Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

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Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
MottoCras people make it
Type
for-profit technical school
Established1988
Students619 (2018)[1]
Location, ,
United States
Websitecras.edu

The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (informally Cras) is a

for-profit technical school specializing in audio recording, audio engineering and production education with its main location in Tempe and a satellite campus in Gilbert, Arizona. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and approved by the Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education.[2][3]

History

First established in

New York
, in 1980 a 24-track recording studio called Songshop offered adult training classes to novices as well as record label personnel. These classes proved to be very popular, and the increasing demand for training and hands-on experience necessitated expansion of the program to include internships with commercial studios and recording artists.

In 1987 the entire enterprise moved to Tempe and the name was changed to The Academy of Recording Sciences. As the reputation of the institution gained prominence in the music recording industry, the name was again changed in 1988 to the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, as this more appropriately reflected the nature of the institution – “to conserve, enhance, improve and promote the artistic and technical skills of audio recording by preparing students to enter the business as qualified audio recording engineers.”[4] In 2000, a satellite Location was opened in Gilbert allowing the school to accept more students and create a large live sound room to teach within.[5]

Out of the total 83 categories at the Grammys in February 2016, 47 different alumni have contributed to pieces that were nominated in 42 different Grammy categories.[6]

Facilities

The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences has two campuses, the main campus located in Tempe and a satellite campus located in Gilbert. The Tempe location hosts eight classrooms along with state of the art equipment such as a Solid State Logic 4000 console, Neotek elite console, and API legacy console.[7]

The satellite campus located in Gilbert hosts nine classrooms as well as a mobile broadcast unit and 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) live sound venue. It has much of the same equipment as the Tempe location such as a Solid State Logic 4000 console, SSL Origin console, and API legacy console.[8]

Both campuses are equipped with industry standard equipment and the same audio monitoring system as studios like Skywalker Sound and Chase Productions.

Academics

The School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and the Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education to offer degrees in audio.[2][3] The school is approved to teach veterans by United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services[9] [10] The school offers a degree in recording after an 11-month program and internship as well as 16 certifications in software. Certifications include 6 Pro Tools certifications,

Apple Logic Pro X, Antares Auto-tune Pro, and Rational Acoustics
Smaart.

The school is a Avid Pro Tools Curricular partner.[11] It also has its own AES chapter [14]

Noteworthy staff

Since 1992, Robert Brock has worked at the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences During that time he has led the development of manufacturer training and certification websites for Studer Vista series digital audio consoles and Audiokinetic's Wwise game audio integration software, contributed articles to audio trade magazines and has contributed in both editorial and authorship roles for the Logic and Soundtrack Pro Apple Pro Training Series books published by Peachpit Press. In 2009 Brock was honored by being selected as an ADE (Apple Distinguished Educator) and served on the ADE advisory board for five years.

NFL stadiums including the New England Patriots.[16]

Notable alumni

239 Grammy Nominated Recording since 2004[citation needed]

3828[citation needed] have credits for over 3,800 films, TV, and documentary projects

122[citation needed] AAA Video Game Titles over the past ten years

Grammy Winners
Year Alumni name Credit Artist Album/Song
2020 Chris Kasych Engineer Vampire Weekend Best Alternative Music Album Father of the Bride
2020 Gosha Usov Assistant Engineer Elvis Costello & The Imposters Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Look Now
2020 Greg Eliason Assistant Engineer Willie Nelson Best Country Solo Performance Ride Me Back Home
2020 Greg Foeller Recording Assistant Tool Best Metal Performance 7Empest
2020 Ike Schultz Assistant Mixing Engineer Lizzo Best Urban Contemporary Album Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
2020 Morgan Stratton Recording Assistant Tool Best Metal performance 7Empest
2020 Scott Moore Assistant Engineer Elvis Costello & The Imposters Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Look Now
2020 Scott Moore Recording Assistant Tool Best Metal Performance 7Empest
2019 Cory Bice Assistant Recording Engineer Ariana Grande Best Pop Vocal Album Sweetener
2019 Darrell Thorp Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer Beck Best Alternative Music Album Colors
2019 Darrell Thorp Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer Beck Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Colors
2019 Eric Rennaker Assistant Engineer (tracks Z5) Weird Al” Yankovic Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic
2019 Greg Eliason  Assistant Engineer Luis Miguel Best Regional Mexican Music Album  ¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
2019 Jacob Dennis Assistant Recording Engineer Ariana Grande Best Pop Vocal Album Sweetener
2019 Joe Baldridge Recording Engineer Dan + Shay Best Country Duo/Group Performance Tequila
2019 John Congleton Producer St. Vincent Best Rock Song Masseducation
2019 John Congleton Producer St. Vincent Best Recording Package Masseducation
2019 Johnnie Burik Assistant Engineer  Lady Gaga Best Pop Solo Performance Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin?)
2019 Noah Killeen  Assistant Engineer  Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Anderson, Laurie: Landfall
2019 Sam Holland  Engineer  Ariana Grande Best Pop Vocal Album Sweetener
2019 Timothy Marchiafava Assistant Engineer The Wayne Shorter Quartet Best Jazz Instrumental Album Emanon
2019 Will Quinnell Assistant Engineer Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson Best Dance Recording Electricity
2019 Will Quinnell Mastering Engineer PJ Morton Featuring Yebba Best Traditional R&B Performance How Deep Is Your Love
2018 Buckley Miller Engineer MercyMe  Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Grace Got You
2018 Chris Kasych Recording Engineer Soundtrack Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Lady Bird
2018 Cory Bice Assistant Recording Engineer Ariana Grande Best Pop Vocal Album Sweetener
2018 Cory Bice Assistant Engineer P!nk Best Pop Vocal Album Beautiful Trauma
2018 Darrell Thorp Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer Beck Best Alternative Music Album Colors
2018 Darrell Thorp Recording Engineer Twenty One Pilots Best Rock Song Jumpsuit
2018 David Davis Engineer “Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)” Best Song Written For Visual Media Remember Me
2018 David Davis Engineer Michael Giacchino, composer Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media Coco
2018 Eric Rennaker Assistant Engineer (tracks Z5) “Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (“Weird Al” Yankovic)” Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic
2018 Erick Jaskowiak Engineer Wood & Wire Best Bluegrass Album North of Despair
2018 Gordon Hammond Engineer Willie Nelson Best American Roots Performance Last Man Standing
2018 Gordon Hammond Engineer Willie Nelson Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album My Way
2018 Greg Eliason Assistant Engineer Ghost Best Rock Album Prequelle
2018 Greg Eliason Assistant Engineer Luis Miguel Best Regional Mexican Music Album ¡México Por Siempre!
2018 Jared Hirshland Engineering Ziggy Marley Best Reggae Album Rebellion Rises
2018 Joe Baldridge Recording Engineer Dan + Shay Best Country Song Tequila
2018 John Congleton Producer, Recorded, Mixed Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package I'll Be Your Girl
2018 John Congleton Producer St. Vincent Best Rock Song Masseducation
2018 John Congleton Engineer Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent) Best Recording Package Masseducation
2018 John Palmieri Digital Editing, Overdub Engineer, Percussion, Vocal Engineer, Vocals (Background) Cole Swindell Best Country Song Break Up in the End
2018 Johnnie Burik Assistant Lady Gaga Best Pop Solo Performance Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin?)
2018 Michael Law Thomas Recording Engineer Various Artists Album Of The Year Black Panther: The Album, Music from and Inspired by
2018 Micheal Peterson Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi Best R&B Song Come Through and Chill
2018 Morgan Stratton Assistant Engineer Boz Scaggs Best Contemporary Blues Album Out of the Blues
2018 Morgan Stratton Engineer Larry Klein Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All These Things
2018 Nik Karpen Mixing Assistant Halestorm Best Rock Performance Uncomfortable
2018 Noah Killeen Assistant Engineer Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Landfall
2018 Rob Williams Assistant Michael W. Smith Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Surrounded
2018 Robert Cheeseman Assistant Recording Engineer High On Fire Best Metal Performance Electric Messiah
2018 Sam Holland Engineer Taylor Swift Best Pop Vocal Album Reputation
2018 Scott Moore Assistant Engineer “The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart” Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album All About That Basie
2018 Steve Olmon Recording Engineer Alice In Chains Best Rock Album Rainer Fog
2018 Timothy Marchiafava Assistant Engineer Brad Mehldau Trio Best Jazz Instrumental Album Seymour Reads the Constitution!
2018 Timothy Marchiafava Assistant Engineer The Wayne Shorter Quartet Best Jazz Instrumental Album Emanon
2018 Will Delaney Assistant Engineer Miguel Best Urban Contemporary Album War & Leisure
2018 Will Quinnell Mastering Engineer Chris Dave And The Drumhedz Best Urban Contemporary Album Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
2018 Will Quinnell Mastering Engineer Fall Out Boy Best Rock Album M A N I A
2018 Will Quinnell Mastered Kelly Clarkson Best Pop Vocal Album Meaning of Life
2018 Will Quinnell Mastered PJ Morton Best R&B Performance First Began
2018 Will Quinnell Mastered PJ Morton Best R&B Album Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
2018 Will Quinnell Mastered PJ Morton Featuring Yebba Best Traditional R&B Performance How Deep Is Your Love
2018 Will Quinnell Assistant Engineer Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson Best Dance Recording Electricity
2018 Zeph Sowers Recording Engineer The Carters Best R&B Performance Summer
2018 Zeph Sowers Recording Engineer The Carters Best Urban Contemporary Album Everything Is Love
2017 Adam Chagnon Recording Engineer Tim McGraw Best Country Song “Humble and Kind” on Damn Country Music
2017 Chris Kasych Engineer Adele Album of the Year 25
2017 Jacob Dennis Assistant Engineer Adele Record of the Year Hello
2017 Jared Hirshland Engineer Ziggy Marley Best Reggae Album Ziggy Marley
2017 Jeremy Underwood Engineer Lalah Hathaway Best R&B Album Lalah Hathaway Live
2017 John Cranfield Assistant Engineer Beyoncé Best Urban Contemporary Album Lemonade
2017 Juan Sevilla Assistant Recording Engineer Maren Moris Best Country Solo Performance My Church
2017 Michael Peterson Assistant Twenty One Pilots Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Stressed Out
2016 Cory Bice Assistant Engineer Taylor Swift Best Pop Vocal Album 1989
2016 Cory Bice Assistant Recording Engineer Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar Best Music Video Bad Blood
2016 Cory Bice Assistant Engineer The Weeknd Best Urban Contemporary Album Beauty Behind the Madness
2016 David Natale Engineer Mavis Staples Best American Roots Performance See That My Grave is Kept Clean
2016 Jeremy Underwood Engineer Lalah Hathaway Best Traditional R&B Performance Little Ghetto Boy
2016 Jordan Stilwell Engineer The Weeknd Best R&B Performance Earned It (Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack)
2016 Justin Merrill Engineer Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) Best Engineered Album, Classical Ask Your Mama
2016 Keith Munson Assistant Engineer Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend) Best Song Written for Visual Media Glory
2016 Matthew Wheeler Mix Assistant Little Big Town Best Country Song Girl Crush
2016 Mike Layos Assistant Engineer D’Angelo & The Vanguard Best R&B Album Black Messiah
2016 Mike Layos Assistant Engineer D’Angelo & The Vanguard Best R&B Song “Really Love” on Black Messiah
2016 Sorrel Brigman Recording Assistant Chris Stapleton Best Country Solo Performance Traveller
2016 Steven Wessing Assistant Assembly, Engineer Joni Mitchell Best Album Notes Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced
2016 Tim Marchiafava Assistant Engineer Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
2015 Darrell Thorp Engineer Beck Best Rock Album Morning Phase
2015 Greg Magers Vocal Engineer Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner Best Traditional R&B Performance Jesus Children
2015 Isha Erskine Engineer Ziggy Marley Best Reggae Album Fly Rasta
2015 Jacob Dennis Assistant Engineer Pharrell Williams Best Urban Contemporary Album Girl
2015 Jacob Dennis Assistant Engineer Pharrell Williams Best Pop Solo Performance Happy (Live)
2015 Jacob Morris Digital Editing, Engineer, Post Production Lecrae Featuring For King & Country Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Messengers
2015 John Congleton Engineer, Mixing, Producer St. Vincent Best Alternative Music Album St. Vincent
2015 Matthew Wheeler Engineer Miranda Lambert Best Country Album Platinum
2015 Mike Bauer Assistant Engineer Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma) Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals New York Tendaberry
2015 Sara Lyn Killion Engineer Tenacious D Best Metal Performance The Last In Line
2015 Sheldon Yellowhair Assistant Engineer Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Cheek to Cheek

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