<p>Hi, My son is 14 and is proficient with drums & guitar, is taking piano, music theory and vocal coaching. He has had recording equipment for the past 2 years and has taught himself how to record multiple track songs and then engineer them. He has also used film software and synchronized the sound with the movements/words. He writes songs and the music for all the instruments to complete the song, then plays all the instruments on different tracks and engineers the songs. He is working on a demo CD. He would really like to perform, however, his backup plan is to be a producer - own his own studio. So we are looking for a 4 year program that perfects the use of the technology, teaches how to run a studio, manage employees, imparts knowledge and understanding of copyright laws and licensing, how to find and manage talent, etc.
My son is homeschooled and just started highschool. He has always been a consistant A/B student. He has a passion for music and for engineering, he performs on drums for church congregations up to 500 people, working with a diverse worship team that rotates its leaders and other musicians since we have 3 locations. He devotes hours daily to mastering his songs. He has recorded and engineered a CD for a friend who needed to raise funds for a mission trip quickly. She raised 2200.00 in a 3 week period. He has attended Camp Electric for the drum trac in 2012, is attending this coming summer for guitar, and plans to attend each summer until he is 19, each year working on another area, including recording engineering and songwriting. Any help in finding the right programs to look at for him would be great. Our older son is an inventor/entrepreneur and going to MSOE for their Engineering Technology program...so the recording engineering search is a totally different dog - so many options and so many reviews and SO expensive! Really want to find the right program. Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Check out the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami:</p>
<p>[Music</a> Engineering - Frost School of Music | Frost School of Music](<a href=“http://www.miami.edu/frost/index.php/music_engineering/]Music”>Frost School of Music - University of Miami)</p>
<p>Wow- your son sounds really talented!! I know Berklee College of Music is a really prestigious school that might be a good fit for him.
[Berklee</a> College of Music |](<a href=“http://www.berklee.edu%5DBerklee”>http://www.berklee.edu)</p>
<p>If you’re looking for something significantly cheaper, Texas State University - San Marcos has a wonderful music engineering program and is around $15,000 for out of state.</p>
<p>Also to consider -
USC, UC Berkley, Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins and Northwestern all have great programs.</p>
<p>best of luck to your son!</p>
<p>I have been looking in to recording schools not so much to break into the industry, but if it goes that way then, GREAT! I just want to really learn the recording process for my personal use and eventually have my own small studio in my home with a control room, live room, vocal booth and small office and have the gear needed to run a small studio, not a huge amount of gear!. I eventually want to make money with my studio, but at this point I’m more of a hobbyist. I’m a drummer in a 3 piece band, and we record our band at practice and I have a good mixer, vocal recording mics, iMac computer, drum mics, monitors, midi keyboard, cables, 2 drum sets, small PA system, ProTools 10, Studio One 2 Professional, and Logic Studio, etc…so I have a decent amount of gear and I’m okay with recording, but still have a lot to learn. I wouldn’t mind getting a job in the industry, but I’m about to graduate with an associates degree in Computer Networking. That will be my focus for income! I have looked at a lot of recording schools, and I’m leaning towards 'The Recording Connection in Houston, TX. They have schools all over, but I want to know if they are a reputable school. Their tuition is $8400.00 for a 2 yr program. I can make payments with a $2700.00 down payment and/or use Sally Mae to get a loan. You learn in a real studio according to them in your area. I will be visiting a few studios soon to see where I’d be learning, and that may or may not sell me on it! If anyone here has heard of them and can give me some insight on this school or any other good recording schools I’d appreciate it! The tuition seems fair and you also get a ono-on-one mentor, all your books, ProTools 10 software (which I have already), flexible hours to meet your schedule with work, and are guaranteed to work with bands on sessions with an engineer to see how the process works and you get to do work as well, so it all seems affordable and worth it for what I’m wanting to accomplish.</p>
<p>The University of Miami Frost School of Music program is a nice mix of both technology and music. Students still get to study their instrument/play in ensembles and take music theory/history classes, but they also get to take cool classes like Audio Post production, Digital Audio, Audio Design Workshop just to name a few. </p>
<p>It is a Bachelor of Science degree with some engineering courses built in. It is much more than a “recording” degree!</p>
<p>Belmont in Nashville.</p>
<p>They have several varieties of music business degrees, one of which includes audio engineering, I believe.</p>
<p>SO, I know this is kind of old, but I had to post.</p>
<p>I too go to Camp Electric and I love it. I’ve done Keyboards for 3 years, going again this year, but probably won’t get to attend again (Maybe as an intern/chaperone one day?). I have a few friends going to Belmont, and it is considered one of, if not the best, recording arts schools in the country/world. They also have great popular music programs, and it’s a Christian school. It’s basically Camp Electric: College Edition.</p>