Music

Contact our Music Coordinator, Ingrid Racine, ingrid@neutral-zone.org.

Through performance and technology, we generate, perform and distribute original music. Neutral Zone hosts a concert venue, recording studio, and workshops in performance technology, djing, and mcing with a focus on entrepreneurship. This is the complete package for discovering your talents and engaging in the music industry.

B-Side Promotion, Mondays 4:30-6pm
Combine business skills and a love of music through booking and promoting concerts and special events at the Neutral Zone. Event promoters meet weekly to discuss upcoming events, create marketing strategies, and learn what it takes to run The B-Side, our concert venue.

DJ Workshop, Wednesdays 6-8 pm
Learn the skills and techniques involved in mixing vinyl records and digital music live. The secrets of scratching, mixtapes, and creating a dynamic full DJ set will all be revealed. All genres are welcome. Meetings include instruction and open lab time to perfect your craft as a DJ.

Emcee Workshop, Tuesdays 6-8pm
Meet up with hip hop artists in our community through writing, recording, and performing rhymes. Emcees write original rhymes and share critiques, use Pro Tools to record, and host open mics to feature our workshop.

Youth Owned Records, Thursdays 4:30 pm
YOR, one of the first youth-operated record labels in the country, is dedicated to recording, distributing and marketing the freshest local teen artists. Teen record company members work to discover the best acts, get them into the recording studio and successfully promote and sell their original music.

Orpheum Recording Studio, Tuesdays 4:30-6 pm
The Orpheum is an all-ages, youth-run recording studio housed in the Neutral Zone. With the support of NZ staff, teens manage the recording schedule, make the budget, and market the studio. In addition to managing the business side, the teens also engineer sessions. Each youth engineer receives ongoing, advanced training in recording digital audio.

Beatmaking Workshop, Wednesdays at 4:30 pm
If you’re interested in learning to produce electronic and hip hop music, this is the place to be. Learn and discuss various software and hardware tools and production techniques that will enable you to compose your own beats and songs. Guest producers throughout the year will share their own methods of musical mayhem. Participants can continue to hone their skills in the Open Music Lab.

Open Music Lab, Tuesdays thru Thursdays 6-8 pm
After a short, introductory course to the studio, certified teens have access to create music through technology by using the MPC2000, Reason, Logic, Garageband, and ProTools. A series of courses that includes live sound and audio engineering is available throughout the year.

B-Boying Workshop, Fridays 4-6 pm
Learn the art of break dancing. Meet with teens from “The Breakbenders”, a crew of youth who share their love of dancing by welcoming anyone who wants to attempt, learn, and enjoy this unique style of dance.

Breakin Curfew, Wednesday 4:30-6 pm
Breakin Curfew is a youth arts extravaganza that sells out the Power Center every May. Join the dynamic team of curators who plan the show-everything from finding acts, painting the backdrop, designing the promotional material, and working backstage. A partnership with the University Musical Society.