Masterclass: Live Sound for Artists

 Masterclass: Live Sound for Artists 

For those interested in studying
sound production, music or live performance

Sound artist in a venue working on a sound desk

Join us for an evening masterclass with Sound Engineer Carla Feuerstein to de-mystify the skills behind live sound engineering.

This will be particularly useful for any student interested in sound production, music or live performances. We invite students with any interest in being on stage or behind the sound desk.


When: Friday 25 October
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Where: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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 About Carla 

Carla Feuerstein is a live sound and recording engineer based in Glasgow who has extensively toured the UK and Europe over the last 10 years. While she has worked with artists from a variety of backgrounds, her main focus lies with the Folk and Traditional Music Scene of Scotland, where she has the pleasure of working with outstanding artists such as Breabach, HEISK, The Paul McKenna Band, Seàn Gray and the crossover-theatre production Hebridean Treasure – Lost and Found. Her contribution to these artists’ sound has earned her two nominations as Sound Engineer of the Year at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.

In 2021, Carla joined the team at GloWorm Recording Studios in the heart of Glasgow, where she works under producer-owners Iain Hutchison and Andrea Gobbi.

Having joined the Royal Conservatoire’s School of Music part-time teaching staff Carla is now regularly leading tutorials, helping students hone their recording skills.

 Who Can Take Part 

WACI prioritise those facing barriers in accessing the arts such as those who are:

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 Contact Us 

If you have any questions about these activities please get in touch with us at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Get Into: Film Visit Blazing Griffin

 Get Into: Film Visit Blazing Griffin 

Our ‘Get Into: Film’ course has two strands, Screenwriting and Sound (Post Production). Katy and Iona from the Sound course had the time of their lives when we visited Glasgow’s Blazing Griffin for an inside view. Thank you to Travis Reeves, RCS Sound Post Production tutor who runs our Sound strand, and a huge thank you to John Cobban Senior Dubbing Mixer at Blazing Griffin for an amazing, in-depth insight. 

Young person sitting in front of a mixing desk 
Katy and Iona sat next to John at the mixing desk in a huge dubbing suite, whilst he explained and demonstrated how he builds sound up for films and high-end television, across both drama and d
ocumentary. Working at the top of his professional game, John is a firm believer in supporting young people to feel they too can enter this world, which can seem so inaccessible.

Young person sitting in front of a mixing desk

Using (as yet) unreleased film material he’s currently working on, John showed how he’d chosen and manipulated the different elements of sound, which had a huge impact on the way we view the images. He answered loads of questions and provided an inspiring insight into what working in Post Production Sound can be like.

Back at RCS, Katy and Iona will now put some of these skills into action as they learn how to track their own scenes, under the guidance of Travis. 

Talking about ‘Get Into: Film’, and the trip to Blazing Griffin, Katy said:

‘You learn so differently on this course. When you go to school it’s always so structured. Teachers show you how to do stuff and you have a bunch of questions but here, cos it’s almost like one-on-one instruction, it’s a lot more hands-on and it feels more like a conversation than like a usual teaching experience. The best thing about Blazing Griffin, I have to say was seeing how stuff was made and also seeing stuff that isn’t released yet. I can’t say anything about it, right now (sworn to secrecy), but it was just very cool!’

Thank you Blazing Griffin! 

 Want to know more about our ‘Get Into’ programmes? 

Look out for more Get Into programmes that you can sign up for next Spring. If you have any questions or queries, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

 

Get Into: Performing and Production Arts Update

 Get Into: Performing and Production Arts Update 

Musical Theatre, Filmmaking, Production, Singing and Guitar

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This term, Fair Access has been running a fantastic programme of ‘Get Into’ courses designed as pathways towards further training in higher education.

Forty-five young people from across Scotland attend weekly workshops to develop their skills and confidence in either Production Arts and Technology, Guitar, Musical Theatre or Filmmaking (which focuses on either Script Writing or Post-production Sound).

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We are especially delighted to be working in partnership with Eden Court Theatre in Inverness to host a further ‘Get Into: Production’ course, which focuses on prop making and includes a work experience placement at RCS.

Courses are led by RCS tutors and freelance artists, many of whom are RCS alumni, now working professionally. In January we are excited to offer ‘Get Into: Singing’ as part of this programme. 

 Want to know more about our ‘Get Into’ programmes? 

Look out for more Get Into programmes that you can sign up for next Spring. If you have any questions or queries, email: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk