Audient and the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) have jointly announced The Audient Scholarship – a sponsored tuition for a one-year Professional Diploma in Music Production at the prestigious London facility.
Beginning in the 2016 academic year, the Audient Scholarship coincides with a major refit and overhaul of the ICMP recording studios by the Slowglass Creative, which are to be centred on a new Audent ASP8024 analogue mixing console.
‘There’s one control room with two adjoining live rooms, which will have a traditional analogue set-up (tie lines, patchbay, desk), along with Pro Tools HD, Logic, Ableton, further outboard and a comprehensive mic cupboard,’ says Facilities Manager, Mike Sinnott We are also building three production rooms and a new tech lab.
‘The ASP8024 is a great sounding console with great mic preamplifiers,’ he continues, explaining the selection of the Audient desk. ‘It also looks great and provides the flexibility to configure to our taste. Audient’s reputation was also a factor, as well as value for money and company’s commitment to support education. We have great confidence in our choice. As specified, with producer panels and a patchbay, it has the wow factor and looks like a serious, grown-up desk.’
‘We are proud supporters of music education and our new partnership with ICMP offers an exciting opportunity for one lucky student to start their career on the right path,’ says Audient Marketing Manager, Andy Allen. ‘The facilities on offer at ICMP are outstanding and to have an Audient console at the heart of them is a testament to Audient’s investment in education.’
Billed as London’s premier school of modern music, the ICMP encourages and inspires its students as much as it equips them to succeed in their chosen profession, be that musician, songwriter or music business entrepreneur. ‘The one-year Professional Diploma leads to a Cert HE Creative Music Production, which provides the foundation for two years of further study on the BA (Hons) Creative Music Production. We also offer short music production courses,’ says Sinnott.
Open to applicants from all financial, social and cultural backgrounds, the recipient of the Audient Scholarship will apply through the ICMP website with a link to Soundcloud for their work and a short personal statement around why they should be selected, with full details available here.
‘In the first year, we estimate an enrolment of around 25 students on the course,’ Sinnott says. ‘However, this will increase when students can apply via UCAS next year. After three years we could expect the number of students using this console to be around 100 per year.’
