AISO Academy

[ 02 / Tutors ]

Learn from the people who built the scene

Nine working artists — residents, label owners, and engineers who have played Tresor, Panorama Bar, and Outlook Festival, released on R&S Records, and earned airplay on Rinse FM. Every one of them teaches one-to-one, in personalized sessions built around you.

[ 03 / The Roster · 09 Tutors ]

The full roster

All available for one-to-one

Aidan Somers — Alias 1Alias 1

Aidan Somers

House & Techno Production

Born 1997, Aidan creates ambient, melancholic electronic music. Studying production since 2012 under private tuition from Andrej Ljatkovski, he now serves as CEO of AISO Academy and heads the Malta Music & Performing Arts Complex (MMPAC).

  • CEO, AISO Academy
  • Heads MMPAC
  • Producing since 2012
Clayton Gauci — CLEIGHCLEIGH

Clayton Gauci

Production · Mix/Master · DJing · Guitar

Over 18 years of music production across diverse genres, with roots in the Maltese hip-hop scene. Since launching his CLEIGH project in October 2022 he has crafted and released over twenty tracks, and plays guitar for Kodin Hill & The Pressed Pills. Director of AISO Academy.

  • Director, AISO Academy
  • 20+ releases as CLEIGH
  • 18+ years producing
Neil Hales — AcidulantAcidulant

Neil Hales

Acid House · Electronic Production

Electronic music producer from Malta known for acid tracks and synthesizer experimentation, with releases on I Love Acid, R&S Records, Balkan Vinyl, DJ Pierre's Jack Trax and Afro Acid (US). Co-founder of Electronic Music Malta (EMM).

  • R&S Records · I Love Acid
  • Co-founder, EMM
  • Synth experimentalist
Neil Fenech — DepthDepth

Neil Fenech

Production · Sound Engineering

Eighteen years behind the decks and sixteen organizing events. Owner of Depth Recording Studio, Neil made history in 2017 with 'Time' — the first dubstep & grime album released in Malta. He has played Outlook Festival in Croatia, with airplay on Rinse FM and 89.7 Bay.

  • Malta's first dubstep LP
  • Outlook Festival
  • Rinse FM airplay
Owen Jay — Owen JayOwen Jay

Owen Jay

DJing · Production · Vinyl

Active in electronic music since the mid-1990s, Owen runs the Batti Batti label with releases on DeepArtSounds, Moods & Grooves and others. Fundamental to the development of Malta's underground scene, he has performed at Tresor and Panorama Bar in Berlin.

  • Tresor · Panorama Bar
  • Batti Batti label
  • Since the mid-90s
Kyle O'Callaghan — AK1DAK1D

Kyle O'Callaghan

Hard Techno · Live Performance

Hard techno producer mentored by Dissonne in Ableton Live. Resident DJ and co-owner at Vacuum, with a two-year residency at Liquid Club. His relentless work ethic has seen him producing daily for the past two years.

  • Co-owner, Vacuum
  • Liquid Club residency
  • Produces daily
Luke Camilleri — ScytheScythe

Luke Camilleri

DJing · Trance & Techno Production

In music since age six; DJing and producing since seventeen, now twenty-seven. Scythe's influences stem from the rougher edges of trance and techno. He has performed at Arzenal in Budapest and local festivals including Glitch and Dalma.

  • Arzenal, Budapest
  • Glitch · Dalma
  • 21 years in music
Sarah Chouhal — chouhalchouhal

Sarah Chouhal

DJing

An emerging artist of twenty-two, Sarah spent five years on vocal performance and music theory before taking up DJing in 2023. Her sound is driven by groove and movement, with sets at Glitch Club Series, Indigo–waX, Bloom Festival and Harshmellow.

  • Bloom Festival
  • Glitch Club Series
  • Vocalist turned DJ
Uzay Aktan — Uzay AktanUzay Aktan

Uzay Aktan

Synthesis · Sound Exploration

Trained in percussion, drums and guitar before turning to electronic music. Uzay works with analog and digital synthesizers, rhythm composers and Eurorack systems, blending house, acid, tech, minimal, garage and breakbeat.

  • Eurorack systems
  • Analog & digital synthesis
  • Multi-genre

[ 04 / One-to-One Lessons ]

One hour, one tutor, your agenda

Personalized one-hour sessions with specialized tutors, tailored entirely to where you are and where you want to go. Pick a tutor, book a slot.

  • 011-hour personalized sessions
  • 02Choose from nine specialized tutors
  • 03Tailored learning plans
  • 04Flexible scheduling
A tutor in headphones mixing on turntables in front of shelves packed with vinyl records during a one-to-one session

[ 05 / Credentials · Where the roster has played & released ]

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