learn the skills necessary to work in a commercial recording studio

Introducing the Hall Of Justice Recording Class! An interactive, small group, six session class focused on learning the technical skills required to become comfortable working in a commercial recording studio environment. Taught from the Historic “Hall Of Justice” Recording Studio in Seattle

Classes are 2 hours each, with the exception of session 6, which is a 3 hour recording session

We are offering a 5:30pm and 8:00pm class with a max capacity of 6 students each. Spots are first come first serve

A notebook with a drawing of a wooden recording studio, placed on an audio mixing console.
A group of people sitting in a recording studio, listening to a person in the center who is wearing glasses, a beanie, and a floral shirt, gesturing with his hands, surrounded by music equipment, guitars, and sound speakers.
Musicians in a recording studio with audio equipment, monitors, and a mixing console, one person demonstrating a synthesizer to others.
A person sitting with a sketching or planning document, writing with a yellow pencil. The person is wearing a watch and a sweater. The floor is carpeted.
Group of people working with audio equipment in a recording studio.
A person adjusting sound controls on a mixing console with a notebook and notes nearby.
Quote about the Hall of Justice's Recording Class by Jonas, describing it as a fruitful learning experience and a time when teachers ensured no student was left behind.
A young man with glasses and a sweater smiling while holding a blue cable cord in a recording studio.
A woman with short, curly hair and a checkered scarf stands in a recording studio, holding multiple black audio cables, with music equipment and a computer monitor behind her.
Young woman with long brown hair holding a yellow cable, standing in a dimly lit room.
Three people sitting in a row, taking notes or filling out forms in a recording studio or radio station with equipment behind them.
Two individuals in a recording studio working with audio equipment. One person is leaning over a large audio mixing console, wearing a green jacket and headphones. The other person is standing behind, looking at the console, wearing a gray beanie and
Quote about Sam and Mike's performance in a class.
Four young adults seated in a music studio, listening and taking notes during a recording session. One person is wearing a plaid blazer, and another is wearing a dark cap. The scene is in black and white.
A person adjusting or connecting wires on an audio or musical equipment rack in a studio or control room.
Close-up of a notebook page titled 'SESSION TWO: Microphones' with handwritten notes about microphone characteristics, placed on a desk with a sound mixing console in the background.

HOJ Recording Class Jan - FEB

A professional studio microphone with a pop filter, surrounded by the word 'VooD' in large white letters.
Black and white digital illustration of a sparkplug with oversized text showing '5:30 pm' partially overlaying the image.
Black and white calendar for January 2025 with highlighted dates January 21 and 28 labeled as Session 1 and Session 2, respectively.
February 2025 calendar with sessions highlighted in blue on the 4th, 11th, 19th, 25th, and 26th, labeled as session 3, 4, 5, and 6 (Choice 1 and 2).
A flyer for the Hall of Justice Recording Class detailing six sessions on topics related to recording, microphones, preamps, outboard effects, microphone safety, hands-on setup, and recording a rock band, including prices and session descriptions.

All proceeds from Hall Of Justice Recording Class go directly to the studio to help pay for operating and maintenance costs to keep the studio affordable and accessible to the community.

FAQs

  • Anyone with interest in audio recording! It’s good for people who want to bridge the gap between recording at home and working in a commercial studio, or anyone simply hoping to expand their knowledge of recording techniques!

  • For weeks 1-5, we run two classes. One that starts at 5:30PM and one that starts at 8PM.

    The last week ( 6th week ) of classes is a special 3 hour class. Students will sign up for a time slot on either a Tuesday or Wednesday.

  • Producer/engineers Mike Vernon Davis and Samuel Rosson will be instructing the class. Both Sam and Mike have 10+years of experience and have worked in recording studios around the globe. Sam and Mike are both active working producer / engineers.

  • No! We do not operate under the pretense that a certification is necessary.

  • We will be using Pro Tools for some of the demonstrations in the studio! Though the emphasis of our course will not be on learning a DAW (Pro Tools).

    Instead, the emphasis will be on studio etiquette, signal flow, routing and skills that are more difficult to acquire at home. The majority of hands on exercises will be used with our 24 track tape machine.

  • Not at the moment! Though, if we get enough interest we will look into doing a consecutive class!

  • The classes will be completely first come first serve!

  • We bill via Quickbooks invoices, which accept most Debit / Credit Cards as well as bank transfers. Payment plans may be possible by request, though an up front payment is preferred.