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Fall semester 2026 — applications open

Twelve weeks. Ten people. One studio.

Production, DJing and sound art at Kunsthaus ACUD — taught by fourteen artists who are still making their own work.

14 Sep
Semester starts
€1,300
Per semester
None
Experience required
Studio at Kunsthaus ACUD
I. FROM ZERO

Your first tracks

Twelve weeks from opening Ableton for the first time to a finished, mixed track.

II. GO DEEPER

Modular & live

Patching, advanced Ableton and a live set you can actually play out.

III. LISTEN

Sound art

Field recording, composition, installation. Berlin's experimental tradition, hands on.

Semester programmes

Twelve weeks · evenings and weekends · September intake

01

Make Some Waves — Semester 1

Sound design, production, mixing and live performance with seven instructors.

Beginner · 12 weeks
Starts 14 Sep 2026
Max 10 students
€1,300
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02

Make Some Waves — Semester 2

Modular synthesis, advanced Ableton and finding your own artistic voice.

Advanced · 12 weeks
Starts 15 Sep 2026
Nadia Struiwigh, RETHE
€1,300
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03

Sound Art for Beginners New

Composition, field recording and experimental practice with Antje Vowinckel.

Beginner · 12 weeks
Starts 14 Sep 2026
Georg Werner
€1,300
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04

Sounds from a Listening Body New

A three-month vocal course: listening, improvisation, embodied practice.

Open level · 3 months
Starts October
Gugulethu Dumama
€1,300
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Studio engineering, Wwise certification and 1:1 DJing →Pricing & payment plans

Taught by working artists

Fourteen of them. They teach the week after they play, and they bring the room with them.

RETHE
RETHE
DJing · production
Antje Vowinckel
Antje Vowinckel
Sound art · radio
Stéphane Lefrançois
Stéphane Lefrançois
Modular synthesis
Nadia Struiwigh
Nadia Struiwigh
Live performance
All fourteen teachers →

Four-day intensives

For visitors and anyone who can't give a semester.
1 spot left

DJ Masters Workshop

Four artists in four days. Friday you play B2B at ACUD Club.

25–28 Aug · €480Book →
2 spots left

Modular Synths

Patch, break, repeat — in Stéphane's private studio, max ten people.

18–21 Aug · €480Book →
One day

Music Business

DIY booking, labels and connections, with Apollonia.

20 Aug · €120Book →

Students

“This journey changed my life. I really appreciate all that I learned in this course.”

Antonio D.F. — Make Some Waves

“I learned enough about DIY synths to keep me busy with circuits for months.”

Jamie — DIY Synth workshop

Apply for fall

No audition, no portfolio. A short form, then a free call with our director to find the right fit.

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