Dave Natale

A visit with legendary mixer Dave Natale

Legendary Front of House Mixer Dave Natale spent a week in April 2021 with The Blackbird Academy students. As one of the most influential and…


Vance Powell

Real Talk with Vance Powell

Vance Powell is an audio legend, six-time Grammy winner, and friend of The Blackbird Academy who stopped by to visit the Studio Engineering class.…


George Massenburg

George Massenburg: A Guest Lecture in Studio C

Since its founding, Blackbird Studio has sought to be of Nashville’s most technologically unique audio institutions. One of the minds behind…


Nick Raskulinecz Mentors Students at The Blackbird Academy

The Blackbird Academy was proud to have legendary producer Nick Raskulinecz mentor the Studio Engineering students this past week. Nick is a widely…


Robert Bull

Working Live Sound for The Rolling Stones

Engineer Robert Bull is one of the many guest lecturers in The Blackbird Academy’s live sound program. He has worked in the industry for 20 years,…


Steve Genewick, Capitol Studios

Remixing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in Surround

Remixing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in Surround Steve Genewick is a staff engineer at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. In 2013, Steve visited The Blackbird…