New England Tech Digital Recording Arts

Have you ever wanted to know what it was like behind the camera? Or how about learn what its like to record music? A fun program can teach you just that! 

The Digital Recording Arts program at New England Institute of Technology has a lot to offer. 

Students learn skills like “shooting and editing and audio production. We have a class in which students will take a band get a band from the outside, record the music of that band, and one or two tracks of songs. From that they will create a music video of that song and also create a final mix," said Tom Strolla Professor and Department Chair of Video and Audio Production/Digital Recording arts.

There is also an advertisement class where students have to create an ad campaign for a product, that includes print work, radio work and television work.

"Audio has always been a passion of mine and when I was about sixteen years old I began to be able to work with it until I came to school and now I've been able to work with it the entire time I've been at school," said Dylan Cannon, a student at NE Tech.

The program may be incredibly fun for those who enjoy making their own videos, whether on cameras, or even just camera phones. 

Many of today's youth already produce their own videos on YouTube, and Strolla says that this interest can become fine tuned through New England Tech’s program.

“There's this ingrained interest in it, and we can make it better at it because everybody thinks its so easy to make a video but when you really want to make it look good, you come see us," said Strolla.

Students are able to get hands on experience with cameras and editing equipment. 

“The equipment is much more advanced and the possibilities within the equipment far exceed what I was with the gear I had when I was 16," added Cannon.

"The general appeal of coming to New England Tech was the idea or concept behind being able to touch the equipment and being able to work with the equipment hands on and being able to learn some of the theory as well," said Michael Anastasio.

The program hosts highly trained professors, and now students, like Dylan Cannon, are turning their dreams into a reality. 

"It's extremely involved, when I first came here I had no idea how involved it was - when you're actually thrown into it and you have to do it it's really intimidating and its really fun at the same time. You're really learning hands on, and that's just a blast," said Dylan Cannon.