Current student, Roberto Angel-Dwyer is getting ready to make his debut. In his last few months of Production 200, he has been finishing up his first full length electronic music album featuring numerous collaborations with fellow Nimbus students, alumni and local Vancouver music talent.
Nimbus Student Profile: Jeff Hilman on “Lining Up The Stars”
Current Nimbus student Jeff Hilman, is studying Post & Game Audio Production (PGAP), and entering his second term as Student Representative here at Nimbus. Kristina Lao, our Community Liaison, caught up with Jeff to gain some insight into what keeps that ever-present smile on his face. Here’s what…
Current Student Molly Aspinell Works With GGGarth & Ninjaspy
Molly Aspinell came to Nimbus with no prior technical knowledge. After just 3 months of Engineering 100, she was on a ferry to our co-founder’s studio on the coast, The Farm Studios, to assist on a recording session with Vancouver hardcore/ska band, Ninjaspy.
GUEST POST: The YVR Songshop (An Interactive Map to Wonderland)
The following is a guest post from our Community Liaison, Kristina Lao, on the YVR Songshop and the Nimbus community: One year ago, I fell off a plane from London, England, and into a school called Nimbus School of Recording & Media to attend a…
Pro Tools Troubleshooting: 3 Accidental “Spazz” Clicks & How To Solve Them
Nimbus instructor and audio engineer, Jeremy Patch (Colin James, Matt Webb) talks about 3 accidental “spazz” clicks that can happen in Pro Tools and how to solve them.
How To Implement Offline Volume Automation In Pro Tools
Nimbus instructor and audio engineer, Jeremy Patch (Colin James, Matt Webb), discusses offline volume automation to reduce leakage between tracks in Pro Tools.
How To Edit Drums In Pro Tools
Drum editing is a skill that can greatly improve the quality of your recordings. Whenever you add layers to a song–bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals, percussion– there will inevitably be moments where the musicians might play a little bit out of time. This can make…
5 Basic Key Commands For Editing in Pro Tools
Nimbus instructor and Audio Engineer, Jeremy Patch (Colin James, Matt Webb), explains 5 basic key commands for editing in Avid Pro Tools.
Introducing $25,000 High School Mix Contest Scholarship Winner: Jack Marko
Our 2016 Mix Contest winner for the high school category, Jack Marko, didn’t grow up playing music. He says it was the music of Daft Punk, Skrillex and Deadmau5 that got him into electronic music and started him on the path to DJing. “I was 13/14, and began…
Nimbus Hosts 2nd Annual Vancouver Songwriting Workshop
The YVR Songshop had its very successful debut one year ago and has returned with even more to offer aspiring Vancouver songwriters. This year, the workshop features additional content including insight into social media marketing and business for songwriters, song placement and how to record…
Post & Game Audio Grad, Kieran Fitzpatrick, Works For EA
Post & Game Audio Production alumnus Kieran Fitzpatrick graduated from Nimbus in early 2015 and has gone on to quickly launch his career in game audio at EA Sports working on UFC 2 and NHL. Following the recent release of his first game with EA, we sat…
Announcing the 2016 Nimbus Mix Contest Winners!
We are very proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Nimbus Mix Contest! Aspiring producers from across Canada mixed tracks from Universal recording artists Lights, Head of the Herd and Dear Rouge. Among the many entries, 8 mixes stood above the crowd.
