Abbey Road Institute will open its second U.S. campus at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, with classes beginning October 26. The Los Angeles location follows the launch of the school’s Miami campus in 2020.
The campus and its studio complex were designed by Rafa Sardina, a 19-time GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning mixer, engineer and producer who has worked with Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello and Lady Gaga. The facility aims to give students a professional environment for learning music production and engineering inside an active studio setting.
Selected classes and activities will take place at United Recording, the historic studio that has hosted sessions by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Green Day, Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The faculty will include Los Angeles-based producers, engineers and musicians such as Alan Meyerson, Barry Rudolph, John Boylan and Vanessa Garde.
“Abbey Road Institute® Los Angeles is the culmination of a long-held dream. I want to share the invaluable professional experiences of my closest musical colleagues and myself with outstanding new generations of mixers, producers, and other music and music business professionals. I can’t wait to welcome our first students and witness the beginning of their exciting career journeys.”
