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Frank Barretta Interview: The Early Days At Angel Recording Studios

Frank Barretta has been an integral part of Angel Studios’ history. Starting out as a tea boy, then tape op…

3 years ago

Studio Etiquette: Three Lessons We Learn As Children You Should Apply In The Studio

A recording studio is a collaborative and creative space, designed to capture those magical moments or ideas that happen during…

3 years ago

A look back at the history of Angel Recording Studios

Jimi Hendrix once said, “Music is my religion”. With this philosophy in mind, it's apt that our new space, Angel…

4 years ago

In the Studio: Recreating How Long by Ace

In the Studio: Recreating 'How Long' by Ace One of our more important assignments (as well as a favourite for…

4 years ago

Abbey Road Institute to move into Angel Recording Studios

We are delighted to announce the expansion of our flagship school Abbey Road Institute London this summer, which will see…

4 years ago

Portfolio careers: the many hats of a music producer

Working in the music industry has many exciting aspects: it's incredibly diverse, it requires ongoing skills development, wearing multiple hats,…

4 years ago

Behind the Console: The Custom Series 75 Powered by Neve

Affectionately known by both staff and students as simply ‘The Custom’ our Custom Series 75 powered by Neve console is…

4 years ago

Abbey Road Scholarship and Work Placement Programme for Young Black British Students

Abbey Road is delighted to announce the launch of the Abbey Road Scholarship and work placement programme it is launching…

4 years ago

Sampling: Its Role In Hip Hop And Its Legacy In Music Production Today

Producer and musician Jason O’Bryan joined the team at Abbey Road Institute London as a senior lecturer in 2015. After…

4 years ago

Laura Iredale Student Interview | Collaboration and Music for Film

Laura Iredale joined our Advanced Diploma in October last year and comes to the end of her studies in a…

4 years ago

What’s it like to study music production at Abbey Road Institute London?

Do you want to be a music producer? Learn from expert audio engineers, music producers and music business professionals? Watch…

4 years ago

Alumni Achievements: Hayley Roscoe

Hayley Roscoe has seen her career go from strength to strength over the past couple of years. An alumna of…

4 years ago

Microphone Models and Studio Set Up with Sontronics

There are myriad choices to consider when you are planning and setting up for a recording session. One key area…

5 years ago

Alumni Achievements: Ramera Abraham

The Beatles brought her to Abbey Road Studios during a visit to London. A brochure whistled 'Abbey Road Institute' in…

5 years ago

Performance and Production: How playing an instrument can help you as a music producer

A unique aspect of Abbey Road Institute is the requirement for our students to play an instrument. From guitar and…

5 years ago

Alumni Achievements: Tristan Holmes-Jefferd

Nothing makes us happier than catching up with our alumni and hearing about their successes in the industry since graduating.…

5 years ago

Abbey Road Institute and Spinnup launch partnership

A Global Partnership Earlier this year we launched our partnership with Spinnup, Universal Music’s own digital distribution platform. Spinnup provides…

5 years ago

A Day To Remember: Celebrating The Class of ‘19

Last month we were excited to welcome our graduating students from all over the globe to our annual graduation ceremony.…

5 years ago

Graduation 2019 Video Highlights

Graduation 2019 It is a truly unique experience to study at Abbey Road Institute. One of our annual highlights and…

5 years ago

Meet Lecturer Pete Dowsett

Abbey Road Institute lecturer Pete Dowsett has worked at some of the most well-known studios in the UK, with major…

5 years ago

Five Takeaways from the Music Theory Fundamentals for Producers short course

Back in August Mat Mckinley led our Music Theory Fundamentals for Producers short course. It was an intensive weekend, deep-diving…

5 years ago

Meet Student Administrator Lucy Garcia

Whether she’s in our studio leading a tour for prospective students or in the classroom providing current students support, Lucy…

5 years ago

Five takeaways from the Song Production Masterclass

This summer, we held our inaugural Song Production Masterclass. Over four days at Abbey Road Studios, Haydn Bendall (Kate Bush,…

5 years ago

Celebrating The Beatles’ landmark LP Abbey Road’s 50th Anniversary

Solid-State Revolution After revolutionising pop music throughout the ’60s, The Beatles had one more trick in-store before the decade was…

5 years ago

Students take part in Antelope Audio Microphone Contest

What is an audio interface? An audio interface is a key component in any studio set up. They convert analogue…

5 years ago

Meet our Head Technician Carlos Bricio

Carlos Bricio joined our team recently as Head Technician but has an established history at Abbey Road Institute.  In September…

5 years ago

Dub Mixing with Daniel Boyle

Producer and guest lecturer Daniel Boyle has produced and mixed albums for seminal reggae artists such as Max Romeo &…

5 years ago

Flame Trees: Student Collaboration leads to new project

Our students arrive on the first day of the programme each with their own unique musical identity. For Liam Narrie…

5 years ago

Meet the Song Production Masterclass team: Lester Smith & Lauren Kosty

With our Studio Three Song Production Masterclass around the corner it is time for our final blog to introduce the…

5 years ago

Meet the Song Production Masterclass creative team: Audrey Riley & The Kings Parade

In August we’re launching our first Song Production Masterclass in Abbey Road's Studio Three.  Following up on our conversations with…

5 years ago

Student Alexander Constanza launches new project ‘Hidden’

Advanced Diploma student Alexander Constanza has been busy in the school’s production rooms creating the tracks for his upcoming project…

5 years ago

Getting To Know Music Theory Lecturer Mat McKinley

Mat Mckinley is an experienced music educator and composer who has over 20 years of experience teaching theory.  He heads…

5 years ago

Song Production Masterclass: An interview with Haydn Bendall & Christian Wright

Preparations are being put in place for our inaugural Song Production Masterclass which will take place at the end of…

5 years ago

Thinking outside the box with Sylvia Massy

Sylvia Massy is not one to follow rules.  From her advice on mic’ing a chicken to recording vocals through a…

5 years ago

Joining forces with Royal Northern College of Music in Studio Two

McCartney-Lennon, Richards-Jagger, Leiber-Stoller.  Throughout rock history collaboration has often lead to some of the most successful art.  Here at Abbey…

6 years ago

Collaboration and Production techniques in Studio Three

A Day in Studio Three From Amy Winehouse to Brockhampton, Studio Three has been home to some of the most exciting…

6 years ago

Meet Music Business lecturer Yannis Iliopoulos

This week we welcome Yannis Iliopoulos to Abbey Road Institute as our music business lecturer.  Yannis brings with him years…

6 years ago

Student Tom McConnell releases TV ME single

Current student and scouser Tom McConnell came to Abbey Road Institute inspired by four other Liverpudlian musicians who made a…

6 years ago

How our students use the Avid S6

So you’ve been part of a full symphony orchestra recording session with the Royal College of Music. It’s in Abbey…

6 years ago

Breaking into the industry with Aamir Yaqub

Aamir Yaqub visited Abbey Road Institute London last Friday to give a guest lecture for our students on mixing, the music…

6 years ago

Songwriting and production masterclass with Bernard Butler

Our students got the unique opportunity to work on their compositions with Brit-award winning producer Bernard Butler during a one-day…

6 years ago

International applicants | Your update on studying in London

**This post was originally published on 18th January 2019 and has been updated on 22nd March 2019** Following on from…

6 years ago

Andrew Scheps ‘Technical Solutions For Creative Problems’

Just as Hozier’s Wasteland Baby! grabbed the number 1 spot on the Billboard charts, we were delighted to welcome Andrew…

6 years ago

The Decca Tree In Action In Studio Two

Our music production students had the unique opportunity on Monday to spend the day recording in the famous Studio Two…

6 years ago

Graduates inspiring the next generation of young women in tech

It’s a late summer Saturday, and the beautiful art deco theatre of the O2 Academy in Glasgow is filled with…

6 years ago

Abbey Road Institute students awarded internship Down Under

Have you ever thought about doing an internship abroad? A growing number of employers and companies value candidates that have…

6 years ago

From software development to musical impact

What do musicians and programmers (software developers) have in common? More than you might think! Meet John Butcher, student at…

6 years ago

Global Graduation 2018 Video highlights!

Graduation Video 2018 Watch some of the highlights from our 2018 Abbey Road Institute Global Graduation Ceremony at Abbey Road…

6 years ago

Q&A with Carlos Lellis – Programme Director at Abbey Road Institute

Carlos Lellis worked closely with engineers at Abbey Road Studios to design our curriculum. He is extremely dedicated to our…

6 years ago

Alumni Achievements: Arthur Navarro

Getting a record deal wasn’t why Arthur Navarro came to Abbey Road Institute, but he’s graduating with one! Along with…

6 years ago