Audio Arts and Acoustics

AUDIO ARTS AND ACOUSTICS

STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES Learn by doing in our state-of-the-art facilities, which includes recording studios and control rooms, audio post-production facilities, voiceover booths, reverberation and semianechoic chambers, and a live sound reinforcement classroom and lab.

AUDIO ARTS AND ACOUSTICS

SHAPE WHAT’S NEXT IN SOUND AND MUSIC Creative careers are made here.

Does creating and experiencing sound and music excite you? In Audio Arts and Acoustics, you study the art and science of sound. Because we’re one of the country’s only audio-specific academic departments, we think broadly about sound: It’s everything from using the right technique in the recording studio to measuring the acoustics in a performance hall to creating a laptop orchestra to creating sounds for gaming.

AT COLUMBIA, YOU CAN: Learn from sound professionals and creatives who will guide you as you explore major concepts and master techniques in audio production, live sound reinforcement, acoustics, music technology, and sound design.

Engage in Chicago’s recording and audio community, where you’ll be well-situated for internships and career success after graduation.

Our graduates work for major artists, music venues, and sound companies.

Join our growing list of alumni who are recording engineers and producers, studio owners and managers, live sound engineers, sound designers, acoustical consultants and engineers, AV systems integrators, music technologists, and even audiologists.

MAJORS Audio Arts (BA) Audio and Sound Design Audiovisual Systems Integration General Audio Arts Live Sound Reinforcement Music Recording Music Technology (BS) Interactive Music Design Sonic Arts Sound and Music Computing Sound Design (BA)

NOTABLE ALUM

PAXSON HELGESEN ’15 Paxon Helgesen is a sound designer for video games and films and currently works at Bungie, the company behind the Halo and Destiny gaming franchises.

NOTABLE ALUM

YASMINE MIFDAL ’18 Yasmine Mifdal is a live sound engineer for NASCAR and former live sound engineer for the House of Blues Chicago who has toured with performing artists such as rappers Smino and Saba and worked at festivals such as Coachella and Afropunk.

NOTABLE ALUM

JAMIE VELEZ ’12 A GRAMMY-award winning recording/mixing engineer, Jamie Velez is founder/co-owner of Blackwood Studios, with clients including Khalid, Demi Lovato, Normani, The Chainsmokers, Tayla Parx, Prince Royce, Janelle Monae, and Daya.

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