Soundgarden

Soundgarden is an online sound-skills learning space for artists, musicians, composers, content creators, and everyday people. We offer sessions in 1-on-1 and group formats, both online and in-person.

Our goal is to offer full-range support for your sound projects:

• sound recordings, music releases
• production, composition, beat-making
• content creation, podcasts
• musician workflows (self-recording, gear for live-sets)
• arts & interdisciplinary projects

During sessions, you can bring work you are doing, and we will share techniques and workflows relating to tools you are working with. You can start from where you are, and feel fully supported each step of the way.

Sessions are fun and hands-on, grounded in values of respect, listening, and intuition. We gladly work with people of all ages, experience-levels, genres, and artistic disciplines.

Fili 周 Gibbons

Pronouns: we / they / them

Artist, Engineer, Sound skills mentor

Our background

• 20+ years as a musician (cello player)
• Masters in Sound Recording, McGill University
• 6 years of professional production experience in sound (Studio Apothicaire)
• 100+ professional sound projects realized: recordings, music productions, sound design, composition, livestreams, podcasts etc.
• Recording and performance experience across genres — traditional, pop, rock, roots, beats, improv, classical, contemporary, electronic.

Sound-tech topics

Our approach

Audio mentorship is meaningful to us because we (Fili) know how challenging it can be to work with audio tools. As an intuitive artist— it often felt challenging to make sense of technical details, dense manuals and acoustic concepts. We (Fili) only kept going because we were in love with music and sound. From our humble beginnings making beats in our basement as a teen, to our formal studies at university—we always had to slow down, take detailed notes, and find ways to simplify concepts in order to keep them clear in our mind.

Drawing from familiarity with the creative process, we found ways to give life to the technical topics, translating them into creative choices. We can teach the professional standards—but also the importance of going beyond them, following one’s own unique way of listening, and the resonance of sound in the body. Drawing from this awareness, we guide creators in developing a level of ‘sound quality’ that is deeply linked to artistic feeling.

Testimonials

“Fili is actually the best! Can’t imagine being next to anyone better to hold your hand through the creative process.”

Tina Hanaé Miller

Producer, composer & vocalist (New York)

Géraldine Eguiluz

Multi-instrumentaliste, improvisatrice, compositeure (Montréal / Mexico City)

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Je vous recommande amplement Fili… vous trouverez non seulement ses habilités techniques, mais aussi et surtout, son approche, son ouverture, sa gentillesse, sa qualité d'écoute et son empathie. (I highly recommend Fili, you will discover not only their technical skills, but also and above all, their approach, their openness, their kindness, their listening skills and empathy).

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“The most important lesson I learned (apart from all the technical things) was that there are no right or wrong answers. Fili answered each question I had with “this will do that… and that will do this… ” rather than “this is how it should be done” and it occurred to me that these were creative decisions.”

Michael Kim-Sheng

Producer & composer (Los Angeles)

How to book a session

If we’ve haven’t worked together already, you’re welcome to book a free 15-minute session where we can get to know each other, and learn more about your work and interests.

Single Session

1-on-1 session with Fili

Length: 1 - 3 hours $60 USD | $75 CAD per hour

Monthly memberships + Group class

* Additional session time available at a discount for subscribers ($50 USD | $65 CAD per hour).

All monthly packages include:

• Online resources access (beta).
• Drop-in online coworking space.
• Cancel anytime.
• Note: No refunds available on processed payments.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)