Full Sail Real World Education

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Tom Kenny

Twenty-eight years ago, when a recording education was primarily the province of conservatories and four-year degree programs and still viewed with skepticism...

Berklee College of Music

Nov 1, 2005 12:25 PM, By Tom Kenny

The Berklee College of Music turned 60 years old this year, and there still isn't any school in the world quite like it. With more than 4,000 students, 12 (soon to be 16) studios, countless performance spaces and a pedigree rich in tradition yet focused on the next century, Berklee has seemingly forever been in a unique position to merge the worlds of musicianship and recording. ...

Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences

Oct 1, 2004 12:28 PM, By Maureen Droney

For more than two decades, the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences has provided high-quality audio training to those who believe that they will never be satisfied with any other career path. In an era when many recording schools have diversified their programs to include other disciplines, CRAS has deliberately renewed its focus on the art and science of audio. ...

Audio Recording Technology Institute

Nov 1, 2003 12:33 PM, By Sara A. Hughes

These days, it seems like audio engineering schools are opening their doors in virtually every major market. While there used to be few programs to choose from, multitudes of facilities now compete for students' business — and education. ...

The Right Stuff

Nov 1, 2002 12:39 PM, by Paul D. Lehrman

Not long ago, I talked to Matthew Girard, a 2000 graduate of the Music Production and Technology program at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford. I asked him what he thought of his past four years. “Oh, it was great,” he replies. “Except they got all of the cool gear right after I left.” ...

Desert Bloom

Nov 1, 2001 12:42 PM, By Ron Simpson

Over the past decade, many new recording schools have opened their doors for business. With very few exceptions, these institutes of higher learning fall into one of two categories: the specialized trade school or a dedicated recording program within an existing college or university. ...

SAE's Tom Misner

Nov 1, 2000 8:01 PM

Let's be blunt: In the American audio education world, Tom Misner is viewed as the Big Bad Wolf - the outsider intent on blowing away the competition as he methodically builds an empire of SAE Institute of Technology schools around the world. Success does sometimes breed contempt, and Misner has been very successful: There are currently 30 SAE schools teaching more than 12,000 students...