Audio Recording Engineer: Soundweavings 2027
Audio Recording Engineer: Soundweavings 2027 supports emerging audio engineers through mentored live recording, studio work, and post-production training to develop their professional recording abilities.
Funder: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Due Dates: October 14, 2026 (Application deadline, 11:59 p.m. MST)
Funding Amounts: $8,031.45 scholarship per person; $3,682.35 participant cost after scholarship
Summary: Mentored professional training supports emerging audio engineers through live recording, studio sessions, and post-production with Soundweavings musicians.
Key Information: Participants must attend the entire program; variable participation dates are not considered.
Description
Banff Centre’s Audio Recording Engineer program is a continuing education experience for emerging recording engineers with mature artistic insight, advanced practical skills, and significant professional experience or high-level professional training. Integrated into the Soundweavings intercultural music residency, it combines mentoring, class sessions, and professional practice while participants support the recording needs of selected musicians and Banff Centre.
Participants develop recording and post-production abilities using varied equipment and software in professionally equipped studios. Applied learning includes recording live concerts in traditional and contemporary genres from around the world, studio sessions with diverse repertoire, and communication strategies for working with musicians. International faculty, producers, engineers, and technologists provide mentorship, alongside opportunities to learn industry practices and connect with engineers, musicians, and artists in other disciplines.
