CAMPUS INFORMATION

The Blackbird Academy is located in Berry Hill, Tennessee, home to more than 40 recording studios and just minutes from downtown Nashville. Known worldwide as Music City – the capital of country music – Nashville has always been so much more. It’s an entertainment center and a music production hub for Rock, Gospel, Christian, Americana, Pop, Rap, R&B – all styles of music.

The Blackbird Academy is part of Blackbird Studio, founded in 2002 and today one of the most outstanding recording destinations in the world. The rooms, consoles, microphones, outboard gear and lounges were chosen around a central concept: to provide the best audio production facilities for top musicians, producers and engineers. This passion for great audio quickly made Blackbird the studio of choice for artists ranging from Beck to Kenny Chesney, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kings of Leon, Kid Rock, The White Stripes and Keith Urban, just to name a few.

The Blackbird Academy carries on this tradition by repurposing three of the nine studios solely for education. In addition, a purpose-built Recording Laboratory adds the perfect space for critical listening and teaching of key concepts, skills and techniques. The Recording Laboratory is a studio itself, with an API 1608 console, Pro Tools HD, outboard gear, and live video/audio from the other studios.