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July 2021 Summer Recording Camp

July 22, 2021In Featured, CampsBy Lucy Walsh These 12 high school students just spent three days tracking, mixing, and learning on some of the best…


BBA Adds Two New Studio Instructors

Two new staff members have joined The Blackbird Academy’s Studio Engineering faculty! Ernesto Olvera-LaPier and Lucas Glenney-Tegtmeier now…


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June 2021 Summer Recording Camp

The future of the music industry was right here, folks! Some of the coolest and most talented high schoolers from across the country traveled to…


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New Music Friday: August 14, 2020

New EP/CollectionJason Maxwell, ‘Songs About You’First up this week is a new release from artist Jason Maxwell recorded in June 2018 at The Blackbird…


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August 2020 Summer Recording Camp

Let's make a record!They came from both coasts and everywhere in between to learn how to record a song. Six music-loving teens joined us August 5-7,…


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New Music Friday: July 31, 2020

NEW RELEASETHE SWEAR, The Clinic and the SaneIt was December 2019, the week before graduation and Winter break, and Studio D was booked for a solo…


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July 2020 Recording Camp Wrap-up

Campers ‘Come Together’ at The Blackbird Academy Forget the canoeing and the campfires – THEY WANT TO ROCK! And, rock these campers did with some of…


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Pro Tools Tips: Playlists and Comping

Pro Tools Playlists One key to quick and effective recording is the use of Pro Tools playlists. Playlists allow us to save and switch between…