GRADUATE SUCCESS STORIES
(as told by their mentors)
The Lodge
has
been mentoring for Recording
Connections for 10 years. Our in-house Mentor is Corey
Miller. Corey has been a staff engineer at The Lodge for over 12 years.
We very much like the course curriculum. It seems to be well laid
out and very thorough. Corey is able embellish with his wealth of
studio experience to make the program beneficial for the students. My
background is with a formal classroom education so I can see benefits
to both methods. I must agree that having a full time one on one
relationship with a mentor is a good way to get a strong introductory
background to the recording industry. Back when I was in college in the
late 70’s there was not any emphasis on studio production just
broadcasting, but there was still benefits to the classroom
environment. Damon
Earlewine has been a freelance engineer
for us ever since he graduated from our Internship program and
he also
became our part time bookkeeper as well. Past students that have
interned for The Lodge are: Damon Earlewine, Damian Suader and Rayna
Kinley. Dwain Jarrett
has had a long-standing relationship with
The Lodge as both a client and studio musician. He too was a
graduate of The Recording Connection.
I
have been a Recording
Connection mentor for
about 6 or 7 years. I think the mentor-apprentice education method is
great, the only way to go. I do like the course curriculum that
Recording Connection provides, because it starts with the fundamentals
of sound and electronics a good engineer must have for a foundation in
the field of audio engineering. Then progresses all the way to the
state of the art digital processing used in professional studios world
wide. I definitely believe that one on one instruction is better than
learning in a classroom because then the mentor can focus on a
particular students needs. About
25 previous students have been hired
that I know of. Many of my
students have been from other states and foreign countries and I
haven't heard back from them. Plus many of my students have built their
own studios. Also my chief engineer
is from this course.Brian Levi - Clear Lake
Audio
I
have been involved with Recording Connection for two years. I think the
mentor-apprentice
method of education is one
of the best approaches to learning the craft of sound
engineering. The freedom of self-directed self-paced study and
private tutoring.
Along with reading and assignments done at the students pace, students
are placed in
studios they feel
comfortable in, and they get the benefit of one-on-one training from
the
instructors - as well as
experience in working studios by participating/assisting on sessions as
their schedules allow. The
curriculum is loosely based around
Huber & Runstein's "Modern Recording Techniques", the content is
completely
relevant to the skills
needed in the modern studio. When combined with the experience
and lectures
provided by the instructors,
it's a well-rounded program designed
to provide a working foundation to any budding sound engineer. I think
the
advantages of self-study
combined with one-on-one training are self-evident when compared to the
somewhat impersonal large
classroom setting!Bruce
Valeriani - Blue Bear Sound
I
have been an Audio Instructor for Entertainment Career Connection for
9 years now. I think their program is unique and very beneficial to the
students that take the course. They offer a great alternative to some
of the other schools that have sky high tuitions, and require at least
40 hrs a week of the students time. I believe that students
can learn just as much from the course that I teach for Entertainment
Career Connection as they can from other courses if they apply
themselves. They also will be free of the financial and time
consuming pressures. I also currently
employ part time one of my graduated students, James Woodrich.
I
have been an Audio Instructor for Entertainment Career Connection for
9 years now. I think their program is unique and very beneficial to the
students that take the course. They offer a great alternative to some
of the other schools that have sky high tuitions, and require at least
40 hrs a week of the students time. I believe that students
can learn just as much from the course that I teach for Entertainment
Career Connection as they can from other courses if they apply
themselves. They also will be free of the financial and time
consuming pressures. I also currently
employ part time one of my graduated students, James Woodrich.Donny Baker, a Recording Connection mentor and professional recording engineer explains what the prospective student can expect if they enroll in the Recording Connection audio school.
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