Our Mission:

At NYAA we strive to give every student an individualized education as well as the fundamental building blocks on which to begin a career in the world of music and audio engineering

The New York Audio Academy was created to guide students along their journey to becoming accomplished audio professionals.

At NYAA, you’ll study with industry experts, inside professional working studio environments. We prioritize practical experience—there are no classrooms at NYAA—and that’s by design. All of our 1-on-1 lessons are taught IN THE STUDIO so students get hands-on, with the gear and software they are studying from day one. We also offer a variety of weekly group practice sessions and masterclasses on different subjects in the audio world. We invite exclusive guest speakers from all over the industry in fields such as radio, music production, and A&R. Our 27-week hands-on program takes place at Engine Room Audio, a renowned recording studio in downtown New York City.

Meet the Studios

Engine Room has an arsenal of studios and production suites at its disposal. Let’s get acquainted with the spaces you’ll work in as an NYAA student…

The Blue Room

The newest edition to the Engine Room studio lineup is a Dolby Atmos-equipped powerhouse featuring custom Auspburger monitors with 18” subwoofers. Tracking and mixing come to life with Avid’s state-of-the-art S6 console.

Avid S6 Console

Blue is ready for the future of audio. sporting PMC surround and height monitors, an engineer is able to work in 7.4.1 surround and deliver mixes ready for Apple’s Spatial Audio or Dolby Atmos. Blue is also equipped with two Neve 1073 preamps, a Teletronix LA-2A, UA 1176, and the Bus+ channel strip from SSL.

Dolby Atmos

The Mezzanine

The Mezzanine is the flagship studio at Engine Room, with a spacious control room and adjacent live room with 25-foot high ceilings and multiple isolated booths for recording vocals, drums, or piano.

Live Room

The control room is equipped with a 64-channel SSL 4000G+ and racks of vintage equipment including Universal Audio 1176 compressors and Neve 1073 preamps

Vintage Gear

The Mastering Lab

Engine Room has earned many accolades, including Grammy Awards, from its mastering team headed by studio owner and NYAA founder Mark Christenson. During the program, Mark will explain his mastering process and teach you how to mix with the master in mind.

Mastering DAWs

Develop your critical listening skills in one of the most accurate listening environments in the city. This room has been specifically tuned and treated for the precision of the mastering process, in this room you’ll listen to music like you’ve never heard it before… exactly as it was meant to be.