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MIXTAPES: A Collaborative Concert Series
MIXTAPES, a collaborative concert series produced by Buffalo Music Club and Music Is Art and hosted by David Cloyd, seeks to bring artists together on stage for exciting one-time-only experiences.
A portion of all MIXTAPES ticket sales are donated to Buffalo String Works.
Concert Production
Curated Shows for Buffalo Events by Buffalo Musicians.
Buffalo Music Club partners with organizations and individuals throughout Western New York to produce concerts of the highest caliber, working to provide affordable and quality services for everything your event needs—on the stage and behind the scenes.
Whether it’s a wedding, a house party, a corporate event, or anything in between, we will work with you to make the music that makes your moment.
Music Lessons with Buffalo’s Pro Musicians
A new kind of music teacher.
The artists at Buffalo Music Club have dedicated their lives to writing, recording, and performing just about every style of music there is on every instrument imaginable, right here in Buffalo and beyond. And they’re ready to provide instruction and guidance across a wide variety of instruments, pursuits, and styles—PLUS music life mentoring to help you along your personal journey as a musician. All you have to do is pick something to explore.
Find YOUR music lessons and learn what YOU want to learn.
Featured Music Lessons
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Music Lessons with Miranda Shulman
Music Lessons with Miranda Shulman
Miranda Shulman
Violin • ViolaPerformanceLearn music with a pro violinist & violist (Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Tango Orkestra, David Cloyd) and music educator (SUNY Fredonia, Shul Music).Instruments: ["Viola","Violin"]
Pursuits: ["Music Life Mentoring","Performance"]
Styles: Classical
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
From: $30.00 -
Music Lessons with Griffin Brady
Music Lessons with Griffin Brady
Griffin Brady
Traditional African Percussion • Hand Percussion • Drum Kit • Classical PercussionPerformance • ImprovisationLearn music with a pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.Instruments: ["Drum Kit","Hand Percussion","Classical Percussion","Traditional African Percussion"]
Pursuits: ["[\"Improvisation\",\"Music Life Mentoring\",\"Performance\"]"]
Styles: Alternative, Blues, Classical, Country, Electronic/Dance, Folk, Hip-Hop/Rap, Indie, Jazz, Metal/Hard Rock, Musical Theatre, Pop, R&B, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/Funk, Traditional, World Music
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
From: $25.00 -
Music Lessons with Elizabeth Hayes
Music Lessons with Elizabeth Hayes
Elizabeth Hayes
Voice • PianoPerformance • Music TheoryLearn music with an award-winning vocalist and opera singer (mezzo-soprano).Instruments: ["Piano","Keyboard & Synth","Voice","Vocals"]
Pursuits: ["Music Theory","Performance"]
Styles: Classical, Indie, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Pop
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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Music Lessons with Vinny “VinVizeus” Bowers
Music Lessons with Vinny “VinVizeus” Bowers
Vinny "VinVizeus" Bowers
Computers • MIDI • Music Software (ProTools, Logic Pro X)Recording & Audio Production • Beat Production • Songwriting • Scoring • Composition & ArrangingLearn music with a pro songwriter, producer, engineer, music business consultant, and founder & CEO of Work Art Entertainment.Instruments: ["Computers"]
Pursuits: ["Composition & Arranging","Music Life Mentoring","Music Software","Songwriting","Composition & Arranging","Recording & Audio Production","Scoring","Beat Production","Music Business"]
Styles: Country, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
From: $30.00
Music Workshops with Buffalo’s Pro Musicians
Learn what YOU want to learn.
Many of our artists frequently host music workshops, curated for all age groups and skill levels, and covering a wide range of topics. Come take a look at what’s coming up, including featured guests, group lessons, and recurring workshop series.
Find YOUR music workshops and learn what YOU want to learn.
Featured Music Workshops
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Effective Practicing with Jared Tinkham
PERFORMANCE
Learn about the impact of having an effective practice routine, and how to develop and constantly refine the right one for you through discipline and reflection.
Jared Tinkham is an award-winning pro guitarist and music educator (Director of Guitar Program, Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts).Pursuits: Music Life Mentoring, Performance
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Monthly (First Sundays)
5:00pm–6:00pm$10.00 -
Mixing & Mastering Tips with Jeremy Cochise Ball
RECORDING & AUDIO PRODUCTION • MUSIC SOFTWARE (DAWs)
Learn mixing and mastering tips to get pro sound—even in a small home studio—collected from decades of work with top producers and engineers in the music business.
Jeremy Cochise Ball is a pro mix engineer (Griselda Records, Lana Del Ray, Naughty By Nature, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jaheim, Dead Prez, Big Pun, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G), multi-platinum record producer (Smashproof, Quiet as Kept Records), DJ, and music educator (UB, BAVPA).Pursuits: Music Software, Recording & Audio Production
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Monthly (First Sundays)
2:00pm–3:00pm$10.00 -
Composition Software with Jared Tinkham
MUSIC SOFTWARE (Noteflight, Sibelius, Guitar Pro, Soundslice) • COMPOSITION & ARRANGING
Learn the basic features of industry-standard music notation software, including Noteflight, Sibelius, Guitar Pro, Soundslice, and more.
Jared Tinkham is an award-winning pro guitarist and music educator (Director of Guitar Program, Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts).Pursuits: Composition & Arranging, Music Software
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Monthly (Third Sundays)
5:00pm–6:00pm$10.00 -
Introduction to African Percussion with Griffin Brady (Ages 16 & Up)
DRUMS & PERCUSSION • PERFORMANCE • WORLD MUSIC • TRADITIONAL
Explore the art of African drumming as you learn traditional techniques, expand your rhythmic vocabulary, and develop the strength and endurance needed to play hand drums in a way that is safe, healthy, and fun.
Griffin Brady is a pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.Instruments: Drums & Percussion
Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
Styles: Traditional, World Music
Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Weekly ( Wednesdays)
6:00pm–7:00pm$25.00
Support the Artists of Today. Create the Artists of Tomorrow.
About Buffalo Music Club
Founded in 2020 by David Cloyd and Eric Crittenden, Buffalo Music Club seeks to create and foster a vibrant and sustainable local music scene by providing a reliable and curated touchpoint between professional Buffalo musicians, aspiring musicians of all levels, and the audience—supporting the artists of today while helping to create the artists of the future.
Meet Our Artists
Buffalo Music Club showcases a diverse group of talented local musicians, each of whom draw on their own personal experience as a professional working artist to provide multi-disciplinary instruction and guidance, special music performances, and pro music services to people of all ages in the city of Buffalo and the surrounding area.
Buffalo Music Club Featured in Buffalo Rising
In “Buffalo Music Club: Keeping Music Alive” (November 25, 2020), Judith Frizlen interviews David Cloyd and Eric Crittenden and gets the inside scoop about the origins and aspirations of this new kind of music company.
