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Award Winning Audio Production Since 2001

Personal AudioCoaching.

One-to-one coaching with Michael Dörfler.
Music production & mixing · Vienna and online.

Personal. Practical. Individual.

Your music.
Your questions.

Music production, mixing and working on your own projects.

I start with your experience and interests. We can work on a particular production, explore technical questions or build a foundation together. Sessions follow your goals, from getting started to ongoing work on your own projects.

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Michael Dörfler at the TRIPBOX studio in Vienna — Michael Dörfler · Producer, mixing engineer & educator

Studio practice meets teaching experience

Studio practice.
Teaching experience.

I have worked with numerous national and international artists, receiving Gold and Platinum awards for that work and contributing to Echo- and Amadeus-winning productions.

Alongside that comes decades of teaching experience, from personal coaching to higher education, module leadership and curriculum development. In coaching, I connect that knowledge with your music and your questions.

Teaching has always been something I enjoy and has been part of my work from the beginning, even during busy periods in the studio. Working with new generations of musicians keeps me curious and encourages me to question and deepen my own understanding. To explain something clearly, you need to look beyond the explanation yourself.

More about Michael Dörfler Explore the discography

Credits & teaching experience

Die Fantastischen Vier Thomas D Rainhard Fendrich Roman Lob

Academic Teaching & Education

United Pop / University of West London: teaching and module leadership in BA Music Technology, alongside curriculum development. SAE Institute: institute manager in Vienna, with teaching in Vienna and New York.

Workshops & Master Classes: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), WIFI, SRH University in Germany and SAE Institute.

A wider perspective

My work also includes musical direction for ORF’s Eurovision selection shows, production and artist coaching for Unser Star für Baku, and musical sound design at Vienna’s Burgtheater.

Epic Games featured Sonic Lifeforms in its official 2023 audio showreel and invited me to speak at Unreal Fest in New Orleans.

Sonic Lifeforms & Unreal Fest

Selected Projects & Clients

Die Fantastischen VierThomas DDMXDMX & SisqóRainhard FendrichGeorg DanzerORF“Unser Star für Baku” (Brainpool/Stefan Raab/Pro7)Roman LobSurin KaruEve KindLi VelvetEmma · The Voice KidsTHE MINUSBurgtheater WienAkademietheater WienXALWOMAN / WOMAN WorldKIATelekom AustriaState Museum of Art UzbekistanStudio Super+K18Team LegatVanilla IceJagged EdgeWIFI WienFH Wien der WKWUnited PopUniversity of West London4GamechangersYLVANachtfilmMonika BallweinHarri StojkaAndy BaumPachecoSabina Hank & Willi ResetaritsGiraffenaffenLi MusicSOS Project feat. Dante ThomasInsiemeCMP & Ashley SlaterAmbient WhiteSonic LifeformsTommy Blank & Herbert Grönemeyer

What we work on

Shaped around your goals

Music Production

From an idea to a convincing arrangement: choose sounds, make musical decisions and develop your production.

Mixing

Understand balance, EQ, dynamics and space in your own tracks. Listen together, understand the decisions and make purposeful improvements.

Explore mixing & feedback

DAWs & Workflow

Learn Ableton Live or get more from the tools you already use. Build a workflow that supports your ideas and helps you work independently.

Production Feedback

A fresh perspective on your music: what is already working, what is missing and which next steps will move your track forward?

Explore mixing & feedback

Recording, studio setups & more View topics

Recording & Studio Technology

Microphone choice and placement, recording techniques, signal flow and monitoring. We can plan your home studio, discuss room acoustics and choose equipment around your goals and budget.

Music Business & Next-Gen Audio

We can also discuss the practical side of working in music, interactive and game audio, Unreal Engine, Wwise, procedural music and spatial sound. Topics depend on your interests and experience.

Personal, practical, individual

My approach

There is no standard course to work through. We listen together, try things and discuss the musical and technical decisions behind them.

Between sessions, you can apply what you have learned and return with new questions. You can discuss one production or work with me over time.

From the coaching sessions

Participant feedback

“I originally just wanted a few Ableton lessons. Now I have been coming to Mitch’s studio regularly for years to discuss my productions.”

“Your knowledge has both breadth and depth. It is really cool how many topics we can discuss right down to the smallest detail.”

“I would not have thought coaching could work so well online. It almost felt as though I was there in your studio.”

More about the coaching

Mixing & Feedback

About working together on your productions.

Sessions & FAQ

Appointments, online sessions, fees and practical questions.

All practical details

From Ablessons to personal audio coaching Read more

As one of the very first Ableton Live users, I began teaching it when opportunities to learn it locally were still rare. Ablessons grew out of people asking me to share that knowledge.

Today, those sessions cover a much wider field: music production, mixing, different DAWs and ongoing work on individual projects. The personal approach remains.

Personal Audio Coaching · Vienna & online

Get in touch.

Tell me what you are working on and what you would like to learn. I will get back to you personally.

michael@tripbox.com