ADE 2019 at Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam
October 8, 2019 by
Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam
Last year, ADE reached the magical 400,000 visitors mark, with people from more than 100 countries. Now we can confidently claim that Amsterdam is truly the beating heart of the worldwide music industry during ADE! Abbey Road Institute is this year again part of the conference workshop and masterclass program. Below you will find the […]
Abbey Road Institute Masterclasses at Dancefair 2019
February 21, 2019 by
Dennis Beentjes
Abbey Road Institute at Dancefair 2019 We are back at Dancefair 2019 again, the annual event in Utrecht. Besides our usual inspiring suspects, we will bring fresh new guest speakers for our masterclass program. Come visit us at Dancefair 2019! Besides our highly valued series of workshops and masterclasses, we also have a booth at […]
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 […]
