Blackbird Academy

We are The Blackbird Academy, a professional audio education school based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, founded in 2013 and rooted in the world-famous Blackbird Studio, where major artists record their music. For more than a decade, we’ve specialized in delivering hands-on, experiential training in studio and live sound engineering, helping passionate students turn their love of sound and music into professional careers by studying in real production spaces with industry-standard gear and expert mentors. Our core work is to provide mentor-based education that places learners directly in real-world environments, where they learn by doing — from recording sessions and live sound setups to mixing and mastering — rather than through traditional classroom theory alone. We serve asp...