Recent Updates
[04/03/08]
Festival Audio workshop announced for June. In conjunction with Athfest 2008, The Production Institute will offer a 5 day Festival Production Seminar. Participants will get hands on training in all aspects of festival production.With over 30 bands on two outdoor stages, participants are sure to gain a wealth of experience and knowledge. More here.
Welcome to the Production Institute !
Our goal is to provide students an extensive hands on experience combined with a thorough classroom education to give them the skills they need to succeed as a Sound Engineer, Lighting Director, or an A/V Technician. This type of education, hands-on training in the field with working professionals, is rarely available any where else in the world. Take a look at the Bios of the Faculty. From Lynyrd Skynyrd to the Butthole Surfers, our Faculty members bring an unbelievable span of experience across an amazing range of musical genres and styles. Our graduates will be able to walk into a venue of any type anywhere in the world and operate the audio, lighting and A/V systems for programs of any type.
We are a brand new school opening in beautiful Athens Georgia. Athens has an amazing and vibrant music scene. Birthplace of acts like the B52's and R.E.M. Athens continues to nurture a wide range of musical styles and produces bands that influence the wider world of music and fashion. The Drive By Truckers, Now it's Overhead and Of Montreal are good examples of ground breaking acts. In addition to all the wonderful music activity here in Athens, the scene in Atlanta is the acknowledged Hip Hop and Rap capitol of the world. We work closely with the major production vendors in North Georgia and we will be placing graduates in a wide variety of jobs in the industry.
Please register to join our Forums!
The Forums have more information as well as program descriptions and goals. The Forums also provide a more direct means of communicating with everyone interested in this program. Our Faculty willbe answering questions and providing insight on a wide range of entertainment production topics.Follow the link and register!
What is Entertainment Production Education?
An entertainment production education prepares you for service in the business of concerts, festivals, corporate programs and any number and kind of entertainment and educational productions. All of these programs take a large number of individuals applying their professional skills to make the show successful. At the heart of those skills are the Sound Engineer and the Lighting Director. The two positions that are responsible for the actual operation of the most crucial equipment during performances. That's not to say that the roles of all the other people needed to erect a large mobile production aren't just as important. There are riggers, assistant sound and lighting technicians, stagehands, the Production Manager, the Stage Manager and many others that it takes to make a show come together successfully.
Our primary goal is to train Sound Engineers and Lighting Directors. We will also focus closely on training for A/V technologists for venues like convention centers, houses of worship and corporate/educational institutions.