2025’s GRAMMY Awards is a benchmark celebration for CRAS.
The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS) is proud to announce that 55 CRAS graduates worked on 50 GRAMMY-nominated projects across 49 categories during the past year, the most CRAS alumni ever over a single year. The 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards show is scheduled for February 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“Wow is all I can say about our group of graduates being recognized during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards,” said Kirt Hamm, CRAS administrator. “Every year is incredible and inspirational, and this year has really made headlines for our grads. We could not be more proud of them, and soon-to-be grads. All of our GRAMMY-nominated graduates, as well as all of our graduates that are living their dream in this business, are fine examples of where hard work and dedication can take you.”
During 2024, CRAS graduates worked on nominated projects for the Who’s Who of international stars, including Beyonce, Post Malone, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Usher, Chris Brown, Eminem, and more.
The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences is composed of two nearby campuses in Gilbert and Tempe, Ariz. A CRAS education includes broadcast audio, live sound, film and TV audio, music, and video game audio, all taught by award-winning instructors who have all excelled in their individual fields, including sound reinforcement, audio recording and production, digital recording, troubleshooting/maintenance, and music business.
CRAS structured programs and highly qualified teaching staff provide a professional and supportive atmosphere, which is complemented by its small class sizes allowing for individual instruction and assistance for students in engineering audio recordings. CRAS has been providing quality vocational training in audio recording for more than three decades. The curriculum and equipment are constantly being updated to keep pace with the rapid advancements in the music and sound recording industries. CRAS’ course offerings and subject matter have always centered around the skills and knowledge necessary for students’ success in the audio recording industries.
The 11-month program is designed to allow every student access to learn and train in all of the Conservatory’s studios which are comprised with state-of-the-art audio recording and mixing gear, the same equipment used in today’s finest studios and remote broadcast facilities, including Pro Tools 12, API Legacy consoles, SSL AWS consoles, Studer Vista consoles, and much more. All students must complete a 280-hour industry internship to graduate from the Master Recording Program II that may ultimately lead to industry employment.
