St Andrews Music Recording and Production CourseIntermediate 2025
Course dates
- Start date
- Monday 19 May 2025
- End date
- Friday 23 May 2025
About this course
Join us for a 5-day comprehensive course exploring in depth the art of audio recording and production.
You will receive step-by-step guidance on how to record and produce music with a 28-voice choir, as well as learn how to record and overdub, produce and mix an Americana band in our state-of-the-art recording space.
Who is this course for?
This course is for upcoming record producers, aspiring recording engineers, mix and mastering engineers and anyone who would like to participate in recording and production of contemporary and classical music.
Have you produced a full song with a band before? If not, worry not! During the Art of Music Recording & Production Intermediate course, you will have the chance to witness and learn the art of recording and producing music in a professional environment. Dive deep with us and explore how music comes to life.
The Art of Music Recording and Production is a highly rated and successful series of courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced experience levels. This series is designed to cater to all abilities and experiences and offer a full journey in music recording and production with distinct steps up in skill and knowledge between each course.
In addition to the valuable knowledge and experience you will gain, you will also have access to the full project and multitrack from the session so you can create your own production and mix for use in your showreel portfolio.
What to expect from this course
- Spend five days exploring the art of music recording and production in a world-class recording space.
- Dive deep into the world of microphones – by the end of the course you will confidently pick the right microphone and microphone placement for the job.
- Understand the thought process behind the recording and producing of a 28-voice choir under the expert supervision of Adrian Hunter in a recording session.
- Explore live tracking and overdubbing an original song by Dry Island Buffalo Jump, a St Andrews Americana band.
- Get familiar with dynamic and time-based processing under exceptional teachers.
- Q&A after each lesson.
- Full project and multitrack for personal showreel use.
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Course requirements
- Basic solo instrument recording experience
- Basic understanding of a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
- Basic editing awareness
These requirements can be achieved by taking part in our beginner short music recording and production courses or from other prior experience.
Course fees
- Regular fee
- £499
- Student fee
- £449
- Single day fee
- £150
Registration fee
A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is required to secure a place. Places are limited so register and secure a place soon! Should the course be sold out, a waiting list will be established with places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that accommodation is not included in the fee.
Refreshments will be provided throughout the duration of the course.
For any enquiries, please contact course leader Udayan Meshram (usm1@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Course tutors
Dr. Jonathan Kemp
Tutor
Dr. Jonathan A. Kemp, physicist and musician at the University of St Andrews, holds a BSc in Physics with Music and a PhD in brass acoustics. He researches guitar string acoustics, teaches, manages sound at the Music Centre, and plays in Teannaich and Dry Island Buffalo Jump.
Udayan Meshram
Course leader
Udayan Meshram, a music producer and engineer, holds first-class degrees in Music Technology and Electrical Engineering. He teaches music production at St Andrews, works with bands like Wingspread and Dry Island Buffalo Jump, composes for film, and handles audio at the Laidlaw Music Centre.
Adrian Hunter
Tutor
Adrian Hunter, from York, studied music at UEA and Birmingham, specialising in piano and electro-acoustic composition. A session producer/engineer, he’s worked with Fretwork, RLPO, and I Fagiolini, earning Gramophone and other industry awards. He focuses on bridging performance goals with real-world recording outcomes.
Student testimonials
"All the staff were friendly, enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable of their subject matter. They all took time to make sure all the students were taken care of and understood the tasks, while also being extremely generous with their time. No question was a question too much. They all made you feel at ease and had a genuine love and interest for their subject matter which really did come across in the teaching."
"All teaching staff were extremely knowledgeable in their areas, coming together to give a fully rounded course experience. Garry's lessons were fantastic, great at talking through what he is doing in demonstrations and clearly explaining microphone setup. Udayan and Jonathan are really approachable with questions and will use different techniques to make sure all students have a good understanding of what has been taught."
"All were great in their own way! Jonathan Kemp was great on the theory and technology, Udayan on the practical side and the session with Garry was absolutely brilliant, seeing how he deals with potentially tricky musicians was particularly enlightening."