*Workshop description*
Sequencing is one of the main ways electronic music is composed. Most electronic musical equipment has the ability to sync together through midi to create your own band. Synth, drums, leads, and textures create an electronic song. In this class, students will be learning how to sequence through a DAW (digital audio workstation) and various musical equipment (drum machines and synths). We will explore the possibilities of creativity and the freedom sequencing gives us.

*Meet the teacher*
Dweller Electronics (started in 2019) is an electronic music festival platforming black electronic artists and this is the derivative blog, started in 2020, centering black perspectives. Dweller is a group dedicated towards providing black counterpoint within an otherwise eurologically dominant music industry. Learn more at: https://dwellerforever.blog

JWords is a producer, composer breaking boundaries in black electronic and hip-hop music successfully fusion the two genres together to create a whole new world for herself. An arsenal of synthesizers and drum machines have become her signature in creating dynamic live performances. Having produced albums like ‘ve·loc·i·ty’ by H31R which is a duo between maassai and JWords. She’s also produced for rapper Nappy Nina and their album is called ‘Double Down’.

*About the Electronic Cafe for Poetic Computation*
The Electronic Cafe for Poetic Computation (ECPC, pronounced easy-peasy) is an internet cafe located at Recess (46 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205) being developed in real time from June 17 to August 19, 2023 while the School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) is in residence. Community members and visitors are invited to participate in a series of workshops and events exploring creative, inclusive, and liberatory uses of networked technology within an abolitionist framework.

*Accessibility information*
General accessibility: All program space at The Electronic Cafe for Poetic Computation at Recess (46 Washington Avenue) is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Restrooms are gender neutral and ADA compliant.

Tech accessibility: Eight computer stations and four laptops are available on a first come, first serve basis. Those who don’t own a laptop will be prioritized first.

COVID-19 safety & accessibility: The Electronic Cafe for Poetic Computation is a mask-on space. All event attendees, workshop participants, teachers and staff are expected to be masked inside the cafe. Please bring a mask. If you don't have one, masks will be provided.

*Special thank you*
Special thank you to Synth Library NYC for providing gear for this workshop.
Synth Library NYC is a lending library of synthesizers, recording equipment, modular gear and other electronic musical instruments. We are a membership organization committed to community and education, and increasing access to music technology, especially to those who may be under-represented in these fields/who may not otherwise be able to afford. Membership is free and members have access to borrow instruments to take home for four weeks.