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Enrico Sangiuliano in Dolby Atmos

November 14, 2022 by Dennis Beentjes

Suppose you were in and around Amsterdam last October. In that case, you couldn’t avoid it: Amsterdam Dance Event, where the city was buzzing, celebrating electronic music in full force! With a multitude of parties as part of the festival, workshops and seminars as part of the conference and several side events, it was better […]

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Five takeaways from Andrew Scheps

August 23, 2022 by Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam

As part of the Full-Time and Part-Time courses at Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam, we invite national and internationally acclaimed music industry guest speakers for masterclasses and workshops. Typically, these events are exclusive to our students. Earlier this year, we invited Andrew Scheps, who has been working as a mixing engineer since 1991, to give an […]

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Meet our Alumni: Gilles van Wees

May 13, 2021 by Dennis Beentjes

Meet Abbey Road Institute graduate Gilles van Wees, music producer, composer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist and member of the band Banji! Banji is one of the fast-rising bands in the Dutch music scene, with the potential to cross borders. They describe their music as Hyperactive Indie, with strong influences from Hip Hop and have been featured numerous […]

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My favourite album

December 2, 2020 by Dennis Beentjes

Nobody remembers their first download or stream… But everyone remembers their first album! Or at least their favourite one. You know it by heart, and every time you hear it, it brings back memories. Often good ones, and always with a sense of melancholy. What’s your favourite album? Earlier this year, we started a new […]

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Meet our Alumni: Bruno ‘Rex’ Paulo Cerecero.

July 23, 2020 by Dennis Beentjes

Talking to songwriter and producer Bruno Paulo Cerecero (a.k.a. Bruno Rex) is always a pleasure. His love for writing songs and his capabilities of bringing a sense of joy to his music makes him an inspiring person to talk to. Besides that, his taste for fashion creates a great deal of positive energy too. Mexican-born […]

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Our must-watch Music Documentaries overview

May 22, 2020 by Dennis Beentjes

We love music documentaries! From the inspiring life journeys of renowned artists and producers to the musical inventors and thinkers that shaped the soundtrack of the music industry. Yes, often they feel like poetry and nowadays, the number of music docus can be overwhelming, making it hard to pick one. So, we thought we could […]

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Telling a Story through Music.. with Graduate Rudy Mackay

April 24, 2020 by Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam

Graduate Profile: Rudy Mackay Written by: Milou Derksen Edited by: Gaya Tideman To set the scene, we are in Hilversum, the media center of the Netherlands, sipping on coffee. It seems to have become quite a regular thing we do with Amsterdam graduate, Rudy Mackay. However this time, we are seated in one of the […]

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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 […]

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Amsterdam graduate finds his path in Post-Production at Galaxy Studios

August 16, 2019 by Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam

Graduate profile: Fabian Brummel Authors: Milou Derksen & Dennis Beentjes As part of our programme, students visit several professional studios within our network. Galaxy Studios in Belgium is one of them. Galaxy offers high-end facilities and services dedicated to the fine arts of film, music and sound technology. Working at a facility like this is […]

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A day in the studio with Sylvia Massy

July 4, 2019 by Dennis Beentjes

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” …is a quote attributed to Pablo Picasso. But from a music recording and production perspective, we believe that Sylvia Massy is the personification of that quote. Massy is a legend for her unique methods and perhaps best recognised for her work […]

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