Shropshire College music department gets major £100,000 investment
Shrewsbury College's music department has received a record investment of £100,000 to buy new equipment.
Shrewsbury Colleges Group has invested the money to develop the music technology facilities and buildings at its London Road campus.
One of the recording studios has been kitted out with a top-of-the-range mixing desk, new professional standard monitors and outboard processing units.
The equipment will allow students to develop the practical skills require to work in commercial studios.
Music technology teacher Ian Round said the facilities would help students make the preparations needed to be a success in the music business.
He said: “The industry moves so fast that it is important that we invest in the facilities and equipment to keep us up to date. The investment has opened up opportunities for students at all levels to work with professional software and hardware.
Computers
"This will prepare them for the next step in their career, whether it’s to a Level 3 or HND course here at the college, to university or straight into the industry.”
The production suite has been decked out with 21 high specification Mac computers with the latest versions of Pro Tools and Logic Pro X.
It means that production capabilities for students will meet commercial standards.
The facilities also include a new smaller production suite that allows students to develop their craft outside of class time.
Level 2 music technology student, Cameron Morris, from Newport, has already taken full advantage of the new equipment.
He said: “I am so excited to start using the Pioneer DJ equipment - this is the area that I want to focus on and with these new decks I have the chance to build on my skills.
"I chose Shrewsbury Colleges Group because it already had better facilities than my local college, but now these new additions just make it the best."
