NAMM 2013 AVID announcements.

The NAMM (National Association of music merchants) show has just finished. It ran over the past weekend in Anaheim California, showcasing the very latest from audio product manufactures. Being an AVID learner partner, we where very interested to see what is on the books for the coming year from our partners across the pond. With all the rumors going around about a possible Pro Tools 11 launch and a sniff of Read more »

Cape Audio College UK visit off with a bang!

Brighton – A bohemian paradise and creative center.

So here we are in sunny brighty. If your just catching up with us, Cape Audio College lecturers Gaston Roulstone, Jonathan Pike and myself (Richard Harriman) have all packed up for a trip to the UK and will be spending the next 2 weeks touring about causing havoc.  During this trip I will be keeping you up to date with our experiences and progress during our 2012 UK trip to Pinewood studios. Later next week we will be visiting the AVID headquarters at and will be in training from Monday morning. Before the fun begins with the guys from AVID, I had a little bit of time to pop down to one of Britons creative hubs. Brighton is an unusual place with creative characters popping out of every crack in the floor. As a large seaside town, Brighton attracts the creative minded which makes for a very Read more »

AVID Pro Tools tour 2012 event at the Cape Audio College

The event has kicked off with representatives from S.E.G.M.A demonstrating some fantastic new units from AVID, the makers of Pro Tools digital audio workstation software and Hardware. First up Maldwyn Greenwood (SEGMA CEO) gave some of Cape Towns local dealers a hands on demo of the new D-Command ES controller, C|24 control surface as well as the smaller Artist Control surface. These units represent the very cutting edge of DAW technology worldwide and have been fitted in some of the largest studio facilities in the world. Some of the biggest budget hollywood studios have Read more »

Whosane gives some feedback – Producer course Guest Lecture

There has been a lot of hype surrounding one of our side projects. New York based Rapper Whosane has been involved with the Cape Audio College for some time now. Bringing in some serious beats, serious artists (Mos Def & DJ Kallisto from Wu-Tang Clan) and some pretty serious lyrics. Its no joke, Whosane is the “Real deal” and he has been getting some real notice over the last few weeks. The latest track, Pardon the interruption is a stylish mash-up of some pretty well known Hip Hop Tunes from around the globe.  After its upload and distribution around some of the more looked at internet websites, pardon the interruption began bringing in hits from some very influential people. Nas (MTV’s #5 greatest MC of all time) has been hyping  the track since listening to it. Since then hip hop fans from all over the world have been tuning in to listen to Whosanes new track.

The track was recorded by Cape Audio College student Lyle Bennett. Its great for one of our guys to get some experience with an artist of this caliber. Not mention the excellent exposure this could give Lyle. Whosane is being flown back to New York next month for talks with some major players over Read more »