Welcome to Abbey Road Institute
Prospectus In 2015 the world famous Abbey Road Studios It’s Abbey Road Institute’s mission to provide graduates established Abbey Road Institute, a specialist music with the best possible and relevant training to begin a Diploma in production and sound engineering school, which career in the audio industry. And so, an international Music Production and opened its doors to students for the first time that programme was developed in collaboration with September. industry, Abbey Road Studio engineers and specialist Sound Engineering academic staff. The curriculum, offers a unique mix of Abbey Road Studios’ reputation for excellence in theoretical and practical modules designed to equip recorded music, has developed over nearly 90 years students for their next step toward a professional music Audio education more with the Institute being built on that history. The school production career. than 85 years in the provides an opportunity to learn from the wealth of knowledge and expertise developed in the Studio, Our courses are designed in collaboration with music making, in partnership previously unavailable to those outside of the studio industry leaders to ensure that students are afforded with Abbey Road Studios environment. the opportunity to master the craft of music production and sound engineering through an immersive and collaborative hands-on environment.
Our staff have worked with some of the industry’s biggest names and have global experience in music production, sound engineering and music business. Students who study with us are guaranteed an experience like no other – a place where creativity, community, and education come together to create the next generation of music industry professionals.
Above all else we want to share our passion for what we do.
CEO of Abbey Road Institute Luca Barassi The Abbey Road Institute experience
At Abbey Road Institute we understand the importance of choosing to study at the right school and on the right course for you. We want to help you understand what studying with us will be like to ensure a good fit for you and for us. Here are a few insights into what makes our school what it is:
We have neary 90 years experience teaching and training our industry leading engineers to the highest standards. We bring this expertise into our course curriculum.
Our course curriculum has been developed by a team of music producers, industry experts and Abbey Abbey Road Road engineers together with education experts. Institute is the Our graduates are carving their own career paths, with job opportunities at the likes of Netflix, result of nearly 90 Sontronics, Redbull Studios, Universal Music, SARM Studios, our very own Abbey Road Studios and years experience many more. that until now has The breadth of the curriculum ensures our students only been available will gain a broad understanding of all aspects of the music business, preparing them for a competitive job to those inside market. Abbey Road itself Teaching is delivered by experienced industry professionals, providing the very best in practical and theoretical training.
The unique educational approach using our We guarantee our students individual studio time to On successful completion of the course you Progressive Continuous Learning method ensures record their projects in our industry standard studios will graduate with a qualification with global we deliver a comprehensive programme within an at Miami Art House. recognition. intensive one year course. Students have access to their own dedicated studio Our guest lecturers include multiple Grammy and Graduating students from all of our schools are workstation before, during and after timetabled Latin Grammy winners as well as winners of other invited to graduate at Abbey Road Studios. classes. internationally recognised awards. What you’ll learn
Forging a successful career in music production or sound engineering requires a variety of different skills, techniques and expertise. Our Diploma prepares you for this by focusing on three key industry-relevant subject areas:
Diploma in Audio engineering Music theory Management and and acoustics and production music business Music Production and Sound Engineering The course is taught across an intensive one year period, which is divided into three terms. Throughout the three terms you will go deeper into each of these subject areas so that you’re constantly building on your knowledge and skills.
Our Abbey Road heritage is important in giving historical context. You’ll learn Our Diploma in Music Production and Sound about the evolution of the Studios and how innovation at Abbey Road helped Engineering will prepare you for working in an drive the music industry forward. Alongside the history and theory, the course evolving and dynamic field. It will develop your puts a strong emphasis on the applications of technical skills. You’ll spend time technical and creative skills and give you the both in dedicated lectures and independently developing your digital and confidence to build a professional career in analogue skills. audio. You’ll leave us primed to take your next step within the industry. Our students are involved in many practical opportunities that are made available to them. These include a wide range of ensembles, recording sessions and performance/composition workshops. You’ll learn on industry standard equipment, including the latest generation Apple computers, Pro Tools, Logic X and Ableton Live professional studio software as well as a wide array of native plug-ins from our industry partners.
Through our broad range of industry professionals, from sound engineers to music producers, artists and music business professionals you’ll gain insights into the breadth of the recording industry and establish your personal career path.
We host regular guest-led recording sessions within Miami Art House and frequent sessions in our own purpose built SSL studio, where you will gain experience working as a performer, engineer and producer. How you’ll learn Key Course Facts
Each subject is taught using our We follow an apprenticeship A typical week at Abbey Road really encourage you to use the own unique teaching method approach to training where Institute might include 4 days of facilities as much as possible during called Progressive Continuous practical, ‘hands-on’ skills are theoretical and practical lectures your time at Abbey Road Institute. Learning (PCL), where we break developed and supported by the with our academic team. Alongside modules down into short subjects relevant theory taught by industry this we regularly feature guest Our comprehensive curriculum, and deliver them in a progressive professionals. You will have exclusive, lectures from our carefully selected industry experts, professional 48 weeks logical manner, combining theory individual access to our professional inustry experts. recording equipment and One year course and practice. This differs from more standard studio workstations, giving dedicated staff ensure that you traditional styles of teaching where you the tools to put into practice Our new, purpose-built teaching graduate from Abbey Road programmes are delivered via all the concepts covered during facilities will be located within Miami Institute with a highly developed self-contained, isolated modules. lectures. Art House and includes both a live understanding of the music industry recording space and professional and equipped to thrive in the ever standard control room. With studios evolving world of audio production. that are open five days a week we Full Time Study mode
September Start date
Located in Miami
Apply online at abbeyroadinstitute.com Our Industry Network and Staff Industry Experts and Guest Lecturers
We regularly bring in experts from industry who add both historical and current learning and context to the course. They will teach practical workshops in Miami Art House as well as our own Institute Studio, theoretical lectures, industry We’ve designed our Diploma with industry experts to ensure that your learning and experience at Abbey Road insights, and much, much more. Institute replicates the skills and techniques you’ll need to progress your career in the industry. You will have the opportunity to observe both Julio Reyes Copello and his team in commercial recording sessions The course itself brings in many different areas of the music business so that you develop as a rounded and self working alongside and assisting experienced produers and engineers whilst they work on their productions at Miami sufficient professional, able to specialise in your particular area and also operate confidently and competently within a Art House. This will give you the valuable experience that will help you develop your craft and give you much needed complex music industry network. exposure to the ever evolving creative indusry which you are entering.
Campus Director
Our Campus Director at Abbey Road Institute Miami is multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning music producer, pianist, arranger and composer Julio Reyes Copello. Hailing from Colombia, Copello found his passion for music at an early age, he studied at the Javeriana University in Bogota, where he was also a professor and later was awarded a full scholarship from the University of Miami and obtained Masters degree in Media Writing & Production. Julio moved to the US over 20 years ago and opened his studio, Miami Art House. Since then he has worked with some of the most important artists across the world including Alejandro Sanz, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Antony and Will Smith Working with Abbey Road Institute students is a joy, their motivation and ambition is unparalleled.
John Dunkerley has worked extensively at Decca and at EMI classics, securing more than 20 Grammy’s over the years. His film credits inlude work with Stanley Kurbrick. Studios and Facilities
During your time at Abbey Road Institute Miami you will have access to our studios for your own recordings as well as workshops. Art House Studios is famous for the many commercial recordings which have taken place there over the years, including sessions with Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Will Smith, Alejandro Sanz, Camila Cabello, Ricky Martin and Thalia to name a few.
Our Institute facilities have been designed and built to industry standard and are comprised of the following:
Classroom
All theory and classroom based practical lectures take place in our Classroom. This room offers a powerful computer workstation for each student to use before, during and after lecture time. Aside from following lecture activities, our students can use these workstations to produce, edit, mix and even record. Each workstation offers a very wide selection of software together with a dedicated audio interface, MIDI controller and headphones. Each station also features a pair of top of the range headphones and monitors for playback during lectures. Production Suite
From the first day on the course, our students have access to our Production Suite. This space is designed to enable our students to produce music and start recording from the very beginning providing an “in the box” setup with a vast selection of software and several controllers. The Production Suite allows recording within the same room to develop coaching and soft skills that are essential for a successful producer. Our students have access to recording Studio B within the Miami Art House complex. This studio provides a dedicated recording space where Music Production students can record their own projects as well as working with those studying on the Music Performance course as part of the Art House Academy.
Practical time is allocated on an individual basis and fully supervised by our qualified staff. Sessions can be booked by students using our bespoke booking system during the operating hours of the Institute. Mixing and Recording Studios There is no limit to the amount of practical time a student can book Our mixing and recording studios reflects the typical modern hybrid setup providing full integration between “in the during their time on the course, box” resources and analogue outboard equipment to produce, edit, record, mix and master your projects. subject only to availability. Miami
Johannesburg Abbey Road Institute is Global
We’re delighted to be offering an Abbey Road Institute education globally. With schools across Europe, Australia, Africa, and now North America we’re able to open our doors to students who want to study within a variety of different cultures and locations.
Each of our schools offers the same curriculum which has been developed in collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, and is also enhanced by the local knowledge and expertise of the academic teams and industry networks there.
To ensure the highest standard and a professional experience, replicating that of a working studio, our schools are either part of a commercial studio or benefit from a bespoke purpose built studio setting.
In France our Parisian school is part of the famous and respected Omega Studios, our Melbourne school in Australia has strong links with the well established Studios 301 and in Amsterdam the school is integrated into the purpose-built studio facilities of Sonic City Studios, in Q-Factory. Both our Berlin and Frankfurt schools in Germany benefit from being within large purpose built studios in their respective city centre locations, with vast teaching spaces and modern studio facilities.
As a student at any of our Abbey Road Institute schools it’s possible to undertake part of your course in a different location and all students across our campuses are invited to graduate at Abbey Road Studios in London.
All of our schools offer open days and bespoke tours. Please get in touch directly with any of our schools that you’re considering applying to.
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We look forward to welcoming you to the Abbey Road Institute network in the future! Careers and Alumni
Career opportunities These are just a selection of the types of roles open to our graduates: Your education and experience at Abbey Road Institute goes far beyond the technical skills and expertise you’ll gain with us. One of the most • Producer valuable things you can collect during your time with us is an enviable • Recording Engineer/Mixer network of both staff, visiting industry experts and students alike. • Studio Manager • Production Assistant There are never ending possibilities that can come out of the relationships you • Sound Engineers create and build during your time at Abbey Road Institute and support you in • Sound Designer your career trajectory after your studies. • Artist Manager • Assistant Engineer You’ll graduate from Abbey Road Institute ready for the next step in your career, • Live Sound Engineer with a host of job roles available to you. • Post Production Engineer • Musician • Programmer • A&R Alumni
We’re extremely proud of the graduates from our international schools who are now establishing themselves in the next stages of their careers. Scattered across the world, in a range of different roles, Ramera Abraham from producers and engineers to undertaking internships, our alumni are working in studios and for a Following her graduation Ramera Abraham was range of businesses in the music and cultural sectors. selected as one of 3 worldwide recipients of the EQL Studio Residency, a programme for female music producers and sound engineers (in partnership with Berklee College of Music). In this role Ramera worked as the sound engineer for the Spotify Secret Genius Studio that operates out of Metropolis Studios in London.
Dominic Parry Dominic Parry has been working at leading audio equipment rental company Britannia Row Productions. Founded by Pink Floyd, Britannia Row is a global leader in live sound working on the MTV Awards, Olympics, BRIT Awards, Andrea Bocelli’s world tour and much more.
Antonio Esposito Since graduating Antonio Esposito has been working as a freelance producer, songwriter and mix engineer out of his studio in Italy. He regularly collaborates with artists and producers from Italy, the UK and Ireland, as well as being part of a songwriting and production duo with fellow alumnus.
Giulio Rusconi Giulio is working for Smart Lab UK, based at Universal’s EMI Archive. He is working as their digital preservation engineer, documenting and preserving a wide range of recordings. Student graduation in Abbey Road Studio Two During the course a sense of The best part of my job is that I community grew between us from have the chance to have a deep the beginning, to the point that look into how professionals work, everyone was involved in many studying their mixes and how they cross-over projects. deal with different music genres.
I found myself recording classical I am constantly learning and music, hip-hop and electronic, discovering mixing techniques genres that I never listened to that nobody can teach you and before joining the course, but I do preserving the recordings for a lot now! future listeners!
I recently started working in the Giulio Rusconi, Universal/EMI Archives Trust as London Graduate “Digital preservation engineer”, so everyday I receive master drives from mixing engineers and producers and I have to verify their content and preserve it. How to apply to Abbey Road Institute
Entry Requirements
Our students come to us from a range of different backgrounds, including formal music To apply for the course you will need the following: You can apply online via the portal on our website. education as artists and performers, self-taught producers and engineers as well as graduates Here you will be asked to upload your documents to from degrees both in music and non-music related subjects. Demonstrated competence in English (for applicants not demonstrate your are eligible to apply for the course. We from an English speaking country) will review your application and schedule an interview We encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants. We’re not looking for one kind of Minimum age of 18 with you to assess your suitability for the course. student and you’ll find different approaches, skills, styles and musical tastes in our school. This means A music portfolio demonstrating different skills in the that we look to bring together a group of students who will have different skills that challenge and recording/production process We take applications throughout the year and complement each other. One of the most important things we look for is motivation and drive! A CV and cover letter encourage you to apply as early as you can for your Your highest level of educational qualifications and any chosen start date. If we can support you with the music qualifications you hold application process please get in touch using the contact details in the back of this prospectus.
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