An Education FILLED WITH
MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY
CRAS is A premier Audio Engineering AND Music Production School
Whether you’re already into music and recording or looking to start from scratch, in under a year, CRAS provides the education and industry connections needed to succeed.
CRAS Grads Make it
From pop, country and hip hop to heavy metal and EDM music, to movies, video games and live sound, CRAS grads have worked on numerous film, TV, and documentary projects, hundreds of AAA video game titles, and played a role in creating many Grammy-nominated and award-winning recordings. Attend CRAS and you could be part of the next generation of professionals in the music and recording industries.
Success Starts Here. In Person. Not Online.
You can’t run a tour, mix a live show, or work a console from home. At CRAS, you do it for real.
From the Classroom to the Emmys
From hands-on training at CRAS to shaping award-winning productions, our graduates are building careers at the highest level of television. These Emmy recognitions highlight just one example of where a CRAS education can take you.
Eliot Connors
Arcane
Evyn DeBoer
Severance
Andrew Benz
The Penguin
Austin Holman
The Studio
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REAL CREDITS.
REAL RESULTS.
These aren’t just movies, albums, and video games. They’re projects CRAS grads worked on. From the studio to the screen, their work powers the sound of today’s biggest hits. You can create what comes next.
CRAS Graduates Left Their Mark on the 2025 GRAMMYs
From chart-topping albums to genre-defining tracks, CRAS graduates played pivotal roles in the 2025 GRAMMY wins. Their expertise in audio engineering, production, and sound design helped shape the sound of today’s biggest artists.
Robert Glasper
Code Derivation
Metallica
72 Seasons
Shaboozey
Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
Kehlani
Crash
Lucky Daye
Algorithm
Usher
Coming Home
Doechii
Alligator Bites Never Heal
Future & Metro Boomin
We Don’t Trust You
Chris Brown
11:11
Sarah Jarosz
Polaroid Lovers
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Die With A Smile
Ariana Grande
Eternal Sunshine
Chappell Roan
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft
Beyoncé
Cowboy Carter
Dune
Motion Picture Soundtrack
WE HAVE THE Industry connections you need
Our connections can put you in the industry and help you succeed. Music recording studios, live venues, video game and movie production studios all come to CRAS looking for qualified applicants that are ready to start their audio recording careers.
Los Angeles
4th Street Recording, Capitol, Conway Studios, East West Studios, Fox Sports 1, Gold Diggers, Larson Studios, Monkeyland Audio Inc, Nightbird Studios, Record Plant, Roundabout Entertainment, Shangri-La, Smart Post West, Sound Factory B, Westlake Recording Studios
ATLANTA
11th Street, Astro, Audio Recording Unlimited (ARU), Bravo Ocean Studios, Icon Studios, Patchwerk, Reach Records, Soundbyte Inc, SuperSound, TreeSound, Triangle Sound, Westside Studios
New York City
Atlantic Sound Studios, Dubway, Eastside Sound, Electric Lady Studios, Engine Room Audio, Excello Recording, Flux Studios, IHeart Media, Mission Sound Recording, Penthouse Studios, Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Premier Digital, Reservoir Studios, Studio G, The End, Virtue And Vice Recording
Nashville
Blackbird, Brantley Sound, Crew One, Digital Audio Post, High Wire Productions, Omni Sound, Paragon, Robot Lemon, Solotech, Sound Check, Sound Image, Sound Stage, Starstruck Studios, The Castle, The Record Shop, Welcome to 1979
Dallas
AMS Media, Cakemix Recording, Crunchy Roll, Dallas Audio Post, Deaf Mule, Eagle Audio Recording Studio, Gemini Light Sound & Video, Reel Fx, Sessionworks Studios, Sg Studios, The Kitchen Studios, Unfurled Umbrella
Austin
5th Street Studios, Allume Live Productions, Black Merigold Studio, Chez Boom Audio, Nomad Sound Inc, Orb Recording Studios, Pony Sound, The Still Recording Studio, Westfall, Wonderland Studios, Zach Theater, Zilker Hillside Theatre
Denver
AVMS Denver, Black In Bluhm, Colorado Film Locations, Conway Sound, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver Recording Company, Encore Global – Colorado, Hawk-Eye Innovations, Inspire Event Technologies, Listen Up Pro Audio, Side 3, The Decibel Garden
Chicago
35th St. Studios, ARU Chicago, Carter CO Recording, Chicago Recording Company, Electrical Audio, Gravity, Periscope Post And Audio, Pressure Point Recording, Program Productions, Rax Trax, Tightrope Recording
Las Vegas
Channel 15, Digital Insights Recording Studios, PRG/VRG, Rhino Staging Vegas, Rob Katz Audio, Skeleton Key Recording, Studio 77, Studio DMI, Studio Las Vegas, The Hideout Recording Studio, Total Sound Production, Univision Kinc, Wave Freqz
Detroit
Big Sky Recording, Harmonie Park Creative Group, Jus Music Productions, KLA Laboratories, Livewire Music, Mix Factory One, Moda Music, Northridge Church, PSAV, Rust Belt Studios, SR Audio, Star Trax Inc., Studio A, Transmat, Wise Guy Records Studios
Phoenix
AV Concepts, CBS Radio, Cre818 Studios, Epic Proportions Tour, Premier Studios, PSAV, Pyramix Studios, Saltmine Studios, Scottsdale Music Company, SER Soundworks, SoundVision, Sun Studios of Arizona
San Diego
AV Concepts, Big Fish Recording, Capricorn Studios, Colour Media, House of Blues, Pacific Event Productions, Pacific Events Productions, Pro Audio Systems, Rarefied Recording, Rhino Staging, Signature Sound, Singing Serpent, Studio West
Miami
Circle House Studios, Crescent Moon Studios, Criteria Recording Studios, Electric Air Studios, Everlast Productions, Midtown Studios Miami, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Society Circus, Southern Audio Visual, Studio At The Setai, Studio Center Miami, The Urban Union
financial aid AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY
Attending CRAS is an investment in your future and with available financial aid options, it’s more affordable than you might think.
GRADUATE
in under a year!
Are you struggling to create a recording career? Don’t know how to get from where you are to where you need to be? In under a year, CRAS provides a comprehensive education that covers all 5 focuses of the recording arts.
Pursue a Career in Worship Audio
If you want to support your church, join a worship production team, or work with Gospel choirs and Christian artists, CRAS provides the training you need to succeed.
Laptop recording package
As a CRAS student you receive a Laptop Recording Package included in the cost of education so you can take your studio with you wherever you go.
Experience a Day in the Life of a CRAS Grad
Check out this mini-documentary and learn what being a professional audio engineer is like.
Listen to some music with production and engineering assistance by CRAS GRADS
Thanks to the contributions of our grads, the music industry continues to produce music that inspires and entertains listeners throughout the world.
