institute of production & recording
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Providing Employment
Solutions
Our History
2002: The Institute of Production and Recording was started
Founded by four very different individuals:
Terry Myhre, owner of numerous career colleges as well as production powerhouse Broadview Media
Jack Robinson, the owner/operator of the Electronic Musicians Workshop and accomplished producer/engineer
Lance Sabin, a producer/song writer awarded with numerous major label and Billboard top 100 credits
Tom Tucker Sr., a master engineer with years of experience at many of the Cities top studios
Located in the revitalized warehouse district in downtown Minneapolis
Our Goals
Students: Train students for employment in the media and entertainment industry and assist graduates find jobs
Employers: Assist employers find qualified job candidates
Career Training
Emphasis on practical training and hands-on learning in a state-of-the-art facility
Instruction by experienced and award-winning professionals
Students are prepared for their specific career upon graduation
Program DevelopmentDriven by real-world
requirements and developments
Developed to foster specialized skills and knowledge in specific field
Designed to fill employment needs within field
Created with input from advisory board members currently working in the field
Must uphold standards of accreditations and professional memberships
Program Review
Students gain the necessary skills to be
competitive in the field
Each program is regularly reviewed by:
Program advisory board: professionals and employers in the field
Curriculum committee: college administration, including Program Deans and the Chief Academic Officer
Career Programs
Graduates are well-rounded and ready to contribute in a variety of fields, including:
Entertainment Business
Audio/Visual Production and Engineering
Marketing and Media Management
Web and Media Design
TV and Radio Broadcasting
Post-Production
Fundamentals: Acoustics, Audio Signal Flow, Recording,Music Theory, Digital Audio Workstations, MIDI Sequencing and Music and Entertainment Essentials
Artistic and Technical: Microphone Technique, Mixing, CriticalListening, Session Management, Studio Etiquette, People
Skills, and Basic Song Composition and Programming
Advanced: Recording, Editing, Mixing and Mastering Techniques,Post-Production, Live Sound, Song Arrangement, Video, Broadcast, Chord Structure and Harmony
A.A.S. in Media Arts
Audio Production and Engineering
SKILLS OF OUR GRADUATES:
Shopping a Project, Intellectual Property Rights
Digital Rights Management, Contract Law
Media Design, Creative Copy Writing
Communication and Networking
Strategic Branding and Web Content Creation
Business Structures and Economic Maintenance
History, Current Events Analysis
A.A.S. in Media Arts
Music and Entertainment Business
SKILLS OF OUR GRADUATES:
Career Services
All services for employersare free of charge
Career Services will:
Post your open positions
Screen job candidates
Provide interns
Send resumes of qualified candidates
Schedule campus recruiting visits
Host career fairs
Campus Recruiting Visits & Company Tours
Campus Recruiting Visits
Let students know what your company has to offer
Visit with potential job candidates
Company ToursHost potential employees onsite at your facilityShow students potential work environment
Internships
Internship for College Credit program
Employers and students give our internship program high marks
What We Can Do For You
We will post your open positions if you send us your information by:
Fax
Phone
In person
Website
We will help you by:
Informing our students and graduates
Posting the information on our job board and student website
Screening candidates
“Schools of distinction like IPR are the backbone of the entertainment industry.”
- Rick Abbott, VP, Event Operations – ESPN and ABC Sports
“Hiring an IPR graduate has been an excellent addition to the M-Audio and Digidesign teams. His training at IPR was top-notch, both in technical knowledge as well as in business demeanor and professionalism.”
- Matt Frazier, M-Audio Regional Sales Manager
“Thank you so much for having me at IPR. I am really excited for your student to start with us – he is a great find!”
- Jaime Seeley, Recruiter - ShopNBC
“Sweetwater has been pleased with the IPR grads we have hired. They seem better prepared than most technically, and have some real world insights into the business that go beyond what we’ve experienced from some candidates coming from similar programs.”
- Jeff McDonald, Director of Human Resources – Sweetwater Sound, Inc.