R-TRYBE is a producer community and a record label, run by Huxley, Ramin Rezaie and BAKKIS. We built it around the thing we kept missing elsewhere: somewhere to play unfinished music to people who tell you the truth, and a label that puts the good ones out.
151 producers in 25 countries. 39 live feedback sessions since we started. 46 tracks on R-TRYBE Records, 12 of them remixes, one whole EP written in a villa in Spain.
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Four things, done properly. No course library, no certificate. The week is built around hearing each other's music and getting it out.
You post the track before the session. On the night it goes through studio monitors with Huxley, Ramin and BAKKIS listening, sometimes with a guest in the room like Illyus Barrientos. You hear what works and what does not, in detail, while you can still change it.
We have done 39 of these so far, about one a month, and every one is recorded for whoever could not make it. Lite members get a written review once a month instead.
Every other month, one finished track per member goes into the pile. Members vote, the three of us pick the final four, and Ramin takes the records through mastering, artwork and contracts the same way he does at Solid Grooves.
Ten releases in. The latest, Emphasize, came with a remix competition the whole community entered. How the cycle works.
Once a year we rent a house, put a studio in every room and spend seven days finishing music together. The first one, in Spain, came home with a full compilation. Five of those six producers booked the second one before we had announced it.
The next one is Portugal, with no date yet. We set it once enough people are on the waiting list. Join the waiting list.
Sample Flip Thursday, where everyone gets the same sample and a week. Ramin's Selects every Thursday. R-Trybe Talks with people like Antonio from Save My Gig. The Sessions radio show, built from member music. Trybecast. And a chat that does not go quiet.
If you want an hour alone with one of the coaches on your project, that is £60, booked inside the community. Meet them.
6 coaches, £60 an hour, booked inside the community. Bring the project file, the mix that is nearly there, the demo you are about to send, or the career question. You leave with answers for your music, not a lesson plan.
Arrangement · Finishing · Career
Two decades of UK house and garage. Five years mentoring producers who have gone on to release on Sony and Dumb Safari.
Labels · Release strategy · Brand
Label manager at Solid Grooves. Knows what a label actually looks for in a demo, because he reads them for a living.
Hardware · Sound design · Workflow
Norwegian producer with a studio full of hardware. If the routing is fighting you, or the sounds are not yours yet, start here.
DAW projects · Mixing · Sound selection
Irish producer in Barcelona with releases on Cecille, Djebali and Politics of Dancing. Opens your project and works through it with you.
Label strategy · Networking · Artist development
Award-winning label manager. For the plan around the music: which labels, in what order, and how to be remembered.
Mixdown · Mastering · Finishing
Founder of the Detroit minimal tech sound, releases on KMS and CUFF. The one to book when the mix is close but not there.
Not a member yet? Join from £9.99, then book from the 1-on-1 space.
I know people are actually listening. With traditional labels, submissions can feel like they disappear into a void.
This retreat cured my year-long procrastination and self-doubt on day one. I walked out with six new tracks, pretty much a track a day.
I was in the infant stages of my production journey and unsure I could keep up. I left with confidence and insight that would have taken me a couple of years on my own.
Ten releases since November 2024. Every cycle is public, the votes are visible, and we only step in at the final cut to keep the spread fair.
RTR010
RTR009 · BAKKIS, Emphasize
RTR008
RTR007
RTR006 · Retreat 001 compilation
RTR005
RTR004
RTR003
RTR002a · The remixes
RTR002 · First member release
RTR001 · Founders EP
Every other month, one finished track per member goes into the submissions space.
Everyone listens and likes their favourites. The top ten by votes go forward.
We pick four from the ten, balancing styles and who has been released before.
Mix notes, mastering, artwork and contracts, handled with Ramin.
Stems go to the community. The best remix of each track lands on the next release.
Beatport, streaming and a DJ mail-out to our contacts. Your name on the sleeve.
The wildcard. Each cycle we may pull one track from outside the top ten. It is for the record that deserved it but did not get the votes.
Once a month a working artist sits down with us and the members. Production, bookings, label deals, burnout. Then the members take over the questions.
Fifteen episodes so far. Also Mikey Lion, Sorley, Amine Edge, Joey Daniel, Alexis Raphael and Illyus Barrientos. The full archive lives inside the community.
Seven days, one house, a studio in every room. The music written there goes on the label as a compilation. Retreat 001 was Spain. Retreat 002 was the Algarve, November 2026.
Retreat 003
We announce a retreat once there are enough producers to fill the house. Put your name on the waiting list and tell us what you want to work on, and you hear first when the dates are set. No deposit, no commitment.
The mentors were open to all kinds of questions. Their natural, transparent way of sharing was incredibly inspiring and gave us the courage to keep going.Retreat 001 guest, post-retreat survey, October 2025
Retreat 001 scored 4.8 out of 5 in the guest survey. All six said they would recommend it, and five of the six booked Retreat 002.
Three producers who still release every month. Between us: Defected, Toolroom, Solid Grooves, Rekids, Crosstown Rebels, Ultra and Sony. We run R-TRYBE the way we wished a label had treated us at the start.
Co-founder
Two decades of UK house and garage. Leads the feedback sessions and the arrangement clinics.
Defected · Toolroom · Aus · Rekids
Co-founder, label manager
Label manager at Solid Grooves. Runs R-TRYBE Records end to end: mastering, artwork, contracts and the DJ mail-outs.
Solid Grooves · Silky · Naima
Co-founder, community
Norwegian producer and DJ. Runs the community day to day, the Sessions radio show and the retreats. Latest on the label: Emphasize, with a Dennis de Laat remix.
Dumb Safari · Okada · R-TRYBE Records
Two levels. Both run on Circle with the app included, and you can switch or cancel from your account whenever you like.
Billed monthly
For being in the room and getting a second opinion now and then.
Secure checkout by Circle and Stripe. GBP.
Billed monthly
For playing your music to us live and getting it released.
Secure checkout by Circle and Stripe. GBP.
An hour one-on-one with any of the 6 coaches is £60 on either plan, booked inside the community. Already a member? Log in here. The community runs in the Circle app on iPhone and Android.
House and techno in the broad sense: deep, tech, minimal, garage, breaks. The label releases are judged on quality and whether they work in a club, not on fitting one subgenre.
No. The community has beginners and artists with releases on major labels. Feedback is given at your level, and the challenges are built so anyone can finish something in a week.
You post your work in progress before the session. During the call the founders or a guest play it on studio monitors and give specific notes. Sessions happen roughly once a month, are announced inside the community, and are recorded for anyone who cannot attend live.
Log in, open the 1-on-1 Mentoring space and pick a coach. Each coach has their own booking calendar there and sessions are £60 an hour. If you are not a member yet, join on either plan first. See who the coaches are.
You do. If your track is selected, you sign a standard release contract for that track and make stems available for the member remix round. Everything else stays yours.
Yes. Upgrade or downgrade from your Circle account settings. Changes take effect at the next billing date.
On Circle, with web access and native iOS and Android apps. You get the invite immediately after checkout.
Retreat 002 ran 1 to 8 November 2026 in the Algarve. Retreat 003 will be in Portugal, with no date yet: we set one once enough producers are on the waiting list. Join the waiting list and you hear first. Members always get the spots before anyone else.
Your laptop with your DAW updated, studio headphones and chargers. An audio interface and controller are optional. Bring an external drive for backups and stem sharing, and have your sample packs and plug-ins installed before you arrive. Everything else, including meals, is taken care of.
Join, post your first track, and get notes from people who have done it. Questions first? Use the form. One of us reads every message.
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