Global Alumni

Raphaël Guédin studied on the part-time Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering at Abbey Road Institute Paris from October 2017 to September 2019. A highlight of his time at the Institute was recording band ‘Mother Vulture’ in the Gatehouse at Abbey Road Studios.

He also completed an internship at Audioscope studios, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris whilst he was studying with us. The experience turned out to be very constructive as a few days after the end of his training Raphaël was hired as an assistant at the famous studio. Find out more about Raphael here.

Clara Blanchet, alias Klaar, est diplômée d’Abbey Road Institute Paris en 2018.

Clara Blanchet est une jeune auteure, compositrice et interprète française née à Paris. D’abord résolument moderne, son style s’inscrit entre pop et rock. En effet, ses influences musicales vont de la variété au folk-rock, en passant par la musique électronique et le hip-hop. Fort de son premier single “Baise-main” elle a notamment remporté les KR Découvertes 2018. A la suite de cette récompense, KR a organisé un concert intégralement retransmis en streaming. Clara a ensuite collaboré avec la productrice Sylvia Massy pour une nouvelle vision du single “Baise-main”.
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After graduating from our Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering, Gabriëlle Stok joined the team at SARM studio as an assistant engineer. She worked her way up to become an engineer, working with many artists, including Little Mix, most notably assisting on Madonna’s album, ‘Madame X.’

Whilst at SARM, her first producer cut, Koffee ft. Gunna ‘W’, was released. She is now signed under her producer name ‘GG’ to Warner/Chappell and is Grammy nominated for her work on Masego’s album ‘Studying Abroad: Extended Stay’.

Some of her highlights at SARM include working with American producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Jay Z, Mark Ronson) and engineering during his writing sessions.

After leaving SARM to work freelance, Gabi has steadily built her career as a producer, engineer, songwriter, musician and more. Discover some of Gabi’s strongest influences in the May 2024 Issue of Sound on Sound.

You can learn more about Gabrielle’s experience at SARM in her interview on our blog.

Léo Chupine trained at Abbey Road Institute Paris from January to December 2018. Following his graduation   he first became an Assistant Engineer at the Studio de Meudon. This studio is particularly well known for   providing two exceptional concert pianos for recording - a Steinway and a Fazioli.   Léo Chupin then started work as a freelance sound engineer following his first sessions at the   Studio de Meudon. He's had great recognition for his work and his innovative approach. In the second half   of 2019, KR magazine selected him to be one of the "10 emeritus sound engineers" who have new ideas   about the industry. The article was published in the special issue winter 2019-2020 edition.

Quentin Durual joined Abbey Road Institute Paris having already gained some experience in the music industry.   He worked freelance in mixing and compostion as well as working on two festival of light projectsin Lyon   before studying with us. He also studied in London for a year to make music and improve his English.  Following that he joined Abbey Road Institute Paris in 2017.     After Quentin graduated at Abbey Road Studios, he travelled to Australia for a 3 month internship at   the famous and well respected 'Studios 301'. Upon returning to France, he has been working on a variety   of projects including composing for television through a company called "The Range". He continues   working as mix engineer and as a session guitarist for performances, collaborating with artists such as   Nicko Soulchildren odaiba, Paul Flint and Tony Dofat. You can find out more about Quentin on his   Instagram account.  

Phoenix Manson is an artist/music producer from Melbourne. He makes Hip Hop and R&B music that infuses an old school vibe with the modern new wave sound. Having graduated at the end of 2017, Phoenix has since released WAVELENGTH – EP, with toplining by Charlotte Adelle as a result. Phoenix was also an integral part of the Beat Collective Committee. Most noteworthy, he ran the fortnightly, live streaming show on TRNSMT. He also performed at festivals and venues including Electric Relaxation, Surf Coast Arts Festival, Beat Collective Sessions and High Bias. Having moved from Melbourne to Berlin to start building a network in Europe, Phoenix is now exploring the electronic music scene. As a result of this, he is working with rappers and producing beats for their projects.

Phoenix’s creativity in unstoppable, and consequently most of his time is spent in the studio. He is constantly making new music for his own project or for other singers/rappers. Furthermore, Ableton Live is his weapon of choice. Consequently, Phoenix has grown from a bedroom producer who made music as a hobby to an audio professional. You can find out more about Phoenix on his website.