ABOUT
DENNIS SHEPERD
Dennis is a world renowned producer / DJ, currently based in Sofia (Bulgaria). He provides music production services, mixing and mastering services, and 1-on-1 coaching (more info on dennissheperd.com). He has performed in over 30 countries and numerous of his productions have scored worldwide success in the Electronic Dance Music world. Additionally, he is a travel hacking, crypto and calisthenics enthusiast.
EDWIN TSUI
Edwin is an entrepreneur and aspiring Trance Producer from Calgary, Alberta. He has worked as a promoter, talent buyer, and event organizer for the past 6 years, and also owns multiple Escape Room, Archery Tag and Axe Throwing venues (more info on thelockedroom.ca). He is a travel enthusiast and in his spare time he enjoys 'travel hacking' and improving his music production skills.
Dennis and Edwin first met in the summer of 2016, when they were introduced to each other by a mutual musician contact. Dennis helped kick start Edwin's music production career as his mentor and instructor (and still is to this day!), and they quickly found that they had many interests in common and fast became good friends. Their initial idea of holding a small 'producers only' meetup as a creative workshop in an exotic location blossomed into Soundcation - a place where professionals and new rising talent can network, learn, and geek out about production in a supportive environment.
Since September of 2017, Dennis and Edwin have hosted over 10 unique music production retreats across 5 different countries. They've hosted retreats in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Berlin (Germany), Bali (Indonesia), Phuket (Thailand) and even in the mountains of Bulgaria! Each and every retreat has a different set of instructors, but the goal is always to provide an blend of education, networking, and fun.
Since 2024, Dennis is running the retreats by himself.
PREVIOUS RETREATS & INSTRUCTORS
Soundcation has travelled around the world! We have hosted over 10 succesful retreats since 2017 in various locations in Europe and Asia. This is our history of retreats:
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Bali, Indonesia
with Mark Sixma, Protoculture, Sied van Riel & Dennis Sheperd
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Berlin, Germany
with Menno de Jong, Bjorn Akesson, Adam Ellis & Dennis Sheperd
Bulgaria
with Orjan Nilsen, Estiva, Nifra & Dennis Sheperd
Bali, Indonesia
with Genix, Richard Durand, Roger Shah & Dennis Sheperd
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Phuket, Thailand
with Protoculture, Roger Shah & Dennis Sheperd
Berlin, Germany (techno)
with Spektre, OC & Verde, Juliet Fox & Sudhaus (Mike Koglin & MoodFreak)
Berlin, Germany (trance)
with Mark Sixma, Genix, Mike P.U.S.H. & Dennis Sheperd
Bali, Indonesia (progressive)
with Jerome Isma-Ae, Fehrplay, Martin Roth & Anden
Bali, Indonesia (trance)
with Sunny Lax, Rod, Nifra & Dennis Sheperd
Amsterdam, Netherlands
with Orjan Nilsen, KhoMha, Richard Durand & Dennis Sheperd
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
with Mark Sixma, Richard Durand, Sunny Lax & Dennis Sheperd
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
with DIM3NSION, Katty Heath & Dennis Sheperd
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Bangkok, Thailand
with Protoculture, Jerome Isma-Ae & Dennis Sheperd
Bali, Indonesia
with Estiva, Protoculture & Dennis Sheperd
The following instructors have taught at our retreats:
DENNIS SHEPERD
JEROME ISMA-AE
ORJAN NILSEN
ESTIVA
MARK SIXMA
KHOMHA
GENIX
JULIET FOX
PAUL MADDOX (SPEKTRE)
MARTIN ROTH
PROTOCULTURE
OC & VERDE
MENNO DE JONG
ROGER SHAH
FEHRPLAY
SUNNY LAX
NIFRA
ANDEN
BJORN AKESSON
SUDHAUS (MIKE KOGLIN & MOODFREAK)
SIED VAN RIEL
ADAM ELLIS