Andrew Krause Music

Here you will find resources for my students and their friends, links to my work for television and other media, information about hiring me for your next project, and everything D.R.U. (my artist alias)

Thank you!

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Making It From Scratch (Commercial R&B)

September 09, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / making music, from scratch, composition, beat making, logic, musician, minor, scale, chord, in 30 minutes, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris 2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, logic pro, logic pro x, guitara, guitarist, live music, nick mira, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, edm, chill house, house logic, dj, subscribers, mxr pedals, mxr clone looper, jim dunlop, live loop, looping, looper, tempo change, tempo

Building Sounds in SERUM

September 06, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / 21st century, modern, music production, from scratch, composition, logic, logic pro, andrew krause, drusounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, in 30 minutes, beat, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, edm, chill house, house music, dj, subscribers, d.r.u., splice, xferrecords

Making it from Scratch 18

August 20, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / composition, logic pro, drusounds, minor, scale, chord, simple, fun, vibe, rough, in 30 minutes, beat, a-major, major, island vibes, phrygian, eminor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris 2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, guitara, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, edm, chill house, house logic, house music, dj, subscribers, mxr, pedals, clone looper, jim dunlop, live loop, looping, looper

Using SERUM like a SAMPLER

August 16, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / 21st century, modern, music production, making music, from scratch, composition, beatmaking, logic, logicpro, andrew krause, drusounds, minor, scale, chord, music theory, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, beat, a major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, eminor, izotope, waves, hdelay, iris2, plucks, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logic pro x, guitara, guitarist, live music, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, lab, midi, house, edm, chill house, house music, dj, subscribers. d.r.u., splice, serum, xfer records

Making a Playable Instrument with a Sample

August 09, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / music production, from scratch, composition, beatmaking, logic, drusounds, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, beat, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logic pro x, guitara, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, chill house, house logic, house music, dj, subscribers, splice

Sound Design from my Latest Single (Serum, Vocal Chops, from D.R.U.)

July 26, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / theory, tutorial, lesson, how-to, how to, analysis, logic pro, hip hop, team dru, dru, d.r.u., logic, drusounds, san diego, musician, minor, scale, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, in 30 minutes, beat, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logic pro x, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, chill house, house logic, house music, subscribers, pip lewis

Looking at Arturia's Filter M12 Plugin

June 28, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / tutorial, song breakdown, logic pro, hip hop, team dru, dru, d.r.u., filterm12, from scratch, andrew krause, dru sounds, san diego, musician, minor, scale, chord, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, in 30 minutes, beat, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e minor, izotope, waves, hdelay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, guitara, guitarist, live music, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, chill house, house logic, house music dj

Making it from Scratch 12

June 28, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / making music, from scratch, composition, beat making, logic, logic pro, andrew krause, dru sounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, simple, rough, real, in 30 minutes, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, izotope, waves, h-delay, iris 2, serum, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logic pro x, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, house, edm, chill house, house logic, house music, dj

Making It From Scratch 11

June 17, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / making music, from scratch, composition, beatmaking, logic, logic pro, andrew krause, drusounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, music theory, simple, vibe, in 30 minutes, beat, a-major, major, vibes, phrygian, eminor, izotope, waves, iris 2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, leadguitar, logic pro x, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, arturia analog, lab, analog, midi, records, hip-hop, rap, beatstars, how to, h-delay, tricks, tips, trap beat

5 Reasons You Should Upload Music 30 Days Before Release

June 14, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / spotify playlisting, repost chains, spotify, promotion, bots, beware, becareful, reputation, melody, musictheory, melodic, counter melody, composition, composer, musician, instrumental, how-to, make music, make it sound better, midi, midi technique, velocity, pitch bend, andrew krause, music theory, music production, get better, make hits, sequence, bridge, beat, distrokid, tune core, cd baby, independent, music business, music promo, plan a release, food for thought

Making It From Scratch 9

June 03, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / making music, from scratch, composition, beatmaking, logic, logic pro, andrew krause drusounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, music theory, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, in 30 minutes, beat, a-major, major, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor izotope, waves, h delay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logic pro x, guitara, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, analog lab, analogm, midi, records, hip-hop, rap, beatstars

Making it From Scratch #8 - Part 2 - Vocals & MIDI

May 06, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / theory, tutorial, how-to, how to, making music, from scratch, logic, andrew krause, drusounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, in 30 minutes, beat, amajor, major, reggaeton, reggae, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, e minor, izotope, waves, hdelay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logicpro, logicprox, guitara, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld, arturia, midi, analog, lab, arturia analog

Making it From Scratch #8 (Part 1 - Guitar Processing)

April 29, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

tags / theory, tutorial, how-to, how to, making music, from scratch, logic, andrew krause, drusounds, san diego, los angeles, musician, minor, scale, chord, simple, fun, vibe, rough, real, in 30 minutes, beat, amajor, major, reggaeton, reggae, island, vibes, phrygian, e-minor, e minor, izotope, waves, hdelay, iris2, serum, plucks, guitar, bass, melody, lead guitar, guitar rig, logicpro, logicprox, guitara, guitarist, live music, internet money, nick mira, juicewrld

I wish I knew... to be careful with music promotion!

April 05, 2022  /  Andrew Krause

Some advice fo my younger self. I hope it helps you avoid the same mistakes!

tags / music theory, theory, tutorial, lesson, how-to, how to, america, commercial edm, edm, dance music, song breakdown, analysis, logic pro, hip hop, team dru, dru, d.r.u., spotify playlisting, repos tchains, spotify, promotion, bots, beware, be careful, reputation, melody, melodic, counter melody, composition, composer, musician, instrumental, make music make it sound better, midi, midi technique, velocity, pitch bend, andrew krause, music production, get better, make hits, sequence, bridge, beat

Sampling 101 (free download)

January 19, 2021  /  Andrew Krause

Sampling has become very popular over the years. Here's a quick tutorial on how to get started with sampling and furthermore making a beat from scratch. Stra...
tags / hip hop, hip-hop, making samples, cutting samples, sampling, samples, dubstep, edm, future bass, dru, drucid, andrew, krause, music thoery, producers, logic, logicX, logic pro, native instruments, pigments, arturia, musician, damage, music producer, electronic music, songwriting, songwriter, composition, melody, how-to, how to, music theory

Melody Writing 101

January 12, 2021  /  Andrew Krause

What's a song without a catchy Melody? I'm going to give you some tips and tricks on how to write a fluid melody for your next song.Like this video? Recommen...
tags / melody, chorus, hook, how-to, tutorial, composition, arrangements, writing music, electronic music, producer, future bass, edm, dubstep, music theory, d.r.u., dru, drucid, andrew krause, musician, native instruments, m-audio, pigments, arturia, logicX, logic pro, songwriting, singer songwriter, c minor