A Day in the Life of Our Students
Recording Connection students & grads with Chris Lord-Alge at Mix L.A.
Five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning mix engineer CHRIS LORD-ALGE aka “CLA,” (Rage Against the Machine, Pink, Linkin Park, Madonna, Lady Antebellum, Krewella, Green Day, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood) directed the second annual Csaba Petocz Master Class at
Mix L.A. studios in Los Angeles!
Speaking of the experience, Recording Connection student and attendee
Dawnette Scolari says:
“From his candid advice on how to manage your business, the importance of being organized and impressive mix process, the CLA workshop was an invaluable experience and a dream come true.”
And
Uriel Soto Jr. Recording Connection graduate and Lead Engineer at ES Audio (Los Angeles, CA) says:
“The Chris Lorde-Alge Workshop was more than a dream come true! In my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d ever get to meet one of my heroes and an engineer that I’ve modeled my whole career and sound after. The way he mixes drums, bass and vocals has always been the way I always hoped my mixes would sound like. The day we attended the workshop, I discovered many techniques and approaches he does that first, made total sense to me and second, I’ve started applying into my own work…He is a great, straight forward, joking and just cool guy to hang out with.”
Catch a look inside the workshop with Chris Lord-Alge in our Media section below!
Claire Dooley
Film Connection student
Claire Dooley who externs with Ralph Madison of Madison Productions recently blogged about meeting her future mentor on-location for the first time:
The Interview
“Good morning! Excuse me, but are you Ralph?’ I say to a man with long, gray hair and a light blue cotton shirt.
“Why yes, that’s me. You must be Claire?” he says.
From moment one, I felt silly for ever thinking this man would be “scary.”…It was nice. I met Levay, a member of Ralph’s team, and we seemed to hit it off. I really ended up talking to and meeting everyone…I felt at home with all of these strangers. Paying close attention, I asked a few questions about the video cameras and learned a little, like UV lenses, stabilization, and how generators work in relation to the video cameras…
Ralph and I exchanged a few good conversations. He asked what I wanted to do, who I wanted to be, what my plan was. I didn’t know where I was going but I knew that in his hands I would learn just what I was looking for. I would be taught everything I need to be taken care of.
He asked me to be his student, which felt uplifting and electric. I left that day with a little bit of knowledge, a lot of hope, and a feeling that I never got when I made an A+ on a test.
This is why I’m doing this. This is why I am here.
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