Ardent Studios and Visible School (both based in Memphis) have formed an educational initiative that creates the first recording and music business school to be hosted in a working studio facility.
“I have a long-standing personal commitment to the importance of education to the health and prosperity of the music recording industry and related media fields,” commented John Fry, Ardent founder. As vice chairman of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission, Fry recently participated in a Memphis music community needs — assessment project, which led to the creation of a comprehensive strategic plan for the economic development of Memphis' music industry. “One of the top priorities that emerged in this process was the importance of professional education. We consider our new initiative with Visible School a perfect fit with the commission's directives and a significant contribution to establish Memphis as one of the nation's most innovative and progressive independent music centers.”
With a backbone of music recording courses, Fry and Ken Steorts, Visible School's founder, will also offer a focus on music business (through Ardent's record label and music publishing operations), film, video, Internet and multimedia production.
According to Steorts, “Ardent's facilities are second to none. Their staff brings real-world experience in producing amazing music that can't be manufactured overnight. By adding the curriculum development and teaching experience of our team, we are very excited about how this combination of resources will serve our current and future students from around the world.”
For more information, visit www.ardentstudios.com or www.visibleschool.com.
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