Soul Sound
Retreat
~Flow State~
Learn to create, record, & produce music at a secluded getaway immersed in nature
Learn to record & produce your own music
A musical potential exists within you that is waiting to be developed. Take this opportunity to learn the skills to
record your musical expressions in a friendly and fun format. Tune into your heart, and find your souls voice.
Learn how to record the music that’s inside you!
Our theme is Flow State. Flow state in music production is that magical "in the zone" mindset where you're completely absorbed in making music: singing, creating tracks, beats, or melodies, losing track of time and self-doubt as ideas pour out effortlessly and intuitively.
It's like your brain shifts into high gear for peak creativity: distractions fade, decision-making feels seamless, and the boundary between you and the music blurs.
At Soul Sound Retreat we will be giving you the guidance & tools for you to invoke the flow state in your own music production sessions by removing technical barriers and creating custom Ableton templates and configurations.
For more info click here to book a free info meeting or email hello@soulsoundacademy.net
~FLOW STATE~
What you get:
Group and one-on-one Ableton training
A mic and audio interface to use
2 day & nights of musical recording exploration
Collaborative music making activites and games
Over 4 hours or training videos (14 lessons)
New skills to begin your journey as a music producer
An Ableton template file optimized for quick music creation
14 training videos
An amazing sample and midi chord library to keep
2 Lunches, 2 dinners, & 2 breakfasts
Important note about this retreat:
This is a music production retreat which will cover
making and recording music “from scratch” with the
computer software called Ableton Live. We will not be
covering DJ skills (mixing pre-existing music for
dancers) or covering DJing.
Video includes actual tracks made at our retreats
Flow State sample schedule:
DAY 1 (FRIDAY)
4PM: Arrival
5PM: Grounding & opening circle
5:30PM: Ableton basics - how to record audio
7PM: Dinner
8PM - 9PM: More Ableton recording and production fundamentals
DAY 2 (SATURDAY)
8AM: Breakfast & Movement
9:00AM: Group class: Working with drums and drum programming
10:30AM: break out groups or work privately with video tutorials
12PM: Lunch
1PM: Rest, movement, & questions
2PM: Break out group (group work: getting musical, or work on your own)
3:30PM: Movement break & snacks
4PM: Collaborative music making or work on your own or ask more questions
6PM: Dinner
7PM: Fireside jam and/or listening party
9PM: More jamming, or record by yourself or with others, more one-on-one
guidance
DAY 3 (SUNDAY)
8AM: Breakfast
9AM: Closing circle
10AM - 12PM: Answering last questions or more teaching
12PM: Lunch & final farewells
You’re a songwriter wanting to explore new production
techniques to enhance your tracks
You’re feeling stuck in your creative musical process and need a
supportive environment to spark inspiration
You want hands-on guidance from experienced mentors to elevate
your production quality
You are new to music production and want to learn how to record
and produce music using Ableton Live
You’re seeking a balance between technical skills and creative
expression in your music.
You don’t consider yourself musical, yet something inside wants to
play with sound and the recording process
This retreat is for you if:
About your guide
Aaron Handford is DJ and music producer of organic
electronica, deep house & downtempo bass whose
festival credits include Burning Man, Pachena Bay,
Valhalla Fest, Burn In The Forest, Otherworld, &
SubLunar and releases on the Visionary Shamanics
and Lump Records label.
A veteran of music production retreats, Aaron has
taken all the wisdom from his various trainings and
distilled it into a one day offering for beginner music
producers to dive into the beautiful world of music
production.
He enjoys collaborating with vocalists and
instrumentalists to co-create musical journeys. His
artistic goal is to forge connections between the
spheres of deep house, downtempo global bass
music, jazz, and world rhythms.
Next Retreat Dates (2026):
April 24-26 (Quadra Island)
May 1-3 (Shawnigan Lake)
Oct 23-25 (Quadra Island)
Refund & Cancellation Policy
Secure your spot with full payment or a deposit, with the balance due 30 days before the retreat begins. Full refunds are available for cancellations before 30 days. Between 30 days and 15 days prior to the retreat, a 50% refund will be provided. No refund is possible less than 15 days prior to the retreat (unless we have a waitlist).