ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER ANNOUNCED TO TEACH SCHOOL OF SONG MUSIC COURSE

Daniel Lopatinv aka Oneohtrix Point Never has been announced to teach a workshop at School of Song starting February 1st.

Whether as a musician, composer, or producer, Daniel has constantly merged roles, moving between electronic releases, film scores, and collaboration with ease. With 11 studio albums under his belt including Betrayed in the Octagon, R Plus Seven, Garden of Delete, Age Of, MagicOPN and Again, he most recently released Tranquilizer, which has earned widespread critical acclaim and appeared on “best albums of 2025” lists worldwide.

An accomplished artist who moves effortlessly through musical genres, Daniel is responsible for soundtracks to many films including those from his ongoing collaboration with the Safdie Brothers such as Uncut Gems (2019) and Good Time (2017), as well as the anticipated upcoming cinematic release, Marty Supreme. In recent years he has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including James Blake, Charli XCX, Iggy Pop, Anohni, David Byrne, Nine Inch Nails, and The Weeknd.

This workshop will cover Daniel’s creative process. We will cover a range of topics, including:

Origins of Electronic Experimentation. Tracing modern production techniques back to their early roots, we’ll explore how the history of early electronic music, from musique concrète to aleatoric approaches, enlivens modern-day practice. With a “historical stream of consciousness” approach in mind, we will walk through how to implement early electronic processes inside a contemporary laptop setup.

Collage and process-oriented composition. How can a process become expressive rather than strictly mechanical? Dan will guide us through the subtle nuances of different collage-based approaches, sharing his trusted production techniques along the way. Drawing on Dan’s unique knowledge of electronic music history and perspectives on sound manipulation, we will encounter new modes of music-making through computer-based tape loop exercises and phase music experiments.

Sampling and sonic “recycling”. What happens when you place old sounds in new contexts? Dan’s special ability to recontextualize sonic material is one of his most distinct characteristics as a producer, as reflected in his vaporwave-predating Eccojams releases and his highly-referential work in general; throughout the course, he’ll walk us through a number of practical methods and techniques for sampling creatively. We’ll also talk about how to discover and maintain one’s personal sound while using pre-existing musical material.

Film scoring and effective collaboration. The dialogue between sound and picture is one of the most mysterious relationships in art-making; Dan will unpack his compositional philosophy and his approach to the strange alchemy of film scoring, with a key focus on emotional storytelling and the collaborative aspects of working with image.