University teaches theory. We teach you to make records.
Most music production education was built for a world that no longer exists. Today, being a great engineer isn’t enough — you need the craft and the ability to build a career around it. The Academy of Audio was created to close that gap. We strip out the filler and teach the skills that actually move a producer forward: signal flow, processing, recording, mixing, mastering, and the production decisions that make a track land. Faster, cheaper, and closer to the real industry than a university degree.
Taught by people with the credits to back it.
This isn’t theory from people who’ve never released a record. Our instruction comes from people with records on the charts — including ARIA #1s, multiple ARIA nominated releases, and over 5 billion streams. Some of our instructors trained under Grammy-winning engineers Michael Brauer and David Kahne, and they bring those techniques straight into the course.
Don’t just take our word for it.
Everything that matters. Nothing that doesn’t.
Our accelerated course gets you straight to the essentials — the topics that determine whether a track sounds professional.
Audio theory, acoustics, and analog & digital fundamentals — covered enough to give you the grounding you need, without slowing you down.
Covered efficientlyAdvanced mixing and production, songcraft, and the business of getting paid — the higher-level moves that separate a professional record from a promising demo.
The professional edge
Two focused weeks. Not two lost years.
An accelerated, hands-on intensive — you go all in for a fortnight, and walk out with real skills instead of years of debt.
Straight answers.
The honest version — including what we are and what we’re not.
It's accelerated and built around making real records, not passing exams. You learn the craft and the business from people who make records for a living — in far less time, at a fraction of the cost, and without the semesters of filler a degree pads out with.
No. You need drive and a DAW. We start with signal flow and the fundamentals and move quickly from there — self-taught producers and complete beginners both have a place.
A laptop, a DAW and a decent pair of headphones is enough to start. We'll guide you on what's actually worth buying as you progress — you don't need a pro studio to learn how to make professional-sounding records.
Produce, record, mix and release your own records, take on client work, or keep building toward a career in production. You won't leave with a finished release of your own — but you'll have worked a real track through the entire process alongside us, and you'll have the real-world skills to make your own.
Honest answer: no. This is an industry-based course focused on real-world skills — not a government-accredited qualification, and we are not a Registered Training Organisation. Our credibility comes from genuine industry credits, not regulatory status.
Make records, not debt.
Take the first step toward a real career in music production.