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Featured Austin Music Production Mentors on Location or Remote

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

Seems like an ideal situation, right? You get to set your schedule, customize the program of your choosing, and spend days, weeks, and months of one-on-one time with a music producing professional. The programs last just six to nine months and you won’t go into six figures of debt like you would with a four-year university.

There’s one thing all educational institutions should hope you achieve, though: getting a job. With the Recording Connection, you could be “interviewing” for jobs from the start. We say this because from day one, you’ll be showing your mentor if you have the responsibility, the personality, and the tenacity to make it in the business.

Many of our students have gone on to work at the recording studios they learned in while others have found work at other studios based on their mentor’s recommendation. Other students have been hired by clients they worked with during the program or even opened their own studios when the program was complete.

Do you know what happens when you show your mentors, clients, other engineers, or producers that you know what you’re doing? They’ll call YOU about a job, not the other way around. Build a portfolio, create a brand, and make the most of these opportunities and who’s to say how far you can go?! A university may have name recognition, but after four years, all they offer is a degree. With us, you could already have three years of experience in audio production or as a live sound engineer. What makes more sense to you?

AUSTIN, TX, MENTOR INFORMATION

With a combination of old school equipment and new wave gear, Recording Connection Mentors in Austin have the ability to record a variety of clients. With a classic Neve Series 80 console as well as a full-blown Pro Tools digital audio workstation system, you’ll receive a well-rounded education on the technical side of making music.

But audio engineers need to know more than just vintage analog or modern digital equipment. Learning when to use the iso booths or live studios with their 18-foot ceilings to get the sound your clients want is just as important as finding the right sample or loop. Having a fully-loaded studio to learn in is important because you never know who you’ll be recording.

Our Austin mentors have worked Slayer and Sheryl Crow; Chamillionaire, Devin The Dude, and Pharrel; Diplo, Tyga, and Jack Kill and The Stickmen. Whether they’re local indie rockers or international touring DJs, you’ll need to know how to handle them and the gear. With the Austin Recording Connection mentors, you can get the knowledge, connections, and opportunities you need to get that career off to a solid start.