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Alumni Interview – Emily Toner

April 27, 2019 by Finley Roach

An interview with Emily Toner – 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 with our Advanced Diploma of Music Production, she made space in her busy calendar for […]

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Alumni – Charlotte Adelle Interview

April 27, 2019 by Finley Roach

In this Interview with Charlotte Adelle, we caught up with the Abbey Road Institute Melbourne graduate about her path into the music industry. You’re an Assistant Engineer, could you describe your role for us? At Studios 301 my main role is assistant engineering. So setting up for vocal sessions, band recordings, or plug in and […]

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Alumni Interview – Alex Mraz – Sound Engineer

April 15, 2019 by Finley Roach

Alex Mraz is a sound engineer who graduated in early 2018 and is moving swiftly from jobs in record stores to live events – probably some that you’ve been to. Maybe you saw her shadowing Front of House in Rod Laver Arena, or she sold you a record at Basement Discs in the CBD. Either […]

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Women in Audio – A Celebration of International Women’s Day

March 4, 2019 by Finley Roach

We’re celebrating women in audio for International Women’s Day! There has never been a better time in history to be a woman or NGC person pursuing a career in music production, and it is our responsibility to ensure this environment will only continue to evolve into a more inclusive and supportive industry. “…there’s room for […]

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Trip to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Studios

February 27, 2019 by David Weaver

Broadcast as a career pathway Abbey Road Institute is dedicated to creating industry opportunities, internships and experiences for its students. The changing audio industry constantly creates new career possibilities and we introduce our students to the cutting edge elements at play for the audio professional today. Our students ventured to the new Australian Broadcasting Corporation […]

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Do you want to gig using Ableton Live?

January 31, 2019 by gianni

The days of music performance with only a guitar seems like it was a lifetime ago. Now, that artists like Ed Sheeran are selling out arenas all over the world without a band and using only a looper. Music technology hasn’t just given rise to the home music producer but has enabled the samples and […]

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Creature Vocalisations and Sound Design for Video Games

January 16, 2019 by hannah

If you’re creating sound design for video games, your job is to produce and implement sound and voice over that grounds a character in the world of the game and gives clear gameplay feedback to players so they can play at their highest potential. A lot of people are visually-driven, but the sound design has […]

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The History of Audio and Music in Video Games

January 8, 2019 by hannah

Music and audio in video games. Since the early days, music has held an important place in video game audio. Both technical and creative restraints featured as strong influences in early video game audio. The earliest game music tracks were relegated to a tiny chip on an onboard console. Chiptunes, as they were called, contained […]

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Abbey Road Institute Interns Hit Sydney for the Australian Music Week and 50 Songs Events

December 10, 2018 by Paul Ledingham

Through the months of September and November, Abbey Road Institute students were embedded in two of the premier events on Australia’s music industry calendar. Our first group of interns were placed with Specific Music’s ‘50 Songs in 5 Days’  in partnership with APRA AMCOS and Studios 301. 50 Songs in 5 Days is an intensive songwriting […]

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Abbey Road Institute Australia 2018 London Graduation

November 5, 2018 by Finley Roach

abbey road institute melbourne to abbey road london As one of the highlights of the year, at the end of October we were delighted to be travelling to Abbey Road Studios in London with our graduating music production students from Melbourne. Our committed and hard-working graduates, with the support of their families, made the long […]

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