My time off is blocked automatically.
- I approve itI get an email and approve or decline with one click.
- It's on both calendarsYou get a confirmation email with the Discord invite; it lands in my Google Calendar.
"He created a custom lesson plan for me covering topics from drum processing and sound design, all the way to mixing and mastering a track. After taking a number of lessons with him, I was able to create multiple EPs I am proud of and receive my first deal with a label."
Notick
"There has not been a single question I have asked that was not solved during one of our lessons. The most important aspect of Mike's lessons are that they are FUN!"
Ben Bernibus
"If you're someone eager to learn he can teach you from the basics to the immensely technical behemoths that encompass sound design, mix downs, song writing, etc."
Matis
Kotek
Music that's hard to define but easy to feel.
Kotek is Michael Mlikotic, a producer and mentor from Vancouver Island. His sound pulls from halftime, UKG, drum & bass and hip-hop without anchoring to any of them. What defines it is contrast: organic textures against engineered precision, crystal clarity against grit.
He co-produced Rezz's Juno Award-winning Mass Manipulation, and has collaborated with Gramatik, The Funk Hunters, LSDream and Mr. Bill. His music has been released on Monstercat, mau5trap, Lowtemp and Westwood Recordings, and played at Shambhala, Bass Coast, EDC, Samsara and Motion Notion.
He started piano at 8, drums at 12, and was working in DAWs by 13. He's mentored students from their first session to label signings.
Mass ManipulationRezz · co-producer · Juno winner
Certain Kind of MagicRezz · mau5trap
Vitalik ButerinGramatik & Kotek
Passed Time EPKotek · Westwood
Sonoglyph Pt. 1Kotek · Westwood
Sonoglyph Pt. 2Kotek · Westwood
SurfaceKotek x Littlemore
Also: Rezz – Teleportal (Kotek VIP), LSDream x Kotek – Koolaid Man.
Get in touch
For bookings, collaborations or questions about a lesson, email is best. For feedback on tracks and general chat, come hang out in the Discord.
mike@kotekmusic.comI reply within two working days.
Discord
Lessons happen here, plus feedback, stream chat and release news. Message @kotek_music once you join.
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