Student Feature | Dom Parker
Friday November 22nd, 2019 by
Eileen McDonald Sparks
Meet Dom Parker, an impassioned Jazz bassist and current Abbey Road Institute student. Dom Parker is a triple threat – at least – producer, performer, and engineer. Dom is a regular face at our Melbourne campus. Almost daily, she is booking studio time to record her performances of her own compositions. We sat down with […]
Alumni Interview – Lauren Dimech
Tuesday September 24th, 2019 by
Amie Green
Meet the multi-talented Lauren Dimech Lauren Dimech is a passionate, hardworking musician, artist manager and sound engineer who has been gaining a substantial amount of industry experience since the age of 15. Her firsthand experience has allowed her to develop the skills and knowledge required to succeed in the ever-growing industry. She completed the Advanced […]
STUDENT FEATURE | Meet A New Way Home’s guitarist Jesse Tekin
Tuesday September 10th, 2019 by
Amie Green
Meet Abbey Road Institute Melbourne’s Jesse Tekin, guitarist of Melbourne five-piece pop-punk band A New Way Home. Influenced by New Found Glory, State Champs, Neck Deep and All Time Low, they are passionate about recreating the nostalgic and unifying elements of pop-punk and doing what they love – making music. Five pop-punk and skate kids […]
NEW SINGLE ALERT – Alumni Phoenix Manson (feat. Mareya)
Monday September 9th, 2019 by
Eileen McDonald Sparks
‘Blame It On My Game’ feat. Mareya – Phoenix Manson Alumni Phoenix Mason has teamed up with Mareya and they’re making waves with a brand new single. ‘Blame It On My Game’ is here to push pop boundaries. It’s an amalgamation of RnB inspired beats with shimmering toplines from singer/songwriter Mareya. The pair recorded the […]
Paul Brandoli Masterclass
Friday August 9th, 2019 by
Finley Roach
Abbey Road Institute Melbourne regularly hosts masterclasses where we open up the campus to the wider community. We bring in the best artists, songwriters and audio engineers to talk about their craft and careers. Last month we had the pleasure of hosting Paul Brandoli, a master songwriter and top-liner, now based at acclaimed Studios 301 […]
Dance Music and the Loudness War
Wednesday June 26th, 2019 by
alexander
“Just turn the volume up to make it louder”. – Angry old man c.2019 Loudness war today There has been a fantastic push back against overly loud music recently. Many streaming platforms have ‘loudness normalisation’ which allows engineers to focus on the best dynamic mix possible, without having to make sacrifices to achieve a few […]
5 Plugins We Cannot Live Without
Monday June 17th, 2019 by
David Weaver
THE LIST We’ve got one of the largest plug-in collections of any educational institution in Australia. As such, we’ve got more than enough to choose from. Yet time and time again, we find ourselves returning to some of our fond favourites. We thought we’d take some time to explain what we love, and what our […]
Alumni Interview – Joel Robinson (Staygo)
Saturday May 11th, 2019 by
Finley Roach
Joel Robinson graduated from the Advanced Diploma of Music Industry at Abbey Road Institute Melbourne in 2017. We caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to since graduating. Hi Joel, can you start by introducing yourself? Hello, I am Joel Robinson, I go by Staygo (my artist name). Before joining Abbey […]
Alumni Interview – Phoenix Manson
Thursday May 2nd, 2019 by
Finley Roach
Phoenix Manson – Introduce yourself Hey, my name is Phoenix Manson and I am a 19 year old artist/music producer from Melbourne. I make Hip Hop and R&B music that infuses an old school vibe with the modern new wave sound. You graduated 18 months ago. Where are you now and what are you currently […]
Alumni Interview – Emily Toner
Saturday April 27th, 2019 by
Finley Roach
From student to record label owner A business owner and the driving force behind Wye in the Sky Records, Emily understands the importance of having a flexible skill set and being adaptable in the ever-changing music industry. One year after graduating from our Advanced Diploma of Music Production, she made space in her busy calendar […]
