Daniel Branwell Cook - username Dani

Country: England

I'm a songwriter, in a band called “Sereniti”. I also work in a school, teaching kids music technology. (Cubase midi and audio recording). I Would like to continue to work with music but in a production/engineering capacity. Other areas of interest are Film making and editing. Dani’s thoughts on his experience with AudioCourses.

Ease of technology use: Good “I found this very easy”
Availability (system working) : Good
Quantity of Production Advisor input: Excellent
Quantity of learner input: Average “Lot’s of researching and writing”
Module discussons: Good “beavers”
Enjoyment factor: Excellent “Highly enjoyable”
Support: Good
Assignments: Good “Too many of them, lol”
Sense of online community: Average “While the course was running there was a great sense of camaraderie”
Quantity of your input: Average “Probably the best, lol”
Overall impression of the system: Good “very good”

Some of Dani's songs: Goodbye - Sereniti-Eventide - Sereniti-Understand

Aidan Curtis - username Aidan

Country: Ireland

Aidan Curtis was born in San Francisco, USA and has been living in Dublin, Ireland from age 10. Aidan listens to a variety of music though mainly 70s Rock, Punk & Reggae. He played bass in a few bands in his teens/twenties that led to his recording
interest over last five years.

Aidan has been steadily building up equipment having started with a Tascam 4-track and then onto a Yamaha 8 track Mini Disc, Behringer Virtualiser effects, Fostex DE1 effects, Alesis SR16 drum machine, Behringer Ultra Dyne Compressor/limiter, Casio keyboard and two basses: Wal Pro and Aria Pro fretless.

Working 9 to 5 (Aidan is a bank manager) means what little time he has for recording is precious, but he hopes to build a home extension to his house for his recording equipment and hopes to record local bands ,demos etc. Aidan’s audio knowledge is gleaned from books, SOS every month and the completion of the City & Guilds 1820 Sound Engineering Part 3 with AudioCourses in Spring 2003.

Michael J. Lahaie - username MIKE_NOSTRADAMUS

Country: Canada

Northfork Recording Studio owner and ex student of Audiocourses.com, Mike Lahaie, was born and raised in Sudbury and resides in Valley East where he established Northfork Recording Studio in 2000. He was a member of a few local bands in the Sudbury area. Mike has always had a passion for music that includes composing, writing lyrics, performing and recording. He continues to perform for various Senior and charitable organizations in the Sudbury area and is a member of the Sudbury Arts Council and Music and Film in Motion.

Mike released his first CD entitled Northern Lights in June 2002. It contains 12 tracks that are all written, performed and engineered by Mike. There are 3 vocal and 9 instrumental songs that Mike has composed over the last 5 years. His interests have taken him to focus on the recording aspect of the industry while putting together Northern Lights.

Mike has accreditation as a music technologist and audio recording engineer from City and Guilds College in the U.K. Mike has studied with Christopher Hambly/MA ODE and Ben Morgan /HND Sound Eng, both from the U.K. (audiocourses.com), as well as Stephen Fearing/Songwriting and Guitar Clinic, Blair Packham and Terry Sawchuk/Songwriters Clinic and Rick Emmett of Triumph/Music Industry Business Economics at workshops put on by MFM in Sudbury. Mike has worked in collaboration with the Confederation Secondary School Recording Studio and music director Norm McIntosh.

Mike’s passion for music keeps him up to date with the latest recording techniques and in touch with what is up and coming in the music industry. He continues to keep in touch with his peers and teachers from the UK/USA North Hollywood and Dublin Ireland.

Nancy McMahon - username resol69

Country: USA