Our Mission
The mission of Young Producers Group (YPG) is to improve the creative, cultural, and academic skill sets of students through project-based, interactive, digital music instruction. We are dedicated to fostering fun and creative environments for young people to learn how to make the types of music they actually listen to. Hip hop, techno, and other styles of electronic music become tools for young people to connect across socioeconomic boundaries. Collaboration and musical development are vehicles for personal and social growth with YPG.
We seek to revitalize and reimagine what music education can be in the modern world. Using 21st century tools, our curricula fit the interests of the young people in our classes.
Our Founder
Producer and educator Lawrence Grey was inspired to create YPG in 2010 after working with the youth at an alternatives to incarceration center in Brooklyn called the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA). In the studio at CCA, the only thing that mattered was how committed and focused someone was to their music. Socioeconomic backgrounds and life experiences, usually things that keep people apart, served as creative tools to bring people together. This experience had a profound impact on Lawrence, inspiring him to go to UCLA and get a masters degree in education. Having received a Bachelor's degree in music from NYU with a focus on electronic music composition, he was in a unique position to create YPG. Lawrence is also an Ableton Certified Trainer.
Please email Lawrence@youngproducersgroup.com and say hello!
YPG Instructors
YPG Instructors have a rare mix of music production expertise and solid classroom experience. They are equally comfortable delivering a lesson or a DJ set. Instructors are all credentialed educators with years of experience working with schools, students, camps, etc. All instructors go through rigorous training on YPG methods and curricula. YPG’s ever-growing team of instructors is redefining the role of a music teacher and a music class.
If you’re interested in becoming a YPG Instructor, please reach out to contact@youngproducersgroup.com
YPG Interns
YPG offers internship opportunities for students in YPG programs and college students interested in learning more about music education and music technology. In-class internships help YPG students to build leadership experience, professionalism and command over the material. Internships for college students provide critical insight into the worlds of education and music technology.
To learn more about our internship programs, please reach out to contact@youngproducersgroup.com