Gilbert, Ariz., June 27, 2019 - The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS; www.cras.edu), a leading institution for audio engineering education, will be opening the doors to its Gilbert, Ariz. campus (1205 N. Fiesta Blvd.) to prospective students, parents, and the media on Saturday, July 13 from 10am – 4pm.
CRAS graduates, including 2005 grad Josh Voyles who is a live sound engineer for the United States Air Force Band, will be on hand for the Open House, and will also be part of an Open Panel Forum held for current CRAS students the evening of July 11.
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Josh Voyles, a 2005 CRAS graduate (VA) and currently live sound engineer for the United States Air Force Band, assigned to the Airmen of Note as A1 (FOH engineer). Voyles will be present at the July 13 CRAS Open House in Gilbert, Ariz.[/caption]
“In our ongoing quest to showcase many of the opportunities for our students once they graduate, we are able to give them an idea of what’s out there for them first hand once they enter the open market by connecting them with our graduates,” said Kirt Hamm, CRAS administrator. “Besides our mandatory internship program, getting our students in touch with our grads who either are working for others, or who have made the leap into self employment, is huge. That’s what this grad panel is about in our upcoming Open House. Continued education, networking, and learning what it takes for going out on one’s own by those who have done it already is of enormous value for any student.”
Hamm continued, “We also want prospective students and their parents to discover everything there is to know about a CRAS education, and with hard work and dedication just how successful they can be. For instance, every year, CRAS graduates populate, in great numbers, Grammy nominations for the year. At this year’s Grammy Awards, 14 of our graduates worked on 15 2019 GRAMMY Award-winning nominations by numerous artists. In total, 34 CRAS graduates worked on 36 GRAMMY-nominated albums and songs across 33 categories.”
Members of the July Open House Grad Panel include:
Josh Voyles, a 2005 CRAS graduate (VA) and currently live sound engineer for the United States Air Force Band, assigned to the Airmen of Note as A1 (FOH engineer). Voyles will be present at the July 13 CRAS Open House in Gilbert, Ariz.[/caption]
“In our ongoing quest to showcase many of the opportunities for our students once they graduate, we are able to give them an idea of what’s out there for them first hand once they enter the open market by connecting them with our graduates,” said Kirt Hamm, CRAS administrator. “Besides our mandatory internship program, getting our students in touch with our grads who either are working for others, or who have made the leap into self employment, is huge. That’s what this grad panel is about in our upcoming Open House. Continued education, networking, and learning what it takes for going out on one’s own by those who have done it already is of enormous value for any student.”
Hamm continued, “We also want prospective students and their parents to discover everything there is to know about a CRAS education, and with hard work and dedication just how successful they can be. For instance, every year, CRAS graduates populate, in great numbers, Grammy nominations for the year. At this year’s Grammy Awards, 14 of our graduates worked on 15 2019 GRAMMY Award-winning nominations by numerous artists. In total, 34 CRAS graduates worked on 36 GRAMMY-nominated albums and songs across 33 categories.”
Members of the July Open House Grad Panel include:
- Josh Voyles - 2005 Graduate (VA); live sound engineer for the United States Air Force Band and assigned to the Airmen of Note as A1 (FOH engineer); Josh completed a four-year tour in Japan where the USAFB provided support concerts for the displaced people of northern Japan; during that time, he worked with the musical ensemble Pacific Clave where they performed at the Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia. Also worked concerts in Korea and Guam…USAFB tours the U.S.A. and performs yearly summer concerts series all around Washington, D.C., including the White House.
- Terrance Wilson - 2016 Graduate; Terrance Works for Ultra Music Group, in Los Angeles, as a studio manager and head engineer, as well as freelance engineer. Artists recently worked with include Usher, ASAP Rocky, Usher, Tyler the Creator, Timbaland, Billie Eilish, Ty $, Amine, Sheck Wes, Dram, Brody Brown and J White.
- Jenna McClellan - 2015 Graduate; audio Engineer for Voicetrax West, in Studio City, Calif. Jenna does voiceovers for promo, TV commercials, animations, radio commercials, toys, mobile games, ADR, and voiceover auditions/demos etc.; She has worked with Bob Bergen, Grey Griffin, Cathy Cavadini, Phil Lamarr, Dave Fennoy, Wally Wingert, Lisa Loeb, Martin Sheen, Marcellus Wiley (athlete), Terry Crews, O'Shea Jackson Jr.