We are proud to announce the launch of Abbey Road Institute Los Angeles, our newest campus in the heart of the global music industry, Los Angeles, California. Opening in 2025, the new campus will be led by 19-time GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® winner Rafa Sardina.
Sardina, whose extensive list of award-winning collaborations includes work with Stevie Wonder, Rosalia, Elvis Costello, Alejandro Sanz, Dr. Dre, Camila Cabello, Placido Domingo, D’Angelo, and Lady Gaga has designed the new campus and studio complex to provide Abbey Road Institute students with a professional experience unique to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles campus will feature Abbey Road Institute’s renowned curriculum, along with a distinguished faculty comprising top LA-based producers, engineers, and musicians, including Alan Meyerson, Barry Rudolph, John Boylan, Vanessa Garde, and many more.
Abbey Road Institute offers an intensive and immersive education for aspiring music producers and engineers in a small, intimate environment. It focuses on high-quality audio education delivered in a hands-on apprenticeship style, which prepares graduates to enter the fast-paced music industry and create their career trajectories. Graduating students will receive a Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering, as well as Diplomas in Audio Post Production for Film and TV and Music Business in the future.
When asked about the new campus and its programs, Rafa Sardina shared:
“Abbey Road Institute Los Angeles is the culmination of a longtime dream of mine to share my and my closest musical colleagues’ significant professional musical experiences with outstanding generations of up-and-coming mixers, producers, and other music and music business professionals. I can’t wait for our first students to enter the doors and start their exciting next career chapter.”
Abbey Road Institute Global CEO Luca Barassi echoed this enthusiasm about the opening of
the Los Angeles campus, stating:
“We are thrilled to be working with Rafa and his team and excited to continue expanding our educational offering in the US. Rafa has a strong affinity with how we teach and an ambition to pass on his expertise to the next generation. Opening our second US school in LA, a creative, dynamic and globally influential city will immerse our students in an international hub, alongside other creatives and a thriving music scene.”
Member of the Abbey Road Institute board, Universal Music Group’s Chief Operating Officer, David Sharpe, emphasizes the impact of the Institute’s graduates:
‘We’re incredibly proud of the success of Abbey Road Institutes graduates, including multiple Grammy and Billboard awards and an array of Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations. Bringing Abbey Road Institute’s unique education to LA will enable aspiring producers and engineers to get the training they need to put their best foot forward in the music industry.’
For more information about our newest campus, Abbey Road Institute Los Angeles, head to www.abbeyroadinstitute.com/losangeles/
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