Bill Evans Jazz Combo Day at USF
If you have a Jazz Combo at your school this is a must read! On Saturday, March 14, 2020, USF is hosting a spectacular music event. The renowned saxophonist Bill Evans who toured with Miles Davis and many other jazz legends and music superstars will be leading a jazz combo clinic in the afternoon and […]
MTE 010 – Antonio Sage – Ableton Certified Trainer, Warner Chappell Music Production Composer, Owner/Creative Director of Audioutlaw
Check out this episode! Today we met with Antonio Sage at the Ableton Loop Summit in Los Angeles, CA. Antonio is an Ableton certified trainer, composer for Warner Chappell Production Music, and owner/creative director of Audioutlaw, which designs outstanding plugins for Ableton users. Antonio speaks about his musical journey, the formula for successful library […]
Music Technology for Music Educators- Workshop Resources
DARA’s yearly Music Technology for Music Educators workshop was held on November 16th and it was an informative and fun day! Looking to next year, the Music Technology for Music Educators Workshop will most likely be held Friday, November 15th, 2019. Feel free to let us know if there are topics you would like included at […]
Guest Speaker- Larry Millas from the Ides of March
We had the privilege of hosting Larry Millas as a guest speaker for our Advanced Mixing class. Larry is a world renowned engineer and plays bass, guitar and vocals for the Ides of March.
Jason Patera, Justin Tranter & Jeff Jaskowiak- New Recording Studio at the Chicago Academy for the Arts HS
This summer Jeff Jaskowiak the director of the Digital Audio Recording Arts at USF was hired to design and install a new recording studio and music production lab at the Chicago Academy for the Arts High School. This came about thru the generous gift of songwriter Justin Tranter an alum of the Academy. Jeff was […]
WCSF DARA Session with Iceland based Indie rock band FUFANU
Iceland based Indie rock band FUFANU perform live on the DARA Sessions of WCSF in Joliet, IL USA. Visit Fufanu’s website now! The DARA Sessions of WCSF is a 30 minute program of live music and interviews featuring local, national, and international recording artists recorded live by the students of the Digital Audio Recording Arts Program […]
WCSF DARA Session with Chicago based Indie artist GIRL K
Chicago based Indie artist GIRL K perform live on the DARA Sessions of WCSF in Joliet, IL USA. Visit the GIRL K website to hear more! The DARA Sessions of WCSF is a 30 minute program of live music and interviews featuring local, national, and international recording artists recorded live by the students of the Digital Audio […]
WCSF DARA Session with Toronto, Canada based band: BEAM
Recently we had the pleasure of recording Toronto, Canada based band, Beams in a DARA Sessions of WCSF. While they performed live in the DARA Studio and broadcasted on air to WCSF 88.7, we shot video to capture the moment. Beams have been winning overcrowds across North America with their hard to classify sound for […]
Ableton Spring Event: April 10th at 7PM Featuring Thomas Faulds and the DARA OS Push Ensemble
DARA OS 2017 – “From Chaos, The Calm” by Jaeden Blamer
“From Chaos, The Calm” Written by Jaeden Blamer and performed by: Jaeden Blamer, Sir Chimez, Eddie Callejas, and Zachary Spreitzer at our 2017 DAR Concert. Be on the lookout for our upcoming performance on April 3rd, 2018! Learn more about our DARA OS 2018 Performance here! Helpful Links: Ableton Live Push Controller Rokvid Max for Live […]