Berklee College of Music Online School invited Vakula to teach a specialized deep-house production course. Start — 1 October 2026.
Berklee Online — Berklee College of Music's (Boston, USA) online platform — announced on 18 January 2026 the invitation of Vakula as instructor of a new 8-week course 'Deep House Production: From Sample to Master' starting 1 October 2026. This is Vakula's first-ever teaching in academic course format (previously he conducted only solo masterclasses). It's also the first-ever Ukrainian DJ instructor in Berklee Online history. Course structure: 8 modules, 1 module per week: 1) Foundation of deep-house aesthetic; 2) Sample selection and ethics; 3) Drum programming for deep-house; 4) Synth design and modular approaches; 5) Mixing principles; 6) Mastering for vinyl release; 7) Performance from production to DJ-set; 8) Project capstone (students create and present their own 8-minute track). Each module consists of: 1 live 90-minute Vakula webinar (Monday 18:00 UTC) + 2 hours of recorded lectures + 2 hours of studio work assignments + individual 1-on-1 feedback. First admission — 80 students from 24 countries (selection from 412 applications). Price — $1850 for the full course (with scholarships for Ukrainians — $370). Graduation projects will be included in the Berklee Online compilation album 'Deep House From Around the World 2026' (release December 2026).
