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Recording Workshop June 24 Update

Ohio governor Mike DeWine stated yesterday that guidelines for school re-openings will be issued next week. He also said there will be flexibility for schools to adapt in a manner based on their circumstances.

We look forward to having more information as to how to best prepare for our future students, however this guidance coming later in June than we had hoped leads us to announce that we will be skipping our Late Summer session scheduled to start July 20.

Students who have registered for our July 20 session will be contacted over the next few days to see how their plans might be able to adjust to attend a session with us at a later date.

The first option of a later date will be our Early Fall session starting on September 1, followed by our Late Fall session starting Oct 26.

And for ALL future students of Recording Workshop….

May 11 update from Recording Workshop...

As previously announced, the Early Summer CORE Program that would have started on June 1st is being skipped due to Corona concerns. This makes the next available session our Late Summer starting on July 20th.

In addition to all the planning and prep we are doing for a smart, safe learning environment in a studio setting, Recording Workshop is looking forward to some pretty cool curriculum tweaks that will align the goals of our students with music creation in the years ahead!

Recording Workshop - April 27 Announcement:

Our Early Summer CORE Program is about a month away from its start date of June 1st... HOWEVER... we will need to skip this session due to the continuing concerns of the Corona virus, and the unique nature of a studio training environment.

Our Late Summer CORE Program is scheduled to start on July 20th. By then, we plan to have adaptations fully in place to assure an excellent learning environment for our students, balanced with effective measures for their health concerns.

In the meantime... our studio crew is making the most of this isolation time to dig deep into some new tweaks to bring into our curriculum. A silver lining!

Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell performed a hauntingly wonderful version of "Yesterday" at the Oscars last night.

Eminem's hitting the stage with "Lose Yourself" was the other standout music performance for the crew here at Recording Workshop.

PreSonus has brought out an EXCELLENT update to Ampire - the modeled guitar amps/cabinets plugin available within Studio One.

But wait, there's MORE... This big Ampire update also has the Pedalboard available as a separate plugin that keyboard & synth players will welcome as new options to tweak.

But wait, there's even MORE... PreSonus has made Ampire and some other Studio One plugins available in VST, AU & AAX formats.. so now these plugins are free to roam outside of Studio One.

Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase users.. actually most any other DAW user can now use the new Ampire & Pedalboard.

Want some 303 bass for some retro acid house tracks?? You have a fresh choice as of today...

The iconic Roland TB-303 has been cloned in full analog form. With a slight twist to the model number, Behringer has released the "TD-3", bringing all the features of the original plus some built in distortion.

Originally conceived in 1982 as a "rehearsal tool" for rock bands lacking a bass player... the 303 bass synth shaped many other genres of music for decades after its introduction.

Happy New Year!... Wuh???

NOW is the time to get plans in place for January 6th - the start date for our Winter 2020 CORE Program. Registration is now open and can be done on our website.

Recording Workshop training is very immersive - 7 hours/day, 5 days/week of creative, hands-on learning. Cocoon yourself in our studios, ready to emerge in the Spring with enhanced skills in Music Production & Audio Recording.

Check out our website for all the info on curriculum, costs & schedule:

BEST OF SHOW at AES is the SSL ORIGIN.

This board was a big surprise with a "throw back" approach to analog signal flow basics. Old school workflow for tracking a band, with nice options for analog summing plenty of tracks during mixing. Super sweet monitor section too!

BUT...none of the giant current-hungry power supplies of the past. Far better cost of operation.

Late October is a fun season for professional audio gear. Many manufacturers have new product releases prepped for the AES convention.

Softube just let loose with some info on a sweet addition to their Console 1 control surface family. NOW WITH FADERS... 10 motorized faders to make DAW mixing more connected to our animal needs to nudge stuff with our fingers. YES.

Recording Workshop Late Fall CORE Program starts on October 21st.

Beautiful season & an EXCELLENT time to participate in our training. Launch yourself into 2020 with enhanced studio skills & knowledge!

Lamb of God back in 2006 earned their first Grammy nomination with the album "Sacrament", and as legions of new fans discover the bands pinnacle work, good things happen. Sacrament was just awarded Gold certification from the RIAA this past week.

Recording Workshop grad Brian Griffin has been at the helm of the band's Front-of House mixing for many years now. He's been handling their tour management duties too. Busy & multi-talented guy!

Ric Ocasek - Music Producer.

Awesome songwriter, singer & frontman for The Cars, but Ric Ocasek's talents in the studio extended to producing for many others.

Weezer are among the most notable, with Ocasek producing two of their multi-platinum early albums - "Blue Album" and "Green Album". Other bands that turned to him for producing are Guided by Voices, Bad Brains, and Nada Surf.

Ric Ocasek had strong Ohio roots, with his teen years spent in Cleveland, and his formative early band years in Columbus, Ohio. with his band ID Nirvana.

Thanks for all the wonderful music Ric Ocasek, you will be missed.

Music Industry revenues in the U.S. are up 18% over last year - and Streaming is the reason for 80% of that growth.

That’s the new report for the first half of 2019 coming in from the Recording Industry Association of America. Within streaming, paid subscriptions are the biggest driver of growth. The U.S. now has over 61 million paid subscriptions, up from only 9 million back in 2016.

Wow.

Physical products (CD’s & vinyl) are only about 9% of the overall revenue with each bringing in about the same amount of money, but CD’s still outnumber vinyl with the number of units sold - about 19 million CD’s sold in the first half of 2019 compared to about 9 million LP’s & EP’s.

Jack Antonoff is once AGAIN showing his prolific power as a music creator. His latest endeavor is RED HEARSE and they performed last night on "The Late Late Night with James Corden".

Tour is happening and upcoming gigs in NYC are already sold out. Since his Bleacher's project back in 2014, Recording Workshop grad Matt Price has been handling the FOH mix. Super-talents on display from all involved.