Recent Updates
[9/18 /2011]
Online classes are enrolling now at the Production Institute.
Spaces will be limited in these online courses so make sure you sign up early!
My name is Ric Wallace and my 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. My primary focus is training young people as Live Sound Engineers but I include many other skill sets that are required in order to be a well rounded professional in the Production Arts industry. Many of the classes in this program are intended for students who are interested in becoming Lighting Directors or A/V Technicians. Using my thirty years of production experience, I've written a curriculum for young people interested in joining this unique guild of artists and craftsman. This type of education, a hands-on OJT training regime in the field with working professionals is rarely available anywhere 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 kind.
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Production Institute is a brand new school in beautiful Athens Georgia that utilizes the Georgia Theatre as the primary teaching environment. Athens has an amazing and vibrant music scene. Birthplace to 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 from Athens that are currently touring and enjoying success. 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 the Live Audio 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 will be answering questions and providing insight on a wide range of entertainment production topics. Follow the link above and register. It only takes a second!
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 other pros 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 as well.
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