2010 press releases
Posted 12 April 2010
Music Technology Workshops to Run at AIT this Summer
A series of novel workshops in music technology looks set to put the beat in the summer holidays for Midlands secondary school students this year.
The four-day ‘BEAT’ workshops will be held in the dedicated recording studio at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and commence on Monday 1 June and run through the summer until 20 August.
Participants will learn about sound engineering, percussion, radio editing and photography in the summer camps, which cost €110 and includes the student’s lunch, course material and free t-shirt.
According to workshop organiser, Aaron Casey, “BEAT allows secondary school students a chance to see a real recording studio in action, record artists, produce tracks, create radio interviews and learn about instruments! It’s your first step in climbing the music industry ladder.”
Fellow organiser, Colin Fahy, added: “BEAT gives a huge opportunity for young people to explore the music industry, through the use of AIT’s first class facilities.”
As part of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to record a solo artist or band, and edit and mix audio tracks. They will produce a multi-track CD featuring recorded and edited music. They will also explore how a radio station operates, learn about news and sports feeds, as well as record themselves in a format suitable for broadcast.
While participants don’t need to be able to play music, they will have the opportunity to experiment with percussion instruments such as the drums, congas and djembes. They will also explore some of the business aspects of the music industry, through a module on photography, which will give them an overview of the latest photographic equipment and software, as well as appreciating the importance of image to an artist’s success.
AIT’s recording studio is home to students on the institute’s Higher Certificate in Music and Instrument Technology course. The studio is equipped with a suite of iMacs, each of which features industry-standard software such as Digidesign Mbox2. The studio’s main desk features a Soundcraft LX7II analogue mixing desk, as well as a Yamaha O2R digital mixing desk.
Further information is available about the BEAT workshops is available online on Facebook, Bebo and Twitter. The organisers can be contacted as follows: Colin Fahy – 087 987 5076 and Aaron Casey – 087 925 6288.
