Student Diary – Mandla Mkaba – Blackberry Sponsorship.

The Cape Audio Colleges initiative to provide a professional sound rig for students personal development seems to be going quite well. The proposals have been coming in and it looks like our rig is making its way out into the clubs of Cape Town just about every weekend. This time round Mandla Mkaba and Co took advantage of the our JBL rig to organise an event in Observatory Cape Town. It was really great to see that the guys took things a step further and secured a Blackberry sponsor. By the look of Read more »

Student Diary – Craig Bokelman

At the Cape Audio College we like supporting our students in and outside of the college. Valuable experience is difficult to find these days, which is why we feel it is important to provide a means for students to get practice outside of the college walls. This is why, the Cape Audio College has invested in a JBL audio rig that we make available to our students for live events.  Another first for South African audio colleges. If you study at the Cape Audio College, you too will be able to take advantage of our JBL rig. Whether you are planning Read more »

Cape Audio Students get busy with PCB cable tester.

It is quite important for developing audio engineers to have an understanding of component based signal flow. Much of the equipment we use in studio or on stage sits at the very cutting edge of modern electronics technology.  This is why, we think its is imperative for fledgling audio professionals to gain experience in the fantastic field of electrical engineering and audio device construction.  You will be amazed what you can build from Read more »

Cape Audio College Student Diary – Maynardville Open Air theatre

Our student diary article this time round is about Karien Barnard and Sage Booker, two of our recent graduates who got the opportunity to work on a production at the Maynardville open air theatre.  The Maynardville Open-Air Theatre is situated in Maynardville Park, Wynberg. The spectacular green wooded park has earned it the repution for is one of the best-loved outdoor theatre venues in the Cape Region. It offers Read more »

Cape Audio College students assist at Karen Zoid Gig.

Karen Zoid needs little introduction here in South Africa. This premo “rock chick” has been making South African branded rock music since 2001 with the release of her debut album Poles Apart. Since then Karen released nine albums winning a SAMA (South African Music Award) in 2008 for Best Female solo artist.  Karen was born in Belgium but has spent the majority of her life here in South Africa. Her stunning voice paired with her Read more »

Cape Audio College Sponsor SAEP

Early In November Cape Audio College  got contacted by one of the organizers of the South African Education and Enrichment Project – The SAEP, They were looking for a Sponsorship for a PA system and sound engineers to setup and run the system for a fundraising event, seeing as Cape Audio College had just Read more »

Cape Audio College Hosts the 48 Hour Film Project. Student films a success.

The 48 Hour film project is a competition between different teams of filmmakers and creatives that get together and try to produce a 4 – 7 minute short film in exactly 48 hours from start to finish with a few curve balls namely a random film genre. This initiative was created by Mark Ruppert back in 2001 and now spans over 100 countries, the concept is to see what can be made in one weekend and forces the participants to “Do” rather than “talk”. Read more »

Student Diary: Hectic on Hope the YOH! parties.

The following article was written by Cape Audio College second year student Warren Fisher and is an excerpt from his and Michael Clarks experiences as independent live sound engineers on one of his very first events. Live sound  is a hugely buoyant part of the sound industry with many employment opportunities. It is great to see some of our students getting involved and going out and doing it for themselves, and as an institution that supports and guides after a student has finished studying, we were more than happy to let the guys test out our new JBL rig.

It all started while the college was on a week long break, when Michael Clarke and I were contacted again by the event organizers of the collaborative YOH! Parties. The theme for this one was “Early Halloween”. Having organised a smaller live rig for one of their events a few weeks prier, we knew this Read more »

Cape Audio College students work on UCT student Film “Kinsey”.

 if you are currently studying any media related field, Integration with outside universities and students studying related qualifications is of vital importance.  Audio engineering encroaches into many industries other than the music business which is why it is important for students studying sound to get exposure to any and every niche that has potential for employment. Recently some of our second year students got some well deserved experience in the film industry, working on set with students studying film at the University of Cape Town. Valuable experience was gained with “real world” exposure to the workings of a film set.  Location recording is no easy task, if world class results are needed, a working engineer has to be on the ball. Read more »

An artists guide for the first time in a studio

As a musician, being new to recording in a studio can be rather daunting. The pressure of having to perform perfectly isn’t easy, especially when you find yourself in a strange environment full of foreign looking technology and being judged by eccentric creatures behind glass windows. A few tips may help turn this foreign gear into an obsession and the creatures behind glass windows into beneficial friends. Studios can be like home as you hear your creations being blasted back at you in full force through the monitors, so long as you go about it in the right way. Here is a few things that you can do to help get the best results out of a recording session. Read more »