Kiyo with group

Kiyohito Kumada

It’s always a joy to see where life takes our graduates – particularly for our international students! Meet Kiyohito Kumada! Kiyo was a member…


Cecelia working at Big Yellow Dog

Cecilia Castleman

April 2020 Nashville, TN — Studio Engineering Grad 🎓 Cecilia Castleman has just signed a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music (Meghan Trainor,…


Yuval Maayan

Yuval Maayan’s newest project is climbing the charts. BBA Grad Yuval Maayan is hitting it big in Israel with his executive-produced album, “Lion,”…


Ciel with his emmy

Ciel Eckard-Lee

The 2019-2020 awards season may be long over, but BBA Studio Engineering grad Ciel Eckard-Lee must still be basking in the glow. As a…


Scott Oakdale

This student took his mixing talents into another hemisphere! Scott Oakdale graduated from Blackbird’s Studio Engineering program in…


Amy Peters

Amy Peters

She writes. She sings. She records, produces, and engineers. Now, she has a record deal! Big-time kudos to the hardest-working woman in the music…


brennan meeks

Brennen Meek

Brennen Meek does it all! After graduating from The Blackbird Academy’s Studio Engineering Program in Fall 2015, Brennen has worked as an audio…


Prianka Chopra, Kevin Jonas Sr., Frankie Jonas, Denise Miller-Jonas, Joe Jonas

Frankie Jonas

Frankie joins The Blackbird Academy’s network of Los Angeles-based alumni and plans to work as a runner at Henson Recording Studios. Frankie is…


John McBride and Javonnii Curry

Javonnii Curry

Check out Institutional Director John McBride’s interview with 2017 graduate Javonnii Curry! Javonnii served for eight years in the…


Diego in the studio

Alumni Profile: Diego Ruelas

Some of you have asked what The Blackbird Academy alumni have been doing since graduation. While we’ve only been in existence for a…