St Andrews Music Recording and Production CourseAdvanced 2025
Course dates
- Start date
- Wednesday 9 April 2025
- End date
- Sunday 13 April 2025
About this course
Join us for a five-day comprehensive advanced music recording and production course that goes in-depth into the art of music recording and production.
You will receive step-by-step guidance on how to record and produce a Pop/Rock song with Dry Island Buffalo Jump in a professional recording studio environment.
You will learn how to track a record and overdub using analogue hardware outboard gears.
Learn the art of audio mixing and mastering from industry professionals and turn your mixes into professional records.
In addition to the valuable knowledge and experience you will gain; you will also have access to the full project and multitrack from the session so you can create your own production and mix for use in your showreel portfolio.
Who is this course for?
This course is for upcoming record producers, aspiring recording engineers, aspiring mix and mastering engineers and everyone in between who would like to produce their own records.
Are you at an intermediate level in music recording and production and would like to improve your skills?
Are you interested in discovering how music is brought to life?
If so, this short course is for you.
How the course will be taught
Instructors will use a variety of industry-standard Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), hardware and software.
We will explore technologies and techniques used by professional studio producers and engineers.
We will empower you with the necessary skills to professionally produce and engineer the music you love.
What to expect
- Spend five days exploring the art of music recording, production and post-production with industry practitioners in a professional recording studio.
- You will boost confidence in recording techniques, the use of a DAW, editing and music mixing and mastering.
- Understand the thought processes of a producer and a recording engineer in a professional recording studio.
- Dive deep into the studio outboard gears, develop your skills in signal flow and confidently commit to the sound.
- Learn audio mixing and mastering from industry professionals Alex Miller (Record Producer/Mix Engineer) and Samuel Jones (Record Producer/Mix & Mastering Engineer).
- Full project and multitrack for personal showreel use.
- Q&A after each session.
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Day 5
Course requirements
- Previous audio recording experience
- Understanding of a DAW at an intermediate level
- Familiarity with microphone types, construction, polar patterns and microphone recording techniques
- Understanding of audio signal flow at a beginner level
- Familiarity with AUX tracks, Sends & Returns, and Buses
- Understanding of audio interfaces, AD & DA converters, sample rate and bit depth
- Familiarity with Reverbs, Delays, and Serial & Parallel processing
These requirements can be achieved by taking part in our beginner and intermediate short music recording and production courses.
Course fees
- Regular fee
- £699
- Student fee
- £599
- Single day fee
- £150
Registration fee
A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is required to secure a place. Places are limited and will be dealt with in a first come, first served basis.
The course fee includes travel to and back from Fife College recording studio on Day 1 and Day 2 from the Laidlaw Music Centre.
Please note that accommodation is not included in the fee.
For any enquiries, please contact course leader Udayan Meshram (usm1@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Course tutors
Dr. Jonathan Kemp
Tutor
Dr. Jonathan A. Kemp, physicist and musician at the University of St Andrews, holds a BSc in Physics with Music and a PhD in brass acoustics. He researches guitar string acoustics, teaches, manages sound at the Music Centre, and plays in Teannaich and Dry Island Buffalo Jump.
Udayan Meshram
Course leader
Udayan Meshram, a music producer and engineer, holds first-class degrees in Music Technology and Electrical Engineering. He teaches music production at St Andrews, works with bands like Wingspread and Dry Island Buffalo Jump, composes for film, and handles audio at the Laidlaw Music Centre.
Samuel Jones
Tutor
Samuel W Jones, a Manchester-based audio producer, composer, and lecturer, has worked with Maruja, Slap Rash, and more. He assisted on James' *Be Opened by the Wonderful*, scores award-winning short films, teaches Pro Tools, and releases electronic music as "Koalas" and "I Was Love."
Graham Deas
Tutor
Graham Deas is a sound engineer with over 30 years experience in recording, mixing, and live sound. He has taught sound production for 15 years. A Pro Tools expert, he’s worked on Mercury Prize-nominated albums and top-10 singles, blending technical skills to train future audio pros.
Alex Miller
Tutor
Alex, a Manchester-based audio engineer and producer with 15+ years' experience, works across many genres. His records earned 180M+ Spotify streams, BBC airplay, and Rock Sound features. An AVID Pro Tools Expert, he trains globally and has credits with ALULA, Bastette, and more.
Student testimonials
"All the staff were friendly, enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable of their subject matter. They all took time to make sure all the students were taken care of and understood the tasks, while also being extremely generous with their time. No question was a question too much. They all made you feel at ease and had a genuine love and interest for their subject matter which really did come across in the teaching."
"All teaching staff were extremely knowledgeable in their areas, coming together to give a fully rounded course experience. Garry's lessons were fantastic, great at talking through what he is doing in demonstrations and clearly explaining microphone setup. Udayan and Jonathan are really approachable with questions and will use different techniques to make sure all students have a good understanding of what has been taught."
"All were great in their own way! Jonathan Kemp was great on the theory and technology, Udayan on the practical side and the session with Garry was absolutely brilliant, seeing how he deals with potentially tricky musicians was particularly enlightening."