Make Waves Music
MakeWavesMusic
MakeWavesMusic started as a small idea from a hope to unite Hamilton High School as a community. Over time it has grown to be much more. In early 2014 we were a nameless after-school club for curious students from our Academy of Music and Performing Arts magnet and our Business and Integrated Technology Academy. By the fall our little club was adopted and evolved into a class that will soon be given a newly-approved title in our district’s catalog of courses. The Music Industry and Media course is where basic understanding of the music industry is taught through student research and accounts from experienced visiting professional musicians, engineers, and producers.
Now, in our eighth year, Make Waves Music continues to give musicians from Hamilton High School the tools they need to become self-sufficient and independent artists. We introduce them to the studio, and show them how to register copyrights and to purchase and use licenses to their advantage. By starting with us, our artists learn how to manage their own business better than a record label or publisher will promise to. While we are about the business of bringing new music into the world, we also teach our artists self-reliance, in order to allow them to manage themselves without the need for a record label, what to expect in a good contract, and how to succeed on their own.
Adidas Sound Lab
In 2017 Adidas Originals Sound Lab was launched at Hamilton High School. The program was created to foster creativity and help young artists grow. We transformed the unused auto shop into a fully functioning music recording studio.
At this time, Hamilton High School’s AMPA magnet is only one of four schools nationwide to have been given a dedicated recording studio by Adidas. Its charming outdoor patio has been a popular site for intimate outdoor talent showcases while it also serves as the location for Get Lit Poetry Slams and monthly concerts for students.
The Sound Lab is enjoyed by all Hamilton and AMPA students who may participate through the Music Technology department, in Recording Club, through the UCLA After School program, Make Waves Music (formerly ASIX Records), our many performing ensembles, and other student groups.
We are thrilled to offer this fabulous asset for our students to utilize as they build professional skills for a future in the music industry!
MakeWavesMusic Life
