Education and Inspiration

Get Inspiration, Find Answers, Explore Tools, and Learn New Things

About You Coach

Alex Krotz is a professional audio engineer, mixer and producer with almost two decades of experience. Starting young, learning through exploration, and eventually mentored by and working with top industry producers and engineers has provided him with a very wide knowledge base.

With credits on many platinum and gold certified records, Juno and Grammy winning projects from all styles of music. Alex has lectured at top audio schools, been a guest on various podcasts, and has co-authored audio engineering textbooks.

Alex has the fundamental belief that everyone can create great sounding music. He is passionate about helping others achieve their best work, whether it be a hobby or their chosen career path.

Mentorship& Mix Feedback

Mix Feedback and realtime virtual coaching

Coaching:

Get your questions answered directly with advice based on your gear, workflow, and where you are in your learning journey. Coaching/mentorship empowers you to grow your skills and achieve your creative goals, while saving time, money and alleviating frustration. As your coach, I want to give you what my mentors gave me: honest, reliable and trustworthy professional guidance.

Mix Feedback

An additional set of ears you can trust is extremely helpful when you're deep inside a project. My feedback provides you with a video answering your questions and providing additional advice and detailed skill building suggestions. Watch an example feedback video HERE!

Learn and Get Inspired

ANAK Creates Podcast and YouTube Channel

Creative Challenges
YouTube Channel

Inspiration often strikes when we watch others. Learn and expand your creative toolkit by observing different approaches to making music.

On my channel you’ll find an in depth exploration of music creation using various techniques and tools. Through creative challenges and mixing/production breakdowns, you will get insight into making professional sounding music, no matter what tools you have.

Coffee with Creators
The ANAK Creates Podcast

Studio lounge chats with my mentors and peers has provided a true foundation to so much of my knowledge.

With The ANAK Creates Podcast, I aim to bring you into these “coffee break chats”, where we discuss everything from creative life, workflows, and career journeys, to business and production insights. These discussions can get pretty nerdy, but are sure to inspire you.

Listen on all podcast platforms.

Creator Tools

Helpful tools and digital products for music makers

In the shop you will find a continually expanding set of helpful tools and digital products (both free and paid) such as guitar cabinet impulse responses, MIDI Groove packs, guides, courses, and much more. Currently in development are instrument libraries, plugins, and courses.

ACxAL Impulse Responses Cab Pack

ACxMC M.A.C Kit OneShots & Trigger Bundle

ACxMC SOH MIDI Groove Pack

Course

Our first course, Advanced Drum Editing, is available now!

Check it out now!