Get one-on-one instruction from an industry professional in a real-world recording studio. These are the people making the music being listened to today.
About Recording Connection and Our Other Schools Alternatives
RRFC first began placing students for on-the-job training and mentoring in 1983 (with Radio Connection).
Since that time, we have become known as an industry leader in the mentored externship training approach.
We have found that this approach is effective, often more so than theoretical instruction alone, in helping our students get jobs in fields and industries that can be otherwise difficult to break into.
Once programs are completed, graduates in good standing are eligible for Job Placement Assistance.
To learn more about the many RRFC graduates who are building thriving careers and getting hired in their chosen fields, click here to read success stories from our students.
Affiliations and Organizations
The Recording Connection is a member in good standing with numerous business and industry associations, including the Better Business Bureau, The Recording Academy, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and numerous others.
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The students we serve every year.
Whether you’re coming straight out of high school or looking for a career change, Recording Connection Music Production Schools is making an education in audio and music production more accessible with our fully immersive programs.
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Awards won by students of Recording Connection.
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Our mentors serving students globally.
Recording Connection has more than 250 locations throughout the United States as well as mentors in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. And with our remote learning opportunities, you’ll receive the same education without having to leave your home.
Who Will Benefit From the Recording Connection?
The Recording Connection is an on-the-job training program for persons who want to pursue careers in the recording industry as a music producer, audio engineer, and more. Many of our programs are also great alternatives for musicians and composers who desire to learn more about the recording process in order to improve their craft.
(We’ve even seen established recording artists enroll in our programs to enhance their skills.) Whether you want to open your own project studio, produce major label artists, compose music for film and TV, become a hip-hop beat maker, or even become a club DJ, the Recording Connection can provide key training, experience and connection making opportunities to get you started on your career.
There are many different career paths within the recording industry, and the Recording Connection is designed to match students with mentors within their particular field of interest, and whenever possible, within their chosen genres of interest.
Within our audio and music production programs and workshops, we currently offer customized training for these career paths.
Recent Blogs & Stories
The Power of Intention
Recording Connection graduate Collin Jacka (Sacramento, CA) completed both the Audio Engineering and Music Production program with mentor Matt Young at The Press Recording Studio (Stockton, CA) and the Advanced Audio and Music Production program with Shane Anderson at...
The Importance of Being Proactive
Since graduating from Recording Connection, Rohan Soloman (New York, NY) hasn’t wasted a minute. Over the past two years, he’s worked with music’s biggest stars like John Legend and Toni Braxton, as well as rising talents including Julia Capello of American Idol, jazz...
The Benefits of Tough Love
We recently connected with grad Zack Slippy, who, in just the past year, has gone from living a life that wasn’t fulfilling him creatively or professionally, to being someone who knows what he wants and is in the process of making it happen. Thanks to the “tough love”...
That Energy
We recently connected with Recording Connection grad Shamar Kuteyi, who, in his own words says he went from “not knowing anything about audio engineering and production” to being “ready to go” in less than one year thanks to our Audio Engineering & Music...
As Heard in Film & Television
We recently caught up with Recording Connection grad Jeff McQuilkin (New York, NY). Jeff first came to RRFC as a freelance writer and served as the co-editor and co-writer of this publication for a number of years. Seeing RRFC’s approach and just how effective it can...
The Right Track
Recording Connection graduate Andrew Marshala’s journey into a career in audio engineering and music production was anything but straight and narrow. Prior to getting hired at Castle Row Studios– the very same studios where he trained with mentor Hamza Lee in...
A Dream Accomplished
Even though he’s still in his early 20s, Vic Castaldo has a clear vision of what he wants to achieve in life. He came to Recording Connection after having spent the past five years teaching himself music production. Now, after receiving direct, hands-on instruction...
Bring The Ruckus
Miley Knox has been a hip hop lover since age 8. On the way to finding us, she’s encountered challenges ranging from unilateral vocal cord paralysis, a condition she was born with, to surviving an abusive relationship, to dealing with social anxiety. But don’t think...
Hired & Thriving
When Ian Izquierdo found Recording Connection he’d gotten to know firsthand, just how ho-hum a life of working 50-hour weeks doing work that didn’t speak to his soul could be. Circumstances out of his control made him reassess where he was going and look into taking...
How To Learn Audio Engineering Skills
What Recording Connection Mentors and Other Music Industry Pros Have To Say About The Best Way to Learn Audio Skills Audio is a skilled trade whether you are an audio engineering craftsman, an music producing genius, or an artistic electronic music performer. As...