The Abbey Street Institute is about to launch its latest campus in Los Angeles this summer time, it was introduced Tuesday (March 11). The state-of-the-art facility will likely be led by Grammy-winning engineer, mixer, producer and musician Rafa Sardina.
Designed to offer college students with a singular skilled expertise, the West Coast campus will function the institute’s famend curriculum together with a school of Los Angeles-based producers, engineers and musicians, together with Alan Meyerson, Barry Rudolph, John Boylan and Vanessa Garde.
“Abbey Street Institute Los Angeles is the end result of a long-held dream,” mentioned Sardina — who has labored with Stevie Marvel, Rosalia, Alejandro Sanz, Dr. Dre, Camila Cabello, Woman Gaga and extra — in a press release. “I need to share the invaluable skilled experiences of my closest musical colleagues and myself with excellent new generations of mixers, producers, and different music and music enterprise professionals. I can’t wait to welcome our first college students and witness the start of their thrilling profession journeys.”
Luca Barassi, CEO of Abbey Street Institute London, added: “We’re thrilled to be working with Rafa and his crew as we proceed increasing our instructional footprint within the U.S. Rafa has a powerful affinity with how we educate, and an ambition to move on his experience to the subsequent technology. Establishing our second U.S. campus in Los Angeles — a artistic, dynamic, and globally influential metropolis — will present college students with an immersive expertise on the coronary heart of a thriving worldwide music scene.”
This system provides intensive and immersive schooling in a small, focused-learning surroundings, emphasizing hands-on, apprenticeship-style coaching to equip graduates with the abilities essential to thrive within the music trade. Graduates will earn a diploma in music manufacturing and sound engineering. Further diplomas in audio post-production for movie and TV & music enterprise will likely be provided sooner or later.
“We’re extremely happy with the success of Abbey Street Institute graduates,” Common Music Group COO and Abbey Street board member David Sharpe added. “A few of them have earned a number of Grammy and Billboard awards, together with quite a few Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations. Bringing Abbey Street Institute’s world-class schooling to Los Angeles will present aspiring producers and engineers with the coaching they should make a powerful entrance into the music trade.”
The campus’ actual inauguration date and site will likely be introduced quickly.
