A global community of aspiring K-pop producers and topliners
EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATION SESSIONS
NOW AVAILABLE IN SEASON 5
UMC PROGRAM INCLUDES
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New this season! Join collaborative teams with the goal of creating fully produced tracks from K-Pop leads.
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Gain feedback and guidance from industry professionals across the globe.
Exclusive to UMC Gold members: Monthly mentorship group classes with multi-platinum K-Pop producer Papi Lee and industry-leading producer and songwriter Gingerbread.
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Vibrant songwriter, producer, and topliner community with groundbreaking programs such as monthly masterclasses with K-Pop industry leaders.
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Monthly song challenges with an opportunity to make placements in the K-Pop industry. Members with strong potential can join the in-house Umsic Music Production team.
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200 + collaborators
from 50 + countries worldwide
Become a member of our community and learn from veteran K-Pop producers and songwriters.
Meet your Masterclass instructors
( TXT, Enhypen, ITZY, TWICE, SuperM )
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Andy Love has written many worldwide hits for artists ranging from NKOTB, New Politics, Paloma Faith and many other artists around the world.
He has also composed the TV Theme songs and background music for some of the world’s biggest TV shows such America’s Got Talent, The X-factor, Disney’s KC Undercover, Raven’s Home as well as numerous TV adverts for brands such as Sony, Samsung, Palmolive, Kelloggs and many others. He also composed the main Huawei brand theme song called “Dream it Possible”
He has now received 14 BMI crystal awards for his musical compositions around the world.
Based in Los Angeles, he has dedicated the last two years almost solely to the Asian market frequently visiting Tokyo for writing and business and this dedication has manifested with a constant stream of releases in 2018 and 2019 for artists such as :
TWICE, NAMIE AMURO, MONSTA X, VAV, TAEMIN, SF9, TAEYOUN, ASTRO, SEXY ZONE, GFRIEND, KING & PRINCE, FAIRIES, A.B.C-Z, MYNAME, RYEOWOOK, TOMOHISA YAMASHITA, UP10TION, JSOUL, NCT, B.A.P, CHRIS LEE.
( Monsta X, Super Junior, Cravity, Wheein )
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Papi Lee, one of our Co-Founders, is a leading Master Producer within the Kpop industry. With expansive knowledge and experience under his belt from producing music for well-known Kpop groups such as: Super Junior, MCND, Cravity, Youha, Babylon, etc with additional work in the US music industry with music that has featured Snoop Dogg, DMX, Swissivory, and more.
( ITZY, Red Velvet, Oh My Girl, Taeyeon )
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Ashley Yoon, aka Ashley Alisha, is a Korean American singer songwriter and vocal producer. Based in Los Angeles, she established her K-Pop credentials as she penned some of the top number one Billboard hits for popular groups like ITZY, LOONA, Oh My Girl, Red Velvet, and more.
( Travis Scott, EXO, Super Junior, CRAVITY )
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Blair is a music producer and mixing engineer with over a decade of experience working for the likes of Universal Music, Sony, and The Disney Company to name a few. He was signed as an artist/producer in 2011 to Capitol/Virgin Records specializing in capturing a modern, clean, commercial sound. He was recently nominated to a Grammy for his work in Travis Scott’s album Astroworld.
He also thrives internationally in the K-Pop market, recently co- producing a track of South Korea’s top boy group EXO’s recent album “OBSESSION” which debuted at #1 on major music charts across the globe including iTunes.
( EXO, Billie, Super Junior, SHINee, Taeyeon )
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MREY is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer, songwriter and mixing engineer based out of Orlando, Florida. In 2011 MREY graduated with a dual major in Music Production & Engineering and Electronic Production & Sound Design from the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
During the past few years MREY’s focus has been in the Kpop market where he has become a multi-platinum producer and songwriter working with some of the best acts in South Korea such as EXO, EXO CBX, Super Junior, SHINee, Monsta X, Taemin, Taeyeon, The Boyz and Oh My Girl! Among others.
Some of his most notable achievements include:
Multiple entries in the Billboard chart.
Multiple #1 entries in the iTunes Album chart
( ITZY, aespa, The Boyz, TWICE )
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Barry Cohen, professionally known as Gingerbread, is the new wave. A Miami native, he grew up listening to many different types of global music styles such as afrobeat and bossa nova, which has influenced his approach to production.
In 2018, the Florida-born, 21-year old producer, writer, musician and engineer graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Production and Engineering.
After graduation he moved to Los Angeles, and is already making an impact.
2019 brought his first placement with BMG and Spinnin’ Records with Sean Kingston and the Afro Bros.’ for their vibey island collaboration titled “How Many Times.” He followed this with an official remix to Atlantic Records’ Kiiara’s catchy summer smash “Open My Mouth.” He’s since been in the studio working with artists, writers, and producers such as Quinn XCII, 24Hrs, Stephen Puth, Plvtinum, Cook Classics, and James Royo.
In November 2019 he signed a production deal with multi-platinum producer Cook Classics (Ava Max “Sweet but Psycho” and Panic at the Disco “High Hopes”).
Since signing, Gingerbread has placed multiple records such as “Watching You Walk Away” by Stephen Puth, “Come Together” by Now United, “Speak Up” by Miquela, “Stranger in the Mirror” by 24Hrs, and a few single releases on Monstercat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
General
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Grab a chance to collaborate with a global team of producers, topliners, and songwriters!
Each member is assigned to a writing team where they can work on exclusive K-Pop leads provided by Umsic Music A&R. Members can work on the tracks throughout the month, and chosen tracks are collaborated on by Papi and the Umsic Music Production (UMP) team. Each writing team is also assigned to a mentor from UMP.
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Well-established producers and songwriters in the K-pop industry are invited by Umsic Music to share their knowledge and insight in UMC. The masterclasses would include project breakdowns and Q&A sessions.
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Each member in UMC will have a mentor assigned to them and will be based on the member’s expertise (ie. producer, topliner, both). This is a mentorship group where everyone will meet on a monthly basis to discuss the tracks they are working on, and the mentor will provide guidance and feedback.
This program is exclusive for UMC Gold members only.
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Collaboration sessions, song challenges, and masterclasses can be accessed by all Umsic Music Community members. Mentorship sessions are exclusive for Gold members.
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UMC is open to all members of different skill levels. Although we do suggest that some basic knowledge in DAW is encouraged in order to fully utilize the programs and channels established within UMC.
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The UMC Masterclasses and Gold livestreams will be recorded.
Pricing and Payment
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UMC has two subscription tiers- Silver ($40 per month) and Gold ($120 per month) memberships.
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UMC’s goal is to provide the community with an immersive and collaborative music-making experience. Should the program not be for you, Umsic Music will provide you with a refund of the subscription. Send an email to <info@umsicmusic.com> for further inquiries.
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Yes you can. We will gladly assist you with this. Send an email to <info@umsicmusic.com> for further inquiries.
Collaboration Sessions
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Teammates will include UMC members that are in a similar skill level as them.
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Instructors will be select members from the Umsic Music Production (UMP) team.
Collaboration and Pitching
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Yes. These are usually done through monthly song challenges from A&R.
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Umsic Music is widely connected with many labels, publishing companies and A&R’s across K-pop industry. Depending on the project, Umsic Music team will determine which songs should be sent where.
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Umsic Music Production (UMP) is an in-house production team led by Papi Lee. UMP producers are highly skilled music creatives who create top quality music for K-pop.
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There are three ways to join UMP:
Through semi annual bootcamp courses that offer tryouts
If you are a gold member in UMC, we hold exclusive tryouts
Personal invitation by the Umsic team (through monitoring progress made by members in song challenges)
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