Learn Music Production In Recording Studios Where Music Magic Is Made
Our Courses
Mentor with Award-Winning Music Producers and Engineers. In-Person or remote, Your education, Your choice.
Recording Connection Music Production Schools can help you turn your dream of being a music creator, producer, or audio engineer into a successful career in the music industry.
We can pair you with a mentor anywhere in the city, the state, or the country! In person or online and one-on-one, you can get direct mentorship.
When you have a question, all you have to do is ask.
Never suffer through a pointless tutorial again.
It may surprise you to learn that we’ve been offering remote learning for years. So if you want to learn music production from a mentor in New York who’s worked with everyone from They Might Be Giants to Dr. Dre, The Killers to 50 Cent, with us it’s well within your reach.
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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.
Learn Audio Skills. Get Connected With The Music Producers Who Produced These Artists
Our Students moved on to work with award winning artists in the music industry including Rihanna, Beyoncé, Ludacris, and more
4K+
The number of 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.
100+
Awards won by students of Recording Connection.
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Global locations where our mentors educate students.
Recording Connection has more than 400 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 city, unless you want to.
Want To Earn Your Living In The Music Business? Here’s The Roadmap
Step 1.
Stay away from negative idiots who tell you that you can’t do it.
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Stay out of soul crushing debt with our program.
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Understand this – the only way to make it is to learn by doing with industry pros. DIY videos and classrooms/professors aren’t going to cut it.
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Get Connected to real working professionals who can teach you how to do it.
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Reach out to our admissions department, get accepted into one of our courses, and follow our formula for success. It’s really that simple.
Why traditional music degrees are useless:
What would you rather have, a music production degree or a job in the music business? A degree in audio engineering so you can teach at trade school one day, or hands on experience and a portfolio of music that can launch your career in the music business?
You don’t need a degree.
We know this because for 40+ years, we have been mentoring students in actual working studios that produce music for today’s top artists and we get them connected to the people and the places that live and breath music production and audio engineering in as little as 6 to 9 months all across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.
We are and have always been dedicated to delivering the highest quality educational experience that looks nothing like the traditional model.
We offer an educational experience like none other, keep you out of debt and get you working in the industry.
Get your music production certification and build your music production and audio engineering skills by learning with an industry professional near you.
Meet A Few Of Our Hall Of Fame Graduates
Success stories from students and mentors of recording connection.
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Positive reviews, videos and quotes from students and graduates
Some of our graduates have gone on to become audio engineers, musical artists and studio owners. Others graduates and producing and making their own Hip-Hop, EDM, Rock ‘n Roll, R&B, Country and Rap music.
Recording Connection does a GREAT job at placing you into REAL studios with REAL engineers and opens the door to allow you to create those connections with your mentor, and continual learning. You truly get out of the program what you put in. Another great aspect of the program are the virtual advisors that can help you with question regarding Pro Tools and other material as well. Much props to Alex Solis for helping me through the program!
Octavio Preciado
After being a musician for a couple of years, I've decided to take my music skills to the next level. I was very fortunate to have landed in Recording Connection, they helped me out since day one with my registration, and any paperwork needed. I was placed at ES Audio Studios in Glendale, CA. My mentor at the studio, Donny B. is very knowledgeable. He helped me through the process since the beginning. He helped me pick a great laptop suitable for Engineers. I had no clue of the existence of any DAW's, and after a few months of spending time at the studio, asking questions, getting a hands on experience, and doing colabs with other students/engineers I now have the privilege to be a professional. A huge thank you, to all who helped answer my questions and helped me grow as a professional engineer.
Jorge Fuentes Quiroz – Los Angeles, California
I had a very good experience with Recording Connection and my mentor Donny Baker from ES Audio Recording Studios. He taught me the things that I need to know about being an engineer/producer and to always be prepared for the gig and to keep the gig as well. I learned a lot from my mentor, other students that are more experienced, my Academic Facilitator Jon, and other engineers that worked there. I thank everybody that has helped me through this journey and will use the advice that has been given to me to improve as an engineer.
Noah Gonzalez – Los Angeles, California
Get your music production certification
in a studio, not a classroom.
Experience an education like no other in half the time and for half the cost where industry professionals and award-winning artists mentor students 1-on-1 in working recording studios and online.
In this competitive industry, you need to have the skills, portfolio, and connections to make it.
We keep you out of the boring college classroom and deliver all three!
We are unique, bold, out-of-the-box thinkers; and after over 3 decades of service — we have the formula that produces hire-able graduates with on the job experience and real industry connections.
Your Journey starts here. Amplify your Life and go to the next Level.
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Hired & Thriving
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How To Learn Audio Engineering Skills
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