Colin Mills - Music Development Training and Consultation

28/03/2025

Excited to share with you this book I’ve been working on for drum students, diy drummers (YouTube/self taught) and drum teachers.
“Let’s Cook” Book 1 for snare drum covers integrating the basic rudiments into your playing is launching in the coming months!
There will also be a YouTube channel running alongside this available soon so that there’s references and extra materials for people that want to check it out.
Looking forward to this journey of helping drummers and percussionists develop their musical skills and also to serve the drumming community by designing and curating more materials for snare drum and drum set to share with you all 🎶🎵😊🪴

11/04/2024

I’m now on Instagram where I’ll be posting more of what I’m up to each week - feel free to message here as well as Insta if you’ve got questions or ideas you’d like to share 🎶🎵🌻

30/03/2024

Sharing with you all just a few samples of some recording, production and arranging work Ive been involved with over the past years.

In addition to this Ive produced podcasts both in English and Thai, written a hybrid live percussion ensemble/electronic soundtrack for theatre, co-written and arranged music for dance and cowritten a soundtrack for a Cambodian feature film and also in the samples, you will find an award winning song that I produced that was selected to be the soundtrack for a Filipino feature film.

There's many more projects in different styles that Ive been involved with including rock, indie, folk and hiphop styles - hope to be able to add more to this list of samples soon

Hi and thanks for stopping by! Im Colin and have more than 30 years professional experience playing, writing, producing and recording music in a variety of contexts and cultures around the world. I’

14/03/2024

Online Song Development Sessions

If you have an idea for a song but you want some help developing the idea further including coming up with instrumental parts for your idea in order that it would get to the stage of being a demo, you can book in a song development session with me - sessions are usually 60-120 minutes and more discussion based and then we will agree on a number of hours of work that I will put in during the week to complete the tasks set during the session.

If you’re interested in developing your song idea, please PM me or send me an email at [email protected]

14/03/2024

Online Song Writing Classes

If you have an idea for a song or you want to learn the tools you need to write songs that work well musically and lyrically, you can book in a series of classes to learn the basics of chord progressions, writing/finding melodies writing lyrics, building a strong framework for your lyrics that carries meaning effectively and so much more. Sessions are open to beginner and intermediate level musicians.

Sessions are 60 minutes each and usually a in a block of 8 lessons will get you to learn the basics and be able to have written 1 or 2 songs.

If you’re interested to start your songwriting journey, please PM me or send me an email at [email protected]

13/03/2024

Online Drum and Percussion Tuition -

If you want to learn to play the drum set or hand percussion instruments but you want to do it all from the comfort of your home, then online drum and percussion lessons may be an ideal choice for you.

Customised quality drum and hand percussion instruction from a teacher with over 30 years of experience.

Currently enrolling beginner to intermediate level learners of all ages from an experienced teacher in either 45 or 60 minute lessons.

45 minute trial lessons available, after which lessons will be booked in blocks of 8 lessons.

Feel free to contact me with enquiries, either by messaging the page or sending me an email at [email protected]

13/03/2024

Music Production Mentorship -

If you’re a hobbyist or studying in school or further education and you need someone to listen to your work and give you meaningful feedbacks in order to develop it, or if you need to spend extra time with someone who can work with you to ensure you understand all the concepts and new ideas you’re being taught in class, you can book a Mentorship session with me.

I’ve worked extensively with music students in this role in the past and also have experience working with people from different backgrounds and with learning challenges also. I’m excited to work together with you to empower you to find your creative strengths and expression and learn lots along the way.

If you’re interested in booking in a Mentoring session with me, pls send me a DM or email me - [email protected]

12/03/2024

Getting started in Music Production Consultations and Classes

I’ve had extensive experience in music and music creation and additionally having taught at secondary and tertiary levels and helping people get started in their music production journey. If you’re looking to get started in music production and you want to be able to quickly access the best free resources without having to spend hours scouring the internet.

I’m also well positioned to give you unbiased advice on what is the most suitable gear you can purchase according to your budget which will also save you time and get you focussing on making music in the shortest time possible rather than spending hours poring over YouTube videos and reviews and still not being sure if what you will purchase will provide you with the best value for money.

I also offer beginner classes to help people get started especially on Pro Tools and Ableton Live. I’ve achieved a certification in Pro Tools Accredited training and used Pro Tools extensively in a professional setting. I’ve also have experience teaching people to use Pro Tools over many years.

If you’d like to set up a consultation around software or gear to help you get your setup ready to start or would like a lesson to help you to get started,
PM me by clicking the message button at the top of the page or email me at [email protected]

12/03/2024

Audio Editing and Vocal Tuning Services -

Please don’t hesitate to contact me If you have
- either spoken or or sung vocals or parts played by any melodic instrument that you need edited or tuned.
- have content for a podcast that you need cleaned up and edited.
- need some drum or percussion tracks you’ve recorded to sound super tight
- all other audio editing projects considered.

Please message me at the top of the page or send me an email [email protected]

06/03/2024

Hi and thanks for stopping by!

I’m Colin and have more than 30 years professional experience playing, writing, producing and recording music in a variety of contexts and cultures around the world.

I’ve also taught drums, percussion, ensembles and music production and worked with children, young people and adults of varying abilities.

I have worked with individuals and groups and journeyed with them in different contexts - my focus is to give you the tools and support you need in the simplest possible way so that you can grow, have fun and be empowered to reach your musical goals.

**By choosing to support this business you’re also helping my wife and I to continue to journey alongside people in underserved communities in Manila, Philippines and around South East Asia and be able to give our time to resource and empower people by offering contextualised practical skills trainings in areas such as micro business startups, developing edible urban gardens, organic soap and shampoo making amongst others, mentorship, coaching and consultation for a wide variety of community projects.