Teach. Perform. Record. Arrange. Engineer. AP Music & Audio helps students, artists, churches, and event clients with practical, high-quality music and audio support.
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One team for the music work around the moment.
Who we are
AP Music & Audio is led by Oliver and Alex, musicians who work across teaching, music direction, arranging, performance, recording, and live sound. The business is built for real client needs: learning an instrument, preparing a song, building a chart, recording usable parts, setting up sound for an event, or solving a music problem clearly.
Oliver and Alex serve as music directors at church and regularly work with weekly song preparation, arrangements, charts, sound setup, and live audio systems. That mix of teaching, performance, and production experience keeps the work organized, musical, and grounded in what clients actually need.
Teach
Arrange
Engineer
Services
The business covers a broad range of music and audio work, grouped into clear paths so clients can find the right starting point quickly.
Instrument lessons, music reading, chord charts, improvisation, favorite songs, and practical fundamentals.
Transcription, charts, sheet music, lead sheets, arrangements, MIDI, and rehearsal-ready materials.
Sound setup, event audio, church audio support, troubleshooting, and small-to-medium sound reinforcement.
Wedding and event performance, piano, drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, backing tracks, and production support.
Selected speakers, cables, stands, microphones, mixers, and related event audio gear.
Lessons
AP Music & Audio teaches kids, teens, and adults with a practical approach: learn the instrument, understand the music, read when useful, improvise with confidence, and work on songs that matter to the student.
Instructor: Oliver, with Alex support where appropriate
Ideal student: Kids, teens, adult beginners, returning players, and students who want stronger musical understanding.
What students can expect:
Instructor: Alex
Ideal student: Students who want rhythm, groove, coordination, song-learning, and practical playing skills.
What students can expect:
Instructor: Alex
Ideal student: Beginners and developing players who want chords, songs, rhythm, and flexible playing skills.
What students can expect:
Instructor: Alex
Ideal student: Students who want groove, timing, song parts, church band readiness, and practical bass foundations.
What students can expect:
Students can bring songs they already care about. Lessons connect fundamentals to music they actually want to play.
Learn sheet music, chord charts, lead sheets, and the practical reading skills used in rehearsals and services.
Lessons are useful for young beginners, adult beginners, returning musicians, and intermediate students who want clearer direction.
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Advanced Musicianship & Music Technology
Oliver combines ear-based musicianship with a background in music technology and software development. In addition to 18 years of piano experience, he can teach students to play entirely by ear, recognize notes and chord movement without reference, and develop practical musical instinct.
He has perfect pitch.
"Students can learn to hear what is happening in music, not only copy what is written on a page."
Coded music hardware and programmed custom MIDI logic controllers to expand musical capability and customize performance behavior.
Approached music as a system of wave frequency, signal flow, and sonic manipulation, not just performance.
Completed a graduate-level music programming course.
Completed a graduate research project focused on two cutting-edge music programming languages.
Built a web application for chord editing and music notation.
Developed an OCR and machine learning pipeline for Karen language character recognition and translation.
What this means for clients
Music Services
These services help students, churches, artists, and performers move from an idea or recording to something playable, readable, rehearsable, or ready to share.
Turn a recording into written music, chord symbols, or a clearer learning reference.
Create readable notation for melodies, piano parts, instrumental parts, or full song ideas.
Prepare clear charts that musicians can use quickly in rehearsal or live settings.
Rebuild or translate musical ideas into MIDI for editing, arranging, or production.
Convert MIDI parts into polished WAV or audio references using appropriate sounds.
Adapt a song for a vocalist, band, church team, event, or specific instrument group.
Break down a song into playable sections, chord progressions, rhythms, and practice steps.
Build musical support for a cover performance, video, rehearsal, or event.
Create musical parts or score ideas around a client's song, video, or project.
Prepare materials so musicians can show up ready and understand the plan.
Help churches prepare keys, charts, arrangements, transitions, and weekly music materials.
Live Sound & Event Audio
Live sound has pressure: people need to hear clearly, the setup has to work, and the event needs to keep moving. AP Music & Audio supports planning, setup, optimization, troubleshooting, and on-site audio needs for small-to-medium events.
Plan and set up speakers, mixer routing, microphones, cables, and basic system flow for small-to-medium events.
Support ceremony or reception audio with planning, clean signal flow, clear speech, and smooth transitions.
Help worship teams, speakers, and music leaders with sound setup, troubleshooting, and practical system use.
Connect and organize audio gear so the setup is clear, labeled, stable, and ready before the event starts.
Stay available during an event to adjust levels, solve issues, and keep audio moving smoothly.
Track down hum, weak signal, feedback, routing confusion, microphone issues, and unclear mixes.
Event audio starts before the event day.
For weddings, church services, and events, the best results come from clear planning: location, audience size, ceremony or program flow, microphones, music playback, power, setup time, and who needs to be heard. The inquiry form is built to capture those details early.
Performance & Recording
Whether the need is live music, a recorded piano part, a bass line, a drum track, a guitar part, or a backing track, the goal is usable music that fits the project instead of generic parts.
Live music support for ceremonies, receptions, private events, church events, and special moments.
Polished piano, keyboard, and synth parts shaped around the client's song, video, or arrangement.
Session-style instrumental parts for demos, covers, worship projects, and original songs.
Musical performances or recorded parts for cover songs, event moments, and online content.
Custom tracks, stems, or reference mixes that support singers, services, lessons, or events.
Collaborative support for arranging, recording, choosing parts, and shaping a project into something usable.
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Equipment Rental
AP Music & Audio can rent selected music and audio gear for events, rehearsals, and projects. Exact inventory, availability, policies, and pricing can be added as the business finalizes rental options.
Rental requests should include event date, location, expected audience size, setup time, and whether setup support is needed.
Meet the Team
Oliver and Alex bring different strengths to the same goal: helping clients learn, prepare, perform, record, and sound clear.
Co-founder / Music Director / Piano Instructor / Music Services
Oliver is a music director, pianist, software developer, and music technologist. He has 18 years of piano experience and serves as a music director at church, handling weekly arrangements, charts, sound setup, and live audio every week.
Specialties
Co-founder / Multi-Instrument Instructor / Sound & Performance Support
Alex is a multi-instrumentalist who plays drums, guitar, and bass. He has been playing since around age 12 and brings broad, practical musicianship to lessons, recording, performance, and live sound work.
Specialties
Portfolio
A snapshot of music technology, language technology, live production, and practical music direction work behind AP Music & Audio.
Built a web application for editing and displaying chord charts, notation structures, and music data in real time. Designed for practical musicianship workflows and chart preparation.
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Built an OCR pipeline and computer vision model to recognize Karen language characters and support translation workflows. Contributes to digital preservation of an underrepresented language.
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Coded custom logic for MIDI controllers to expand musical capability, customize performance behavior, and map signal flow for live and studio use.
Completed a graduate-level music programming course and a research project analyzing two cutting-edge music programming languages, exploring their design, expressiveness, and applications in contemporary music systems.
Serves as music director at a church, handling weekly song selection, arrangement, chart preparation, sound setup, live audio engineering, and team coordination every week.
Plans, sets up, and operates sound systems for church services, events, and weddings. Handles speaker placement, mixer routing, microphone setup, signal troubleshooting, and on-site audio support.
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Why Choose Us
AP Music & Audio is built for people who need music to become practical: a student needs a path, a church needs charts, an event needs clear sound, or an artist needs usable parts.
Clients can come for lessons, charts, live sound, recording, performance, or rentals without having to piece together separate providers.
Church music direction keeps the work practical: songs need keys, charts, prep, rehearsal flow, and sound that works live.
Students can work on fundamentals while also learning music they care about, including songs, charts, reading, and improvisation.
Sound support is planned around clarity, setup time, signal flow, speaker placement, and the pressure of real events.
Client Notes
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"The lessons felt practical right away. My child was learning real songs while still building reading and rhythm skills."
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Lesson student
"They helped us think through the music and sound needs before the event, which made the day feel much more organized."
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Wedding or private event
"The charts were clear, the keys were right, and rehearsal moved faster because everyone had what they needed."
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Church music support
"The recorded parts were musical and easy to use in the project. It felt collaborative without becoming complicated."
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Recording project
FAQ
These answers are written for first-time visitors and can be tightened once policies, pricing, and scheduling are finalized.
AP Music & Audio can support kids, teens, and adults. Exact age availability can depend on the instrument, student readiness, and schedule.
Yes. Beginners are welcome, and lessons can start with fundamentals, favorite songs, rhythm, chords, reading, or a mix of those skills.
Yes. Song-based learning is a core part of the lesson approach. Students can bring music they already want to learn.
Yes. Adult beginners and returning musicians can work on practical skills, songs, reading, chords, improvisation, and confidence.
Yes. AP Music & Audio can create sheet music, chord charts, lead sheets, simplified charts, and rehearsal-ready music materials.
Yes. Performance support may be available for weddings, ceremonies, receptions, church events, and private events depending on the date and music needs.
Yes. AP Music & Audio can help with event sound setup, speaker and mixer setup, microphone routing, troubleshooting, and on-site support.
Selected audio and music gear may be available for rental. Contact AP Music & Audio with your date, location, and equipment needs.
Yes. Piano, keyboard, drums, guitar, bass, backing tracks, and production support may be available depending on the project.
Use the inquiry form with the service type, date if relevant, and a short description of what you need. AP Music & Audio can follow up with availability and next steps.
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Use the form for lessons, charts, recordings, wedding music, live sound, church support, or rentals. A short description is enough to start.