Students of media production within the Audio-Video Production module carry out laboratory exercises in the field of audio production at the B.A.S.E. music studio under the guidance of Academia Institute of Technology lecturer and founder and owner of the B.A.S.E. music school, Mr Matej Hotko, and guest lecturer, Mr Danilo Ženko.
Students at the music studio learn about the principles of sound, methods and techniques of sound recording, and sound processing techniques. They then record and process a sound recording themselves, which they subsequently use for sound processing of a short video contribution.
Danilo Ženko
Danilo Ženko (1966) is a Slovenian music producer, sound engineer and musician. Already during secondary school, he joined many music groups and began working in sound reinforcement. After completing military service, he was employed at Radio Maribor, where he worked in the music studio for ten years. During this period, several excellent Slovenian and international productions were released: Lačni Franz (live), Vlado Kreslin (Nekega jutra, ko se zdani), Melanie Bong (Fantasia), Fernando Corea, Carmina Slovenica, etc. After leaving RTV, he continued in his home studio (MI2, Z.Predin, Terrafolk, Fool Cool Jazz Orchestra, Vasko Atanasovski, Klarisa Jovanovič, Neca Falk).
In recent years, he has been producing synchronisation for documentary and animated films. As a sound engineer, he has been faithful for 22 years to the Lent Festival (main stage), the Carmina Slovenica choir, the Opera in Oderzo festival (Italy), Runjičeve večeri (Split-HR), and Festival Ljubljana. Major projects include sound reinforcement for Pope Benedict's mass in Zagreb (350,000 people), BB King, Ray Charles, Stephano Grapelli, Lester Bowie, Paquito de Rivera, Lalo Shifrin, etc. Ženko works as a mentor in the sound engineering department at the B.A.S.E. music school.
Matej Hotko
Matej Hotko is an outstanding musician, a graduate of Manhattan School of Music in New York – USA, specialising in jazz double bass, 2002 under Prof. Harvie Swartz. He received additional training from Mike Abene, Gary Dial, Chris Rosenberg, Mark Soskin, David Lalama, Bob Keller, Phil Chapp, Nancy Marano, Ira Gitler and others. He completed music specialisations at leading schools abroad such as Uzmah Hvar, Slawomir Grenda in New York, Jeff Andrews (private specialisation) and at Berklee College of Music.
In 2009, he received the Award for Significant Artistic Works from the University of Ljubljana. Since 2010, he has also been teaching at the Academy of Music – jazz department and leading the Big Band of the Academy of Music.
Excerpt from a concert by the Big Band of the Academy of Music.
B.A.S.E. music school and school of sound engineering
The B.A.S.E. music school has, during its years of operation, acquired a very special place amongst connoisseurs of music education, as it is difficult to compare it with either state or other private music schools. The greatest differences are evident in the diverse range of offerings, the qualifications of the professional staff, the teaching programmes and the use of various computer programmes, which undoubtedly influences the quality of teaching.
Learn the correct microphone techniques, mixing, mastering, sound reinforcement and discover production techniques with various programmes at the school of sound engineering, which can be an excellent upgrade to the education acquired at Academia Institute of Technology in the Media Production programme.
Studies are delivered in Slovenian – ask us how to apply.
B1 Slovenian is required; we offer a free preparatory course. The admissions team replies within one working day.
Source: Academia (19. 2. 2016). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
This English summary was produced automatically from the Slovenian article and is pending editorial review. Slovenska različica
