<p>When we visited Elon last year, they had a recording studio, I think for students to use if they so desired. Do most colleges have this? Do any colleges require you to record a demo before you graduate?</p>
<p>I don’t know the answer to this question. I know that Tisch has a program in the recording arts and so I am sure they have recording studios! Since my D’s time at college so far, she has recorded on three CD’s and is about to record on a fourth. These are not her personal CDs. None of these were recorded on campus but rather in recording studios in NYC. </p>
<p>I have not heard of programs requiring a demo CD before graduation. I know my D’s school doesn’t. Truthfully, in MT, much of your demonstration of your singing will be in live auditions.</p>
<p>By the way, our small rural public high school had a recording studio. The music department recorded a CD most years. My D also took music tech and recorded a demo of her own as a project back in about tenth grade.</p>
<p>Most major institutions have recording facilities of one sort or another. I don’t know of any schools that require a demo disk, I’m not even quite certain of the need for one in MT. Might be nice to have one just in case, but I would be wary of an theatre that asks for one in lieu of a live audition.</p>
<p>Well on the Bare DVD, they said that the guy who was Peter on the recording got his gig because he sent a demo disk and then was invited for an audition. He lived in NYC and the recording was done, I think, in LA</p>
<p>“Demo” submissions are usually done by DVD, not CD - for Spring Awakening, for example. Occasionally with a show such as Spring Awakening, a pop or rock demo CD is used as a first audition, usually if they submitter was legitimately pursuing a pop or rock recording career, since the demos are usually of higher caliber.</p>
<p>The schools which have great recording facilities usually have a recording engineering major and/or film and tv production major - Michigan, for example, has a recording engineering major. The equipment is great quality and the majors will serve as recording engineers if they have time, but because the needs of the majors take precedence the studio is not easy to secure - not impossible, but student-produced CD’s are usually recorded very late at night or overnight.</p>
<p>I agree that one might have a demo CD if one is also pursuing rock/pop or is a singer/songwriter with their own songs. These sometimes are useful in terms of gigs and such. It is less typical to have for pure MT pursuits.</p>