Seasonal Programs
Ages 14-19
Offered in Fall & Spring
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Tuition*: Part 1 Classes $195, Part 2 Classes $265
Instructor: Alain Koffi Sessi
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Audio 1: Intro to Recording & Sound Design
Learn basic recording techniques in Spy Hop's state-of-the-art Pro Tools recording studio. Whether you are on the road to being the next big producer, or sound design for films is more your thing, this class will introduce you to the wonderful world of audio engineering.
Audio 2: Intermediate Recording & Sound Design
Ready to take the next step into the world of audio production? This class focuses on advancing your recording chops and touches on the finer points of producing, editing, and beat-making. You will leave this class with a digital portfolio of your best work.
Audio Apprenticeship
Ages 14-19
Fall Apprenticeship: July 19th thru December 15th
Mon & Wed; 4pm-6pm
Tuition: Paid Apprenticeship
Instructor: Alain Koffi Sessi
Applications for Fall Apprenticeship is now closed.
The Sound Engineering Apprenticeship Program offers participants the opportunity to explore the realm of sound and music design. Whether it is mixing sound for a motion picture, broadcasting a radio theater program, producing a local band’s CD, or creating and producing radio spots, the experience is diverse. Apprentices work extensively with Pro Tools recording software in a studio where they gain experience with different kinds of microphones and microphone placements. The program provides hands-on education and real-world career experiences. For almost six months, youth apprentices work with professional industry mentors and instructors to design, develop, and implement affordable media works for local non-profit organizations. Young people of high school age are given the unique opportunity to:
- Receive valuable creative, technical, and vocational skills in media and technology.
- Develop critical learning, media literacy, and leadership skills.
- Earn a modest weekly stipend (an important source of income for our participants).
Loud and Clear Youth Radio
Ages 15-19
September 7, 2010 thru June 30, 2011
Tues & Thurs 6pm-8pm & Sat 9pm-10pm
Tuition*: $1,250/11 months
Instructor: Shannalee Otanez
Applications Now Closed
Join the crew of Loud & Clear, Utah’s only weekly youth-produced radio program, in the studio and on the air for a brand new season. Loud & Clear airs live every Saturday night from 9:00 – 10:00 PM. The program launched in 2003 as a collaboration between Spy Hop and KRCL 90.9FM, and now reaches an audience of over 2,000 people every week.
Learn how to produce a radio show that you want to hear, DJ music you like, host live bands, and create a forum for teens in Salt Lake to tune into every Saturday night!
The program’s mission is to activate the power of the voice through music and commentary, as a means for teens to connect to their community, their peers, and themselves.
(You must attend the Youth In Radio Training held at KRCL August 20 and 21 from 10am to Noon to be considered for Loud & Clear.)
Musicology
Ages 15-19
October 5, 2010 - July 28, 2010
Mon & Wed; 6pm-8pm
Tuition*: $1,750/10 months
Instructor: Jeremy Chatelain
Applications due September 24!
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Want to join a band and release your own creative vision to the world? (Who doesn't?) Musicology gives young musicians a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the full-spectrum band experience. From songwriting to your own CD release party, you'll learn it all at Spy Hop Productions.
Emphasizing your creativity, you'll collaborate with your band; writing, rehearsing and recording your own musical material over a ten-month period culminating in a record release and live performance on stage at a local Salt Lake City venue. Musicology will provide the environment and skills necessary to understand and take steps through this creative process and the larger competitive musical field.
Spy Hop Records
Ages 15-19
Begins October 2010
Mon & Wed; 4pm-6pm
Tuition: Free
Instructor: Jeremy Chatelain
Applications due September 24!
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Do you have the kind of vision and drive it takes to see an album through from beginning to end? Spy Hop Records offers you the chance to conceive and run a record label that actively seeks out and develops youth musical acts. Through hands-on experience, you'll produce music and conceive ways to market and promote that music in the retail world.
Focusing on a variety of business and creative skills including recording production, retail management and art design, you'll participate in the making and release of 4 albums on the Spy Hop Records label over a ten-month period. And, when you're done, Spy Hop Records will pay you a modest stipend for your work.
Don't just listen to music, be a part of it!
www.spyhoprecords.com
Open Mic
Ages 14-19
Every Friday; 3pm-7pm
Tuition: Free
Instructor: Alain Koffi Sessi & Audio Apprentices
How many mics can you rip on the daily? Every Friday from 3-7 PM, all youth ages 14-19 are free to rip ours during Spy Hop's Open Mic. So stop in before your weekend, and find our studio bumpin' with a new group of teens each week dropping beats and jamming with an energy everyone can get down to. The wise intelligents who take advantage of Open Mic are free to record, mix, converge and create with other artists, receive instruction from trained professionals, and leave with a copy of their new creations burned to a CD totally free of charge. So come in, lay down your beats, record yourself or your band, and get your hands on some of Spy Hop's state-of-the-art recording equipment. Open Mic is not just for Hip-Hop! All music types allowed. As featured on NPR »
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