Mount Olive's new audio programme will add to the school's already outstanding curriculum, including a top notch television production programme, an award-winning robotics team, and a music programme touting a 60-piece orchestra.
Superintendent and music enthusiast Dr. Larrie Reynolds brought in consultants who were up to the challenge of creating a professional-level studio; record producer, engineer, and mixer Ron Saint Germain and record producer and recording engineer Tony Bongiovi have been hard at work on Mount Olive's studio since the fall of 2015.
Saint Germain collaborated with Trevor Campbell, who will head Mount Olive's audio production programme, to find the right console. After traveling to different renowned studios and trying out consoles first-hand, the two decided on an API Vision console.
"I knew since this is a high school, I wanted the students to have something with a simple, basic signal flow. In the effort to keep it simple in the studio, we decided on the Vision. It was pretty much a no-brainer," said Saint Germain.
Saint Germain added, "The Vision's software that interfaces with Pro Tools and allows you to mix in the box with faders is a real plus, because everything that's done today is a hybrid of analog and digital. The majority of great records are still mixed on large analogue consoles, and obviously the API reputation is huge."
(Jim Evans)
Mount Olive High School plans to debut their API-equipped studio in early September
