A dream come true. Meeting the best recording engineer in history.
July 4, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
In April this year, we had the honour of having the legendary Al Schmitt at our school in Amsterdam. For Abbey Road Institute student Ethan Frantz, it was a dream come true. We asked him if he wanted to write about this once in a lifetime experience, which he wholeheartedly did. A dream come true: Meeting […]
Serious Sound Sessions with Matt Wiggins on Youtube
June 17, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
A combination of knocking-the-right-door and luck brought him his first studio job and from there on he gradually moved on to becoming a well respected mixing engineer, working on outstanding albums and with leading artists. For the second edition of the Serious Sound Sessions series, we welcomed Matt Wiggins (UK) at our Amsterdam facilities, for […]
After Abbey Road Institute: Dieter Boels
May 18, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
GRADUATE PROFILE: Dieter Boels As part of our graduate profile series, we interviewed Sébastien Thirion earlier this year, who is currently working at Galaxy Studios. For the second article, we’ve interviewed Dieter Boels. Both Dieter and Sébastien are from Belgium and part of the first group of students in Amsterdam. They graduated and received their well-earned […]
Just a simple analogue kind of guy
April 12, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Al Schmitt: a living legend Not everyone knows Al Schmitt. Which is ok. Engineers and producers are predominantly not on the forefront and therefore a bit unknown to the general public. But if there is one man that literally has a legacy and you just HAVE to know, it is Al. When an article gets […]
How limitation reveals the Master
March 29, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Serious Sounds Sessions presents: We are happy to share with you the videos of the first edition of our Serious Sound Sessions series and on top of that, we would like to introduce the next session with Matt Wiggins! Using tuned glass bottles to create ‘Michael Jackson inspired percussion elements’ and the importance of limiting […]
What does it take to start your own Plugin Company?
February 13, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
So you just turned 31, you have an impressive track record in pro audio education, you have been mentored by one of the best mastering engineers on the planet, have worked at one of the most impressive recording studios in the world …and then you just decide to start your own plugin company. Today we […]
Serious Sound Sessions
January 24, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Abbey Road Institute hosts a new series of Masterclasses Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam is hosting new series of events with one purpose in mind: Take sound and the role of a music producer Serious. And we found the perfect name for this platform: Serious Sound Sessions! Serious Sound Sessions is a new initiative all about […]
Come join us at Dancefair 2018
January 19, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Check our Dancefair | Musicfair 2018 program Last year was our first appearance at the Dancefair / Musicfair in Utrecht, where we brought in quite a nice format analog SSL console, giving short demonstrations and one-on-one mixing sessions. After all the positive feedback we received we knew one thing; we want to go bigger! This […]
After Abbey Road Institute: Sébastien Thirion
January 17, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Graduate profile: Sébastien Thirion So you are an Advanced Diploma in Music Production & Sound Engineering graduate from Abbey Road Institute, ready to take on the world. And then what….? In this new series of blog articles, we will follow Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam (ARIA) graduates in their careers and endeavours, after successfully completing their study. Inspiring […]
Watch the Moog Session videos
January 10, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
OUR MOOG SESSION VIDEOS The synthesizer that shaped music production and defined the music we listen to. Last month (December 2017) we did a Facebook Live event about the iconic Moog synthesizer. Abbey Road Institute lecturer and mastering-engineer/producer Marcoantonio Spaventi gave an inspiring online lecture about the Minimoog and various other Moog models. In this […]
