The Metropole Academy Project – Recording an orchestra
December 18, 2018 by
Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam
For most of us musicians and producers, working with a real orchestra is kind of a dream come true. And definitely a lot more satisfying than working with your standard sample library. But teaming up with the multiple Grammy-winning, largest full-time jazz-, pop and symphony orchestra in the world – let’s say – that’s just […]
Global Graduation Ceremony 2018
November 22, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
26th of October was the day of the annual Graduation Ceremony and party at Abbey Road Studios in London one of the highlights of our academic calendar at Abbey Road Institute. Graduates and staff from all over the globe come together at the iconic studio in London to celebrate their achievements and to receive their […]
ADE at Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam
October 3, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Summer was awesome and October has just arrived. Being fully recharged with summer vibes, autumn is slowly showing his colours, inviting us to go back inside and unleash our musical creativity. Isn’t this just excellent timing for one of the largest annual music events in the world? Amsterdam Dance Event – ADE2018! Last year, the […]
The Rockfield Studios pilgrimage
September 13, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Our legendarY Rockfield Trip 2018 by Tyler Jones, Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam student Tyler Jones visited the legendary Rockfield Studios with us. But for him this trip was extra special. He was happy to write an article about his experience, which we are sharing with you. Read more below! Deep in the countryside of Monmouthshire […]
Meet us at EMME 2018
September 5, 2018 by
Dennis Beentjes
Abbey Road Institute at EMME – the Electronic Music Maker Event 2018 We are coming back to Belgium! On the 21st and 22nd of September 2018, the XPO in Kortrijk (BE) will be filled with electronic music and knowledge again. The EMME – Electronic Music Maker Event – is the brand new name of this annual […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
