Audio Engineering
Course in Melbourne
Turn your ear for sound into a professional career. JMC gives you the studio time, the pro-grade gear and the industry mentors to become a working audio engineer. Study in Melbourne with hands-on training from your very first trimester.
No ATAR required. FEE-HELP available.
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Do you want to record, mix and master for a living?
Do you want to work with professional mixing consoles and studio gear?
Do you want to intern at real recording studios while you study?
Do you want to collaborate with musicians, filmmakers and game designers?
At JMC, your crew includes musicians, filmmakers, animators and game designers, all collaborating in professional studios to bring real projects to life. This is not a textbook course. You’ll be producing from the start.
Train with pro-grade recording equipment and studio facilities from your first trimester
Borrow professional microphones, interfaces and gear free of charge for student projects
Collaborate with students and mentors from Music, Film and Game Design on real productions
Through industry placements and collaborations, JMC connects you with the studios, festivals and production crews that you’ll go on to work with for the rest of your career. You’ll make connections across the industry while you’re still studying and graduate with a professional network ready to work.
Gain real industry experience through studio placements and live sound work
Learn from audio professionals working across recording studios, festivals and post-production
Build a professional network of engineers, producers and industry contacts
Located in South Melbourne, between the south bank of the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay. JMC Melbourne is in the heart of one of Australia's most creative cities. Melbourne's legendary live music scene, world-class recording studios and thriving festival culture are all on your doorstep.
Our Melbourne campus features professional-grade recording studios, isolation booths, mixing suites, live sound rigs and dedicated mastering rooms. You'll train on the same equipment used in commercial studios, including industry-standard DAWs and outboard gear.
Study at Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne and transfer between campuses during your studies. All audio engineering courses are available at every campus with the same top quality training and equipment.
Get an exclusive opportunity to tour the campus with the people who know it best. Experience our studios first hand, meet our audio lecturers, get hands-on with our recording equipment and feel the creative energy that drives everything we do.
Know everything you need before you press record.
Our audio engineering and sound production course guide walks you through your available career paths and opportunities from our courses.
JMC audio graduates are engineering sound for major artists and events
JMC alumni are behind the mixing desk at major recording studios, festivals and post-production houses across Australia and internationally. Whether it's live sound for arena tours, studio engineering for signed artists or audio post for film and television, what starts in our studios ends up on stages and screens worldwide.
Explore our programs:
Audio Engineering
Develop your creative and technical skills in a real-world production environment. Specialise in studio recording, live sound, electronic music production or audio post-production and graduate with a professional portfolio that sets you apart.
Audio Engineering
A fast-tracked, hands-on introduction to the audio industry. Learn the fundamentals of recording, mixing, live sound and electronic music production and work on real studio projects from your first trimester.
Toni Lozanovski
Audio Lecturer
Toni has been involved with music since his early teens, playing guitar in various bands from rock, metal and acoustic folk.
Since graduating in 2006 Toni has produced and released music under various artists’ names, has been signed to Ministry Of Sound Australia, and is currently signed to Vicious Recordings. He has remixed tracks for such artist as Avicii, Sebastian Drums, The Potbelleez, P-Money, Sidney, Samson, Jurgen Paape, Enur, Peyton, Sesa, Milk & Sugar, Dirty Vegas and many more.
Travis Pell
Facilities Assistant
& Studio Lecturer
After following his passion and completing the Bachelor of Creative Technology (Audio Engineering & Sound Production) at JMC Academy, Travis now manages Tiger Recording Studios while working as a lecturer at JMC
His hobbies include enjoying long walks on the beach, creating sound effects, programming games and building electronics while actively working in the audio industry.
Richie Poate
Head of Audio Engineering and Sound Production (Melbourne)
Richie is a technically proficient musician (electric and acoustic guitar).
With a sound knowledge of music theory and practice, music production, recording, mixing and mastering engineering, Contemporary songwriting, composition and arrangement. Experience in the business aspects of the music industry - contract negotiation, tour and concert organising, promotions and media, grants and relationship building.
If you are ready to stop dreaming and start engineering, JMC is where it begins.
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