Contact Page - Audio Engineering & Music Production Program

Harbourside Institute Of Technology, Vancouver:
Harbourside Institute of Technology, Canada's newest and most innovative audio institute, is located in the beautiful district of North Vancouver, BC.

Quality Education: If you're serious about pursuing a career in the exciting and highly competitive audio industry, you're going to need an edge. We are a highly specialized elite school that teaches within the environment of a world-class recording studio. Our primary objective is to ensure that, by graduation, our students have achieved the level of proficiency and confidence required to enter the world of professional recording and music production.

Accreditation: Harbourside Institute of Technology is accredited by PCTIA - the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (of BC). The Agency is given its authority by the Province of British Columbia, Canada, Ministry of Advanced Education.

Programs: A 9 Month full-time Audio Engineering and Music Production Diploma Program, providing 720 hours of integrated theory and real world studio practicals. This program is for those who are serious about obtaining a career in the audio industry. The program incorporates hands on training and small class sizes into a comprehensive sound engineering and music production program. This diploma program provides the education and experience needed to enter the world of professional audio production.

Course Outline:
- Recording Techniques
- Acoustics and Studio Design
- Album Production
- Digital Audio Workstation Systems
- Pro Tools 101 and 110
- Modern Mixing Techniques
- Electronic Music
- Music Theory and Song Writing
- The Business of Music
- Audio for Film, Video and New Media
- Live Sound
- Media Delivery

We also offer a 2 week part-time Audio Engineering and Music Production Program - Introduction to Basic Recording Techniques. Digidesign certification programs - Pro Tools 101 and 110.

Career opportunities within the industry for graduates of our Audio Engineering and Music Production Program include: Sound Designer for Film, TV, and/or Video Games; Record Producer; Recording Engineer; Film/TV Music Composer; ADR Recordist; Sound Effects Editor; Live Sound Engineer; Mastering Engineer; Mixing Engineer; Audio Editor; Pro Tools Operator; Assistant Engineer; Library Music Composer/Producer; Pro Audio Consultant.