12 l July 2014
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New courses from ACM and Metropolis Studios planned
By Erica Basnicki
ACM, THE Academy of Contemporary Music and Metropolis Studios are due to launch two new Music Industry Qualification (IQ) courses to run from the Chiswick-based studios from January 2015. These latest educational
JAMES executive director David Ward PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths ‘Artist Development’ in action at Metropolis
offerings are a continuation of a music industry and education partnership between ACM and Metropolis Studios, announced in September 2013. The two confirmed IQ courses in Contemporary Songwriting & Artist Development and Music Production will run over an intensive 26-week period, allowing students to gain practical music industry skills from ACM’s acclaimed music faculty, and learn from the Metropolis’ Grammy Award winning music production team. “We are elated to throw open the doors of Metropolis to a new generation of budding music professionals,” says Ian Brenchley, CEO, Metropolis Studios. “It gives us great pride to be able to pass on over 25 years of cutting edge experience at the forefront of the music production
end of the business. Together with ACM we believe we have an incredibly compelling formula to equip students for the music industry far above what any educational course has been able to deliver to date.”
ACM’s Music Production Course has been designed to provide students with intensive and practical training, offering a progressive study path and leading to a potential vocation within the music industry. Music Production students will have access to ACM@Metropolis’ facilities, including the MIT suite, recording studios at Metropolis and further studios as well as networking opportunities at ACM’s Guildford campus.
www.acm.ac.uk
www.thisismetropolis.com
SOUNDCRAFT LAUNCHES ONLINE SI SERIES VIDEO TRAINING
Stills from the Si series of videos By Erica Basnicki
SOUNDCRAFT is now offering an eight-part instructional online video series hosted on its website, focused on the Si Series of digital consoles. The videos offer practical instruction on how to get the most from a Soundcraft Si console in live sound, recording and fixed-installation applications. “The video series offers real-world information and depth of subject matter for a broad spectrum of users, whether they’ve never had their hands on a Soundcraft console before and need to get up and running quickly or have
mixed hundreds of shows and want to dig deeply into a console’s feature set,” says Keith Watson, marketing director, Soundcraft Studer. In addition to the Si Series, Soundcraft’s online video vault covers every console range including the Vi Series, Si Expression, Si Performer and analogue
consoles. Topics include basic operation and configuration, gain structure, channel assignment and using EQ and effects to Soundcraft-specific features like the Vistonics II colour touchscreen interface and FaderGlow illuminated, colour-coded faders.
“At Soundcraft we’re dedicated to providing our users with the educational tools they need to get the most out of their consoles,” says Watson. “We’d like to think our video series is the next best thing to having a front of house engineer standing next to you behind the console.”
www.soundcraft.com
JAMES BOLSTERS REPUTATION AS PLASA BECOMES ASSOCIATE MEMBER
By Erica Basnicki
JAMES (JOINT Audio Media Education Support) has confirmed that PLASA has become the latest Associate Member of its group, further strengthening the JAMES industry accreditation and education support process. Matthew Griffiths, CEO, PLASA comments: “We have watched the quality work of JAMES grow over several years. We are now very happy to join with the other trade organisations in JAMES, playing our part in supporting education. Being part of the JAMES course accreditation programme will ensure that our sectors will have representation in course design and delivery.
“The new relationship will now allow JAMES to create and develop
course accreditation structures for the live sound, event, entertainment and installation industries with the support of PLASA.”
JAMES executive director David Ward adds: “The years of industry experience represented by the PLASA membership is very well-respected and we look forward to working with them. This new relationship between our other associate organisations and PLASA holds great potential for the future. JAMES provides the ideal vehicle for industry to interface with education and helps fulfill our mission to ensure that the years of industry experience are not lost to future generations.”
www.jamesonline.org.uk www.plasa.org
VIEWPOINT: FINDING WORK IN THE LIVE SOUND INDUSTRY
By Darryn De La Soul, Founder, Soulsound
IT IS my firm belief that many people are struggling to find sound engineering jobs because their CVs aren’t up to scratch and they simply don’t know how to ask nicely! As the owner of an agency that specialises in finding opportunities for engineers, I get sent dozens a week, and I peruse them all. The few
DIARY 2 August
IPS Audio Training Where: National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, UK Notes: The last of four half-day IPS modules, focusing on compression and EQ
www.ips.org.uk 12 August
d&b Remote Network Workshop Where: SSE Audio Group, Redditch, UK Notes: A guide to the d&b Remote network. Participants will learn what to consider to make up a useful remote network
www.dbaudio.com 13 August
d&B Line Array Workshop Where: SSE Audio Group, Redditch, UK Notes: A day explaining the principles of line arrays and designing loudspeaker set-ups
www.dbaudio.com 9 September
Darryn De La Soul: “Your CV is a sales document”
well written ones, I either contact (if I have an opportunity for them) or file for future reference (and send them an email saying so); the ones which come across as lazy (bad cut and pastes, poor formatting, incorrect spelling) get binned without response (if you can’t be bothered to present yourself well, I can’t be bothered to respond).
Your CV is a sales document; it’s
an advert for you. So make an effort when writing it.
If it looks lazy, then I have to assume that you are lazy and will be lazy on my job; I will, therefore, not even consider you. A CV is the only way you have to introduce yourself to total strangers; so, make sure it creates a good impression. Read the full article at
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Martin Audio MLA M-Tech Training Where: Millennium Studios, Bedford, UK Notes: A three-day programme covering every aspect of the use and deployment of Martin Audio multi-cellular arrays
www.martinaudio-mla.com
A range of commercial packages are available: Contact advertising manager, Ryan O’Donnell,
+44 (0) 20 7354 6000,
ryan.odonnell@intentmedia.co.uk
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