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SPECIALIZED AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES DIPLOMA
The Audio Technologies Program is designed to prepare for an entry-level position in audio production-related fields with specializations in Media, Entertainment Business, and A/V & Live Sound.
Every student will take the first two terms, the “Audio Production 1” and the “Audio Production 2” curriculum. For the third term, the student gets training and certifications in A/V & Live Sound and will graduate with a diploma in ten months.
TERM 1 & 2 - AUDIO PRODUCTION 1
Each student will take the first two terms, the Audio Production 1 and the Audio Production 2 curriculum, which focus on fundamentals in production, media, business, marketing, Social Media and entrepreneurship.
TERM 3 - A/V & LIVE SOUND
SPECIALIZATION
The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to countless performance venues and two theater districts. Of course The Guthrie, Ordway, or Target Center all come to mind, but there are countless other venues of all shapes and sizes (houses of worship, jazz clubs, corporate event stages…) that need live sound engineers to ensure that the sound be heard. Similarly, the business of Audio Visual design and installation is exploding. New applications for integrating audio and video are emerging on a daily basis and this Specialization is designed to provide students a doorway into the lucrative world of A/V. This concentration exposes students to event production workflows, sound systems, video, lighting & com systems, interoperating site layout drawings, estimating equipment and labor costs and installing A/V equipment and systems and strategies for communicating with clients. Students will receive hands-on experience setting up, operating, mixing and breaking down sound reinforcement systems for a diverse set of venues and applications.
LEARNING PARTNERS :
HYBRID INSTRUCTION
Classes are either on-campus or remote via Distance Learning. For the duration of the program, DMI provides each student with a workstation, containing of an Apple iMac, outfitted with AVID Pro-Tools, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, Waves and Antares Plug-Ins, Omnisphere, along with a vocal microphone, micstand & pop filter, headphones, audio interface and external hard drive for their projects.
EXPLORE DIVERSE MEDIA INSTITUTE
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Campus Facilities
The non-profit Diverse Media Institute is housed in a highly specialized facility that is uniquely designed for the study of audio and media production.
The Campus is within the nearly 35,000 square feet building of the High School of Recording Arts with specialized facilities and supporting equipment, which constitute the DMI Learning Resource System. There are 3 classrooms and laboratories, all which are interconnected by a digital backbone that runs throughout the building. Specialized resources include fully outfitted recording studios equipped with a wide range of outboard gear and plug-ins. A dedicated soundstage is equipped with professional grade microphones, amps, speakers, gobos, filters and musical equipment.
Apple Computer workstations are equipped with professional computer applications, including Avid Pro Tools.
The Diverse Media Institute is licensed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education,
and accredited by ACCSC (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges)
OUR FACULTY
Share the Passion
MOORE, GABRIEL
Faculty / Director of Certifications
McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul, MN
MAJOR: Bachelor of Music in Composition
Gabe More has over 10 years experience as an educator, starting out as a tutor inv2007 and later as an instructor. Since 2013 he has worked on professional audio projects as composer, audio engineer and arranger.
HEROLD, SCOTT
Faculty / Director of Career Services
Peru State, Peru, NE, Theater Arts and History
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, Theater Arts and History
Scott Herold is the CEO and Founder of Music nonprofit and Record label Rock the Cause. He is also the CEO and Founder of Hysteria Media, LLC a music management and marketing company. Scott spent over 20 years in the consumer goods industry leading world class sales, merchandising and marketing teams supporting some of the world’s biggest brands.
KREUZER, NORBERT, M.B.A.
Faculty, Director
Minnesota School of Business, Minneapolis, MN
Norbert Kreuzer started as a successful recording engineer and producer in Europe in 1990, earning him two Platinum Record Awards in Germany. He ventured into higher education in 2003 and has worked for Full Sail University in Florida. Since then he has lead two creative career colleges as their Director – President/CEO: IPR – College of Creative Arts in Minneapolis, and the oldest recording school in the world, the Institute of Audio Research in New York City.
WINDEN, PHIL
Program Chair
Controlled Data Technical College, St. Paul, MN
More than 25 years of professional audio production experience in the entertainment industry working with artist and musicians, companies and students around audio production and live music.
GET IN TOUCH
1166 University Ave W
St Paul, MN 55104
Director's direct phone (407) 421-0999
