An immersive course
Five days to work through every stage of the studio in detail, in the conditions of a professional session, from vocal preparation to recording and mixing a song.
With Julien Baudry, vocal coach at the Richard Cross school, and Ben Rando, a producer trained by the engineers behind Prince, Beyoncé and Adele.
Small-group work, with individual guidance on the song of your choice. You keep your recordings at the end of the course.
Programme
5 days · 35 hours- Day 1
Assessment and vocal technique
- Individual assessment of your needs
- Vocal and mental preparation
- Studio acoustics and their effect on the voice
- Day 2
Interpretation and session preparation
- Resonance, phonation, laryngeal mechanisms, posture…
- Interpretation work and session preparation
- Lyrics and music
- Getting to grips with the microphone and the headphone mix
- Day 3
Recording
- Directed recording and corrections in real time
- Takes in the booth, with a pianist or to a backing track
- Learning to work with the engineer: vocabulary, workflow
- Day 4
Post-production
- Listening sessions in the control room
- Handling re-recording
- Editing, pitch, overdubs
- Day 5
Mixing
- The frequencies of the voice
- Levels, panning, compression
- Learning to make informed technical and artistic choices
Who will guide you
Trainers
Julien Baudry
Voice · Vocal teachingSinger, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and teacher. A vocal coach at the Richard Cross school, he teaches at IESM, CFMI and IMFP, and leads several choirs (COSMIC, CREMA…).
He has worked with André Manoukian, David Linx, China Moses, Les Grandes Gueules and Deluxe, among others.
Ben Rando
Studio · ProductionPianist trained at the Paris Conservatoire, composer, producer and founder of Studio Eole. He has worked on more than fifty albums as a performer, composer or sound engineer. Former trainer at the Institut Musical de Formation Professionnelle (IMFP).
He trained with Chris Lord-Alge (Muse, Prince…), Leslie Brathwaite (Erykah Badu, Beyoncé…) and Shawn Everett (Miley Cyrus, Adele…).
Studio Eole
The studioStudio Eole is based in Rognes, near Aix-en-Provence and on the edge of the Lubéron. Five recording spaces, including a 40 m² main room and a 20 m² control room, 24 simultaneous channels and custom-designed acoustics. Discover the studio
Practical information
In practice(training, travel, accommodation)
Am I eligible?
Depending on your situation, here is who can fund the course. 2026 rules, within each funder’s available budget.
- You are a performing artist or musician with intermittent status
- Afdas funds the course if you have at least 48 paid engagements or days on CDDU contracts over the last 2 years. At least 12 months must also have passed since your last Afdas-funded course, if it lasted 40 hours or less. Apply in your MyA account.
- You are an author or composer (artiste-auteur)
- Afdas funds the course if your artistic income and royalties reach at least €7,386 over the last 3 years. Waiting period of 12 months after a 22 to 35-hour course, 6 months after a shorter one. Apply in your MyA account.
- You are a job seeker
- France Travail can fund the course through the individual training grant (AIF). We send you a quote, you approve it in your France Travail account, and your adviser decides.
- You are an employee
- Your employer’s training fund (OPCO) can pay for it: check with your employer.
Not sure? Book a call and we will look at your situation with you.
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