Recording Arts Academy

RECORDING ARTS
CREATIVE ARTS
BUSINESS ARTS

The Recording Arts Academy is the umbrella to the school of programs at The Remix Project primarily concerning recording and composing music. Whether a participant’s goals are entrepreneurial or more towards developing a career within an existing organization, The Recording Arts Academy is in place to support young people in finding success in fields related to their passions.

Recording / Artist Development

Students engaged in the Recording / Artist Development program are focused primarily on becoming professional recording artists.

OVERVIEW:
Participants in Recording Arts are working towards careers as audio engineers, producers, recording artists and DJs. Participants from the music stream of the Business program are also working towards careers in the music industry. Remix participants attend bi-weekly classes, monthly workshops, and special guest workshops.
Remix’s classes are designed to teach participants information on a particular skill set and knowledge of the industry, to understand what goes on behind the scenes, and to get feedback from teachers on technical skills.
Remix’s workshops provide participants with real-life experience, industry experience, personal insight on different subjects that relate to those professions, and an opportunity to showcase their work
Below is a summary of the core curriculum content that is taught in the classes and workshops. There are 4 streams in the Recording Arts program: Artist Development, DJing, Audio Engineering and Production.

WHO SHOULD APPLY:
The Recording Arts Program at The Remix Project is intended for emerging recording industry professionals who have discovered, explored and have seen growth in their respective skill set. The Remix Project is not an entry level program and is designed to bridge the gap between emerging and active professionals.

Recording / Artist Development
The Recording / Artist Development course includes 6 units:

Artist Branding
Team building
Play Your Position (identifying strengths and weaknesses)
Lay it Down (project planning)
Skill development (enhancing live shows)
Show me the money (how to generate an income)

Participants will leave with a stronger understanding of their personal brand, what team players they should have around them and the roles they should play, the importance of live shows and how to plan, put on and execute a strong live performance, different revenue streams from industry, contract types, sync placements, publishing, royalties recuperation, copyright law, and how to operate a business.

Audio Engineering

Students engaged in the Audio Engineering program at the Recording Arts Academy are focused on developing their skill sets and career opportunities in the world of professionally recording and mixing music.

AUDIO ENGINEERING
The Audio Engineering course includes the following 6 units:

File management and system design
Studio basics
The science of sound (the art of listening)
Mixing basics
Engineer etiquette
The masters

Participants in the Audio Engineering course learn about everything to do with the recording studio including how to design a studio, operate studio equipment, run sessions working with recording artist, how to use software and hardware (i.e. Protools), balancing, compression, editing and effects, microphones, amplifiers, dynamics, equalizers, effects, positioning and mastering records.

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PRODUCTION

Students engaged in this program at the Recording Arts Academy are refining their skills and exploring the various careers as relates to composing, producing and scoring music across major projects.

Production
The Production course includes the following 6 units:

Technique
Beatmaking versus composing
Sound and texture
Arrangement
Composition
Show me the money

The focus of the Production course is on software and how to produce music. Participants learn about quick keys, headroom and exporting, file management, digging for sounds, sonic quality, song structure, case studies on different songs, fruity loops, finding the right artists and engineers to record; coordinating with the engineer and studio manager to mix the audio, and by delivering the master audio to the record label. Participants learn how to make money through production including shopping your beats and getting them played.

DJ’ING

Students engaged in the DJ’ing program at the Recording Arts Academy are focused on skill and career development as professional Disc Jockeys for nightclubs, lifestyle events, corporate entities and professional recording artists.

OVERVIEW:
Participants in Recording Arts are working towards careers as audio engineers, producers, recording artists and DJs. Participants from the music stream of the Business program are also working towards careers in the music industry. Remix participants attend bi-weekly classes, monthly workshops, and special guest workshops.
Remix’s classes are designed to teach participants information on a particular skill set and knowledge of the industry, to understand what goes on behind the scenes, and to get feedback from teachers on technical skills.
Remix’s workshops provide participants with real-life experience, industry experience, personal insight on different subjects that relate to those professions, and an opportunity to showcase their work.
Below is a summary of the core curriculum content that is taught in the classes and workshops. There are 4 streams in the Recording Arts program: Artist Development, DJing, Audio Engineering and Production.

DJ’ING
The DJing course include the following 5 units:

My Sound
Scratching
Party Rockin
Making mash ups and remixes
Generating income

DJ participants will learn about navigating through the industry, working on turntables, scratching, blending, mixing, cutting, using Cut Creator, talking about crates, how to organize your music, making edits using Ableton Live, DJ etiquette (how to conduct yourself on and off the stage), crowd engagement, how to sequence music, different revenue streams, contracting and invoicing.