Next Boot Camps

The first Boot Camp at the new location will be December 5-10, 2011. We have only one spot left in that session. Following that, the first Boot Camp of the new year will be February 20-25. We were planning it the week before, but realized that running off to hang out in the studio for a week over Valentines day might get some folks in trouble, we moved it back a week.

New Studio Progress

We are juggling a million thing to get the new place up and running (while still doing production session in the US and Europe) and its coming together nicely.

I am experimenting with new layout that is sort of half the Daniel Lanois style of working (control room and live room are just one big space), but ours is going to be two offset connected rooms with a large opening between them (thanks to knocking out a wall). This will hopefully give it a lot of the advantage of the single work space (open feeling, easy communication) but still be able to close it off a big with heavy curtains if we need a bit of isolation. There is also a vocal booth off the control room if we need a lot of isolation. This pic is from about two weeks ago so it looking a lot better now. New facility offers an additional teaching lab.

Big news at Recording Boot Camp!

We are moving and expanding.

The most exciting part of the move is our new location in Santa Monica, just blocks from the beach. If you walk just over half a mile west of the new location your toes will be in the sand just south of the Santa Monica Pier and just north of the world famous Venice boardwalk. (check out this photo I took just west of the new studio). The new location, which will have both a main studio as well as a secondary teaching lab, is currently being renovated. Pics of that soon.

Students in all our Boot Camps will be able hit the beach before class and head out to great restaurants, theaters and clubs in the evening (there is even an amusement park on the nearby Pier). The first Boot Camp where students will get to take advantage of the new location will be December 5-10, 2011. We still have some spaces left for that session.

Expanded range of classes and courses.

We will be giving you updates as they develop over the next few months, but the new location is going to allow us to expand and offer a broader range of classes for students of all levels. Keep an eye out for everything from expanded Boot Camps, beginner level software training, to advanced music business seminars.

This is a really exciting time for us. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested in what we are doing.

Thanks,
Ronan

Here is our latest newsletter which we send out about once a month. If you would like to get these sent directly to you by email look for the sign up form over on the right of the web site.

Mix Magazine Feature

I was recently interviewed by a journalist from Mix Magazine about the
studio consulting aspect of what I do at Home Recording Boot Camp. You can
read the article at Mixonline.

Six Day Recording Boot Camp in August

Our last six day Recording Boot Camp of the Summer will be August 15-20,
2011. We have received quite a few emails from people interested in
attending around this time so early registration is recommended.

Level 2: Mixing Boot Camp™

We have finally Launched our second level Boot Camp “Mixing Boot Camp”. This
workshop will focus entirely on advanced mixing, have a maximum of three
students and is only available to alumni of the level 1 Recording Boot Camp.
Write to me directly for details about this program.

Thanks and keep having fun with the music!
Ronan

I recently returned from teaching a recording boot camp in Italy at Abnegat studio in Vicenza Italy. It was a great week hanging out with a really cool group of folks eating good food, sharing stories, oh yeah and learning about recording. One of the students from the UK has been blogging about his experience on his web site.  I always think a student could tell you much more about the Boot Camp experience than I could, so check out his blog to see Boot Camp from a student perspective (his site also has tons of other info for aspiring musicians

http://www.agendared.com/home-recording-boot-camp

http://www.agendared.com/home-recording-boot-camp-day-1

http://www.agendared.com/home-recording-boot-camp-day-2

http://www.agendared.com/home-recording-boot-camp-day-3

The list of free stuff we are giving away at the first HRBC Recording Fest This Sunday is bigger than I ever imagined. We are going to be doing at least 22 drawings of free stuff, totaling almost $6000 worth of free stuff!!!!!  We can only sell 200 tickets to the event so these are pretty good odd. If you buy your tickets online before midnight Saturday Feb 26 they are only $9 with no service fees.

1. A Designs – REDDI tube DI
2. Blue Microphones – Woodpecker Ribbon Mic
3. Slate Digital – Trigger Platinum
4. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
5. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
6. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
7. Mathew Lane – DrMS spatial processor plugin
8. Slate Digital – FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor
9. Home Recording Boot Camp – 6 day Recording Boot Camp in L.A.
10. Rick Clark’s Book – Mixing, Recording and Producing Techniques of the Pros.
11. Rick Clark’s Book – Mixing, Recording and Producing Techniques of the Pros.
12. A Designs – ATTY passive attenuator.
13. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
14. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
15. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
16. Bias, Inc SoundSaver (Mac/Win)
17. Bias, Inc SoundSoap (Mac/Win)
18. Bias Inc, PitchCraft EZ (Mac/Win) or Peak LE (Mac) – winner chooses
19. 6 Month Subcsribtion to Gobbler.com
20. $750 Consulting – Studio install package from Audio Perception
21. Line 6 Pod Farm 2 Platinum software
22. Line 6 Pod Farm 2 Platinum software

I just wanted to tell you about the Recording Podcasters round-table put together by my pals over at “The Home Recording Show”.

http://www.homerecordingshow.com/2011/01/special-show-the-audio-recording-podcaster-roundtable-2011/

I participated in this for the second year in a row. I strongly recommend checking it out, not only because you might enjoy the round-table, but if you enjoy the things I do with my beginners videos here and my videos on Ronan’s Recording Show You will probably dig the podcast of the other guys involved.

http://www.insidehomerecording.com/

http://sessionswithslau.com/

http://projectstudionetwork.com/

http://www.recordinghacks.com/

I am so excited to announce the first HRBC Recording Fest. A one day Festival / Charity Event celebrating all things cool about recording. February 27, 2011 in Culver City, CA (Los Angeles) from 4pm-11. Tickets only $9 in advance!!!! All proceeds go to charity Get info and your tickets early.

We will have workshops and panel discussions with some of the biggest names in recording:  Joe Barresi (Tool, Kyuss, Bad Religion, Queens of the Stone Age)  Tony Shepperd, (Madonna, Queen Latifiah, Elton John, Kenny Loggins), John Rodd (Assassins Creed, World of Warcraft, Avatar:The Game, Lincoln Lawyer), Dave Pensado (Pink, Shakira, Ciara, Beyonce), Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, Nels Cline, Terry Bozzio, Ulver), and Dylan “3D” Dresdow (Black Eyed Peas, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Michael Jackson). There is even more, but we are awaiting confirmation.

There will be a trade show with many of the coolest pro audio and recording companies around and raffles with thousands of dollars in give-aways.

http://recordingbootcamp.com/fest/