STUDIO RECORDING WORKSHOPS

Join us for an exciting new collaboration with Monaco Studios & Maine College of Art & Design!

In this 8-week workshop, students aged 13-18 will learn how a professional studio works; mic types & recording techniques; record a MAMM band; comping, editing, & overdubs; and the fundamentals of mixing, mastering, and sharing songs.

TUITION

  • $600 per 8-week (20-hr) workshop

  • The annual registration fee is $60. This fee covers registration for all MAMM programs for anyone in your household during the 2025-26 school year.

  • Need-based scholarships may be available - please email registrar@mamm.rocks if you need scholarship support.

FALL SESSION DATES (click links to view policies & sign up!)

AGE & CLASS SIZE

  • Classes are capped at five students.

  • Fall workshops are offered to students age 13-18.

  • We hope to expand to other age groups in the future!

INSTRUCTORS

  • Ethan Fowler, longtime teacher at PATHS music and engineer at Monaco Studios, will instruct the workshops held at Monaco.

  • Hunter Coleman, MECA&D studio assistant, local musician, and beloved former MAMM instructor, will instruct the workshops held at MECA&D.

CURRICULUM

  • Week 1: Introduction & Studio Fundamentals

  • Week 2: Microphones & Recording Techniques

  • Week 3: Session Planning & Engineering/Production Basics

  • Week 4: Live Band Recording Session

  • Week 5: Comping, Editing, and Overdubs

  • Week 6: Mixing Part 1 – Levels & Panning

  • Week 7: Mixing Part 2 – EQ, Compression, FX

  • Week 8: Mastering & Sharing Your Work