1:1 MENTORSHIP + CONSULTING
Over the span of four individualised sessions, I'll support you in aligning and sustaining your creative goals, strategising the technical and practical details, and growing toward an emotionally and spiritually meaningful practice. I draw on my background in Neuroaesthetics & Positive Psychology, experience teaching 100+ students, 7+ years using Ableton, and the many lessons I’ve learned hustling as a full-time artist.
The sessions will be tailored to your current needs, a custom blend of:
⇴ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 (project research & development)
⇴ 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (Ableton, live performance)
⇴ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (fundings, CV, website, portfolio)
⇴ 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥/𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 (making meaningful & authentic work, dreaming into being)
⇴ 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 all of the above
Amidst these wildly dark times in our tenaciously beautiful existence, I’ve come to find so much joy in teaching & sharing spaces of transmission and growth. I’m humbled and grateful to be able to extend this journey into a more personal and intimate format, and I’m looking forward to connecting and supporting some of you in the process ❦
✷ fees are 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 60-150€/hour
✧ connect: madelynbyrd@proton.me ✧
COURSES / WORKSHOPS
⇴ Sonic Worldbuilding ⇴
⇴ Subversive Creative Practice ⇴
⇴ Sonorous Alchemy ⇴
⇴ Ableton Production & Flow ⇴
I offer courses and workshops that span music production and theory, which are geared toward FLINTA+ of all backgrounds & different levels of experience. The curriculum and methodology is rooted in sonic fiction, sound studies, queer theory, surrealism, utopian theory, ecoacoustics, deep-listening practices, and neuroaesthetics, through which we explore sound as a transformative tool.
Courses are composed of lectures, group discussion, and exercises, which have included countermapping & subversive graphic scores, deep-listening practices, biomimicry, and developing a queered sonic lexicon. Production techniques have included collage/sampling, sonic morphing, time-stretching, extreme EQing, automating and chaosifying workflow, and more. They always include moments for sharing and feedback.
I’ve taught courses and workshops in-person at BIMM (Berlin), Kwia (Berlin), GLOSS (Glasgow), and online with the support of Soundial and Gravity Pleasure. It’s been an honor to expand recent editions into a collaborative format alongside ophélie, Sk [Rain], Pablo Diserens, Diane Barbé, and Thom Lucero.
Past & Ongoing Iterations
2026 ✧ Sonorous Alchemy - 1 Day Workshop - GLOSS, Glasgow
2026 ✧ Sonic Worldbuilding w/ Slowfoam, Pablo Diserens, Diane Barbé, Thom Lucero - 5 wks online
2026 ✧ Ableton Production & Flow w/ Slowfoam, ophélie, Sk [Rain], Pablo Diserens - 5 wks online
2025 ✧ Sonic Worldbuilding - 1 Day Workshop, BIMM Berlin
2025 ✧ Sonic Worldbuilding with Slowfoam & Sk [Rain] - 5 Week Course, online
2025 ✧ Sonic Worldbuilding: Methodology & Practice - 5 Week Course, Kwia
2025 ✧ Sonic Worldbuilding II: Methodology & Practice - 4 Week Course, Soundial
2024 ✧ Subversive Creative Practice & Sonic Worldbuilding - 4 Week Course, Soundial
2024 ✧ Weaving Sounds (Guest Lecture) - Soundial
Formats
Courses tend to run 4-6 weeks, but can be modified to fit various formats & contexts: from 1-2 day workshops to semester long courses. They can be adjusted for in-person or online, as well as for all ages and backgrounds. They are especially suited for FLINTA*, BIPOC, and marginalised communities.
If you’d like to host Sonic Worldbuilding at your festival, event space, university, residency, etc, please get in touch ❤