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Mentorship Programme

# Welcome to *Next Level*

Five things to set up before your first session. Takes about ten minutes. Tick them off as you go.

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  ## Install the Next Level app

  Your hub for the whole programme. Book sessions, see workshops, check how many sessions you've got left. Add it to your home screen and it works like any other app.
  
  **iPhone:** open the link in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. **Android or computer:** open it in Chrome and install from the menu.
  
  [Open app.nextlevelprod.co →](https://app.nextlevelprod.co)
  
  Sign in with the email you used to join. If it doesn't recognise you, message Max.
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  ## Turn on notifications

  Say yes when the app asks. That's how you hear about new workshops and get a reminder before each session. Missed the prompt? Switch it on in your Profile.
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  ## Book your first session

  In the app, open Sessions, pick a free slot and confirm. Times show in NZ time, so double check the conversion if you're overseas. Turn up with your project open and one thing you want to work on.
  
  [Open the app →](https://app.nextlevelprod.co)
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  ## Join the Discord

  Where you ask questions between sessions and drop tracks for feedback. New workshops get announced here first. Introduce yourself once you're in.
  
  [Join the Discord →](https://discord.gg/v7t8Y4q3sj)
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  ## Download SonoBus and test it

  We use it for high quality audio in online sessions, so Max hears your track properly instead of the squashed Google Meet version. Grab the standalone app, pick your audio interface in the settings, headphones on. Get it working now, not during your first session.
  
  [Download sonobus.net →](https://sonobus.net)
  
  Max gives you the group name and password in your first session.

If you get stuck

Post in the Discord or message Max directly. Don't sit on a problem for a week, that's a week you're not making music.

## Good to know

The app

Three tabs: **Workshops** to browse and register, **Sessions** to book and track your 1 on 1s, **Profile** for your name and artist alias. Fill the alias in so Max knows whose track he's looking at.

Workshops

Weekly group sessions on Google Meet covering sound design, mixdowns, arrangement and more. Register in the app and the Meet link shows up on the day. Join on a laptop with headphones and bring questions.

Moving a session

Change it in the app if the slot's still open, or message Max in the Discord. Give as much notice as you can so someone else can grab it.

## Before every session

- **Project open**and a rendered bounce ready if you want notes on a finished idea.
- **SonoBus running**and connected to the group.
- **Headphones on**and your interface selected in SonoBus.
- **A question or a goal.**Even "my drums sound weak and I don't know why" is enough to work with.

## Quick links

[Next Level app`app.nextlevelprod.co`](https://app.nextlevelprod.co) [Discord invite`discord.gg/v7t8Y4q3sj`](https://discord.gg/v7t8Y4q3sj) [SonoBus download`sonobus.net`](https://sonobus.net) [Website`www.nextlevelprod.co.nz`](https://www.nextlevelprod.co.nz)

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