Music producer and instrumentalist with bachelors degree in jazz studies teaches Ableton Live, music production, music theory, music recording, saxophone, and flute lessons for all skill levels.

Having worked with Stephen in numerous professional settings, I can say without a doubt that he has all the necessary qualifications and experience to effectively teach a wide range from beginners to advanced levels in music production. My time learning from him has been an invaluable use of my time in helping me, as a musician that wants to dabble in production, have a solid grasp on creating good mixes. I can say without a doubt that Stephen will assist you in whichever musical production problem you are facing.

I’ve worked alongside Steven as a colleague for two years, and he’s genuinely one of the clearest teachers I’ve come across. He doesn’t overcomplicate things; he just breaks production down into straightforward steps that actually stick. We recently worked through a messy Ableton Live session together, and instead of just taking over, he walked me through the routing and track setup until I could handle the signal chain on my own. If you want a tutor who explains things clearly and helps you actually understand the software, I’d highly recommend him.

I met Steven at LACM, where we studied and performed music together. Through countless sessions playing jazz standards, he inspired me to grow as a musician and always strive for excellence. Steven is an exceptional saxophonist, a thoughtful teacher, and someone with tremendous insight and perspective. I highly recommend him to any student looking for guidance, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of music.

Steven Griggs is my instructor for saxophone and songwriting, and I'd like to be honest and note that growing up with the saxophone, I was rejected many times and often put down by talented players to the point of wanting to forget the saxophone completely. However, what Steve brings to the table is patience and professionalism. Mr. Griggs has a way of finding your strengths and weaknesses and channeling it all into a lesson plan for success.

Patient, Understanding, Professional, Friendly, Patient.

I met Steven over 10 years ago through the LA jazz community. He has always been a very passionate musician and person. He’s always made it an effort to dive deeply into music technically, theoretically, and spiritually. He is also great at expressing himself and the things he has learned through conversations that are always very inspiring. I have no doubt that he is a great teacher who is great at connecting to his students.

Steven Griggs is a unique, creative and very resourceful musical artist. He’s encouraging, compassionate and easy to work with. We met through a mutual friend over 10 years ago and have worked together in a variety of professional settings over the years.

Steven and I have performed and recorded together many times in different musical groups. Steven has performed live and recorded tenor saxophone with my sixteen-piece big band SicNarf on multiple occasions. He is a fantastic woodwind player and specializes in the tenor saxophone and flute.

Steven has also released multiple original electronic albums and has a phenomenal ear for music production. I consider Steven to be an incredibly well rounded musician and I would highly recommend working with him to anyone looking to refine their musical abilities.

Steven Griggs was my first saxophone teacher. From the beginning he was always attentive, very patient, and very effective as a teacher. He’s an amazing enthusiastic educator with an open-minded view towards music; yet he had a very attentive teaching style that helped accelerate my progress. When I first met Steven I could barely play jazz saxophone, however after studying with him for only a year, I was admitted into a top jazz program with scholarship. I attribute a large portion of my admission to my lessons with Steven Griggs