Sweatbox Studio is proud to announce the second year of our recording arts summer day camp!
Whether your teen is a budding singer (or guitarist, or bassist, or songwriter...) interested in recording his first CD in his room or an aspiring professional recording engineer or producer, we can give him, or her, the tools to get started. Upon completion of the week-long session, the campers will have a solid working knowledge of the technical operation of a recording studio. Each participant will gain hands-on experience in the entire recording process including: microphone placement, recording console operation, outboard gear use (including compressors, reverb, effects), tape machine use, and mixing. This knowledge will enable kids to set up and operate a mini-studio of their own at home using widely available digital and analog gear.
The culmination of the session will be two days of actual recording. Each camper will have a chance to use what they've learned by tracking and mixing one song performed by a real band in the studio. The kids will bring home their own mix of that recording session on CD.
Watch the KXAN story about the recording camp!
About the studio
For seventeen years Sweatbox Studio has been one of the favorite destinations in town for local, national, and international artists to record. Consistently ranked by the Austin-American Statesman's Annual XL Studio Guide in the top ten out of over two hundred Austin studios, Sweatbox has evolved from a garage band and punk rock haven to a fully realized recording space producing everything from string quartets to bluegrass to metal!
About the owner
Mike Vasquez, the proud father of three teenage daughters, brings to this project his wealth of experience in the studio. He graduated from Colby College with a BA in English and history and has conducted over a thousand recording sessions.
Schedule
Each session will run from Monday through Friday.
Session I
June 14-18, mornings 9am-1pm Session II
June 21-25, mornings 9am-1pm
Rates & Info
Campers are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of the full session fee of $250. Space is limited to four campers per week-long session. Have a group of three or four kids ready to go but can't make one of the sessions above? Call or email Mike and we'll set up a special session just for you! Campers should be aged 13-18, but exceptions can be made for especially enthusiastic kids! Checks may take up to 5 days to clear.
Refund Policy: A refund of 80% of session fee is offered only with written notice from the parent or legal guardian of an enrolled student received no later than thirty days prior to session start date.
Sweatbox Studio is located at 1406 Smith Road, Austin. See a map here.
For more information, please call Mike Vasquez at 512/762-9258 or email mike@sweatboxstudio.com.
