Trentonmusic production school locations

The Recording Connection offers something no “name” 4-year university or audio engineering and music production trade school can. From day one, you’ll be placed in a professional recording studio and receive one-on-one mentoring from award-winning producers and engineers.

With more than 200 locations throughout 48 states, you won’t have to travel thousands of miles for this immersive experience. You learn what it takes to make it in the music business from the inside alongside industry professionals. This includes recording, mixing and mastering, hardware and software, live sound design, and even business skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

Work With the Stars or Amplify Your Sound

We’ll just come out and say it: When it comes to music, or any creative industry, who you know is just as important as what you know. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to you, but it begs the question: if you’re just starting out, how do you even begin to get your name out there?

That’s probably the most invaluable part of the Recording Connection Audio Engineering and Music Production Program: Opportunity. When you work with your mentor, it’s your chance to show them – and yourself – you belong there. Whether it’s tidying up the office during the time between sessions or stepping up to lead a session yourself, consider this your interview.

But you’re not just here to impress your mentor. How you interact with clients and other music producers during these sessions will go a long way to getting their number in your phone. It could be anticipating when a singer needs another bottle of water or introducing a slight tweak to improve an established beat.

Being responsible. Doing what you say you’re going to do. Putting away the phone when you’re supposed to be working – unless you’re trying to bring in a new client into the studio. These are the actions of someone who wants to be in the business. And, more importantly, wants to stay there.

Our most successful graduates found work in the studios they externed with, were hired by other recording studios, or put in the work to open their own studios. There have been times a student has been hired halfway through the program because they made themselves indispensable.

If you can do that, clients will be asking to put your number in their phones. We give you the opportunities to make a name for yourself. But it’s up to you how your name will be remembered.

TRENTON, NJ, MENTOR INFORMATION
The most successful producers are the ones that can work with anyone at any time. The Trenton Recording Connection engineers and producers who mentor our students have worked with well-known artists such as Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Cole, Dave Lombardo, and Pancho Tomaselli. Other clients include Universal, All Things Considered, Pod Save America, and various podcasts, orchestras, and theater companies.

From work in the studio to festivals, our Trenton mentors are equipped to handle it all. In addition to a full recording studio and rehearsal hall, they have the resources to record live music on location. You’ll learn how to work in controlled environments as well as how to mitigate issues when doing a live performance.By growing your knowledge base, you’ll be able to increase the number of clients you can bring in and be someone who can work across multiple genres, a huge benefit in today’s fast-moving industry where genres are constantly influencing one another.  The Dr. Dres and Rick Rubins of the world have the ability to pick and choose who they work with. Maybe one day you will too. But for now, learning how to switch gears at a moment’s notice and get the etiquette, skills, and knowhow it takes to build that roster of clients—and keep them coming back—is a smart place to start.