St Andrews Recording and Production Courses

Dates for 2025 will be announced soon. 

Testimonials from 2024 course:

  • Great training all round from the staff involved - very good considering it's the first time this course has run.

  • Garry was superb - very clear explanations despite the complexity of what he was doing. Jonathan was also very clear too. I found it helpful understanding things from first principles.

  • 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.

  • It was all really good. Udayan was great at explaining the technical terms when I didn’t understand them. Jonathan was very thorough in his explanations.

  • 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 of the above were incredibly friendly, supportive and did really well at explaining answers to questions (even if it meant that we babbled for a long time)

  • All teaching staff were extremely knowledgeable in their areas, coming together to give a fully rounded course experience. Anthony's session could be longer (or slower paced) to allow you to understand the concepts a bit more in depth. 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 good at delivering planned content and answering additional questions, especially given the varied background of the students.

The information below refers to the 2024 course and may change for next year.

Are you a film and media music composer?
Are you an upcoming music producer, singer-songwriter or recording/mix engineer who would like to build on your existing skills?
Are you a hobbyist interested in exploring the world of music creation?

Then please join us for the inaugural St Andrews Recording and Production Course. The course will explore in depth, the art of recording and production. Participants will receive step-by-step guidance on how to record and produce music with a 10-piece classical ensemble and overdub to turn into epic cinematic music as well as learn how to record, overdub, produce and mix an Americana band in our state of the art recording facility. We cater to all abilities, allowing participants to enhance their understanding and knowledge of the subject.

Instructors will use a variety of industry standard Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), hardware and software. We will explore technologies and techniques used by bedroom producers through to professional studio producers and engineers and everything in between. No matter the gear we will empower you with the necessary skills to produce and engineer the music you love.    

Spaces are limited so register your interest as soon as possible by contacting either Udayan Meshram or Dr Jonathan Kemp

For more detailed information, please download the course brochure (PDF)

Age restrictions: 18+ (contact Udayan Meshram to discuss under-age participants)