Back in Studio Two It’s all in a day’s work for our diploma students – recording a brass band, two soloists (violin and piano), learning from multiple Grammy Award-winning engineer John Dunkerley and watching alumnus Chris Cook co-produce the session. The morning session It was an early start for our most recent recording in Abbey […]
We were delighted to work with Haydn Bendall again this summer on a recording session with our students in Abbey Road Studio Two. Haydn is a Grammy winning record producer, engineer and mixer. He was Chief Engineer at Abbey Road Studios for more than ten years. In 2009 Haydn was awarded the Audio Pro Industry Excellence Award […]
Our students share their first impressions after two weeks on the course We often say that our students eat, sleep and breathe Abbey Road Institute. So our new September class were in for an exciting and intensive induction during their first week. Programme Director, Carlos Lellis, set the scene during the first day then they […]
How did Abbey Road Institute student Leif Rehtanz successfully juggle his studies with us and pursuing his career as a singer/songwriter? Hi Leif, Thank you for meeting me today. You’ve just finished your exams. Looking back at the last 48 weeks: How did you find your year at Abbey Road Institute? Was it like you […]
Ray Pope joined Universal Music as a Talent Acquisition Senior Manager in September 2015 after studying popular and world music at Leeds University. As a musician and a musical graduate she always saw herself in a creative role in the industry. After working in front line label talent acquisition she realised she had found her ideal […]
Music Production and Sound Engineering student Andrew Glen tells us about his time at Abbey Road Institute and what his plans are for the future Hello Andrew, can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and your background? I grew up in a little town on the East coast of Scotland 5 miles from […]
After their Kickstarter Campaign, the guys from KEEMOSABE are back at Abbey Road! Welcome back to Abbey Road Institute and congratulations ON the successful outcome of your Kickstarter project. How do you feel right now? Thank you so much for having us back! We feel great. The precious support of our fans makes us feel incredible, […]
Rebekah will be joining our next Advanced Diploma in September. Hi Rebekah, thank you for meeting me today. Firstly, congratulations on your offer for the Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering at Abbey Road Institute. How does it feel? I feel like I’m finally on the right path to getting where I want to […]
Carlos Bricio’s journey from the science lab to the recording studio Carlos Bricio is currently a student at Abbey Road Institute London, having enrolled on the Advanced Diploma in September 2016. Now into the second half of the course, we met up for a short interview to find out about his experience so far on […]
Introducing KEEMOSABE one of our student’s bands who recently launched their Kickstarter campaign to record at Abbey Road KEEMOSABE is a Pop/Rock/Funk/Experimental Italian quartet currently based in London. Their project was born from the desire of two jazz students in New York City, Alberto Curtis and Sebastiano Vecchio, to form a band that could implement concepts […]
Meet Noah Dayan one of our Advanced Diploma students Noah started his own YouTube Channel earlier this year, motivated by the training he’s had at Abbey Road Institute. “All the things we learned about the history of Abbey Road Studios and its recording methods inspired me to blend some music history with practical advice on music […]
Our latest recording session at Abbey Road We were excited to be back in Abbey Road’s iconic Studio Two at the end of May with not one but two Grammy winning engineers and producers; the renowned senior engineer Haydn Bendall and guest lecturer and producer Ricky Damian along with the band ‘Bob and the Apple’. […]
Recording session with our students in Abbey Road “Burn” was the track our students recorded with our students bands Keemosabe, Lewn and S. Fidelity in Studio Three this week. And burn they did – their set was on fire! This was our March students first dedicated recording session in Abbey Road’s commercial studios, with more to come. Alongside Programme Director Carlos […]
Hi Ramage, thanks for taking the time to be interviewed, firstly: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am an incorrigible music fan. I was lucky to realise early enough that I did not have the musical talent to make it, so I have worked in the business (side of things) since […]
Austin Tobias joined Abbey Road Institute’s Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering in March 2016. He’s coming up to the end of the course and took a bit of time out to share his thoughts around his experience so far. Hey Austin. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? I […]
If you’re thinking about applying for the Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering you probably have lots of questions. What is the course like? What will I learn? What job will it lead to? What kind of gear and equipment will I be able to use? Who else will be on the course? […]
Hi Jason, thanks for taking the time for this interview. Firstly, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I have been involved in music production and sound engineering for about 30 years. I began playing bass and was fortunate enough to join a band just as they were getting signed to a major […]
Graduate of the Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering. Hey Tori, thanks for taking a little bit of time to share your experience. Can you start by telling us about your background and interest in music? I grew up in the heart of the countryside and started playing piano when I was 6, saxophone when I […]
