October at Campus: Vocal Production Month — Learn to Record Better at Home (and Speak Your Engineer’s Language)

Vocal production month is here. All October long, Campus is running four live, drop-in sessions designed to help you capture cleaner takes at home, understand the terms your engineer uses, and make smarter choices when you’re tracking, comping, and processing vocals. It’s interactive, virtual, and built for real outcomes — not just theory.

Why this month matters

If you’re an artist, producer, or engineer, great vocals are the difference between a demo and a record. Campus makes it simple: join the specific weeks you need, ask questions in real time, and walk away with techniques you can repeat at home. Sessions are only $12 each when you break down the 49.99/month for the Elevate membership .

The October Lineup (and how each session benefits you)

October 7 — Dajaun

Gold-certified producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and mixer behind multiple Juno-nominated projects. Credits span Moist, Diemonds, Cancer Bats; featured in Professional Sound and Mix; contributor to Canadian Musician; currently on tour with Meghan Trainor.

Why you should attend: 

Dajaun bridges band, pop, and heavy genres, which means you’ll learn how to capture emotive vocals that cut through dense arrangements without losing clarity. Expect practical guidance on mic choice, performance direction, and session flow that translates whether you’re tracking in a treated booth or a bedroom.

October 14 — Dominic “Dot” Okune (DotDaEngineer)

Toronto engineer and founder of 669 Studios and 334 Atelier, trusted for elite vocal capture and live sound. Credits include a Juno win with Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ Red Future, Gold and Platinum records with Ali Gatie, and Triple Platinum for Loud Luxury x Anders’ “Love No More,” totalling over a billion streams.

Why you should attend: 

Dot is surgical about capture. You’ll learn how to get mix-ready vocals at the source: gain staging that avoids harshness, smart headphone mixes that improve performance, and session labeling that keeps your engineer happy and your creativity moving. Home recordists will leave with a repeatable input-chain checklist.

October 21 — Jesse Yonge

Senior engineer and founder of Secret Weapon Sound. Known across Toronto’s top rooms for reliable results and a “secret weapon” touch; earned a platinum plaque for Smiley’s “Over the Top” featuring Drake.

Why you should attend: 

Jesse focuses on taste and translation. Expect guidance on subtle de-essing, dynamic control that preserves emotion, and automation moves that lift hooks without sounding processed. If you’re already engineering and want to refine decisions that make vocals translate on any system, this class is for you.

October 28 — Dub Shakes (William J. Shakespeare)

Long Beach producer, engineer, and artist with 1B+ streams and credits with Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, SiR, Sabrina Claudio, Too $hort, Big Boi, and Jordin Sparks. Nearly two decades across recording, mixing, songwriting, and performance.

Why you should attend: 

Dub blends creative vision with technical precision. You’ll see how arrangement choices and subtle effects shape the vocal’s feel in modern hip-hop and R&B, and how to keep character while tightening timing, doubles, and ad-libs. Great for artists who self-produce and want their vocals to sit confidently in contemporary mixes.

What makes Campus different

• Drop-in flexibility: Come to the weeks you need; no long-term commitment.

• Live Q&A: Get answers to your exact setup and challenges in real time.

• Virtual and accessible: Join from anywhere; sessions run through the Muse app.

• Affordable: $12 per class, with the Elevate membership at $49.99/month.

How to join (and what members unlock)

Try your first class for free, then keep learning all month long. Campus is included inside the Elevate membership, which also packs real-world benefits to help you release and promote your music: lifetime presaves, mini-website creation, a free studio hour each month at partner studios, sync submission opportunities, blog features, personalized Spotify pitches, rollout strategies, social calendars, distribution via Believe Music Canada, radio promo discounts through Yangaroo, and more.

Ready to level up your vocals? 

Grab your spot for the next session and bring your questions — whether you’re just starting to track at home or you’ve been engineering for years and want to compare pro workflows.

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