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From Bedroom Beats to Professional Tracks: How Music Production Has Changed

There was a time when making a record meant booking studio time, hiring engineers, and spending money you might not have on equipment you'd never own. That time is over. Today, some of the most compelling music in the world gets made in spare bedrooms, apartment closets, and converted garages — by independent artists with laptops, studio monitors, and a vision. If you're serious about building a career in music production, understanding that shift is your foundation.

A Night Celebrating Golden Thesis Film Projects in Hollywood

Alumni News & Interviews, Event Recaps, Featured

The first annual Golden Thesis Awards Ceremony is an alumni and student showcase of 2020-2022 thesis and original short films with a writer, producer, director, cast or theme featuring a diverse voice. This includes creatives of all backgrounds, including ethnicity, culture, gender identity and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The festival is organized by the Career Development and Film Departments with the purpose of championing dynamic and diverse storytellers who have or are currently studying at The L.A. Film School.

13th Annual Salute LIVE from Hollywood

Articles, Event Recaps, Featured

This Veterans Day, we salute our more than 1,200 active military students and alumni who are pursuing their dreams in a variety of film, entertainment and music careers. We honor our veterans and military service members by hosting a Salute to Veterans in Entertainment event, which brings together our military community under one roof. This is the 13th year that we’ve held our Annual Salute celebration. Keep reading to see more from the special celebration.

TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools…We Made It!

Accolades, Featured

The Los Angeles Film School is honored to be named in TheWrap’s top film schools list for 2022. This is the sixth year in a row that the film program has been ranked among elite film schools across the country. TheWrap compiles the rankings each year through collected data points on everything from class size to student body diversity to scholarships and networking opportunities.

We Made Billboard’s Top Music Business Schools List for 2022

Accolades, Featured

The Los Angeles Recording School, a division of The Los Angeles Film School, has been named one of Billboard Magazine's Top Music Business Schools of 2022. Receiving the honor for the sixth time since 2016, the selection highlights the range of degrees – including the Music Production Degree Program – in addition to the school's facilities, which feature professional recording studios with analog and digital consoles.

Famous Directors Who Got Started in Horror

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Horror is a unique genre in filmmaking that lends itself to unabashed creativity that isn’t seen in many other genres. It acts as a kind of test lab for filmmakers to experiment with technology, story ideation and practical effects. Many of the famous directors you are familiar with today got their start in horror filmmaking, including Peter Jackson and Sam Rami. Keep reading to find out about five famous filmmakers who got their start with horror movies.

In the Studio with Hip-Hop Artist and Alum Randy Marx

Alumni News & Interviews

If you aren't familiar with the name Randy Marx, just give it a couple of years before you hear his name in mainstream hip-hop. Randy Marx graduated in 2017 with his degree in Music Production and has built a recording career here in his hometown of Los Angeles. As an artist, Randy exudes a coolness that makes you want to pay attention to what he's creating. You can easily tell that everything he creates is done with heart and a deep passion for music.

Catching Up with Entertainment Business Alum Chase Thomas

Alumni News & Interviews

Alumnus Chase Thomas has not slowed down ever since we last interviewed him about producing Broadway hits A Christmas Carol and Jagged Little Pill. In fact, his workload has tripled. Besides being nominated for 2021 Broadway Global Producer of the Year, Chase has transitioned into VFX television production. Many doors have opened for our Entertainment Business alum since our first interview in 2020. Chase took time out of his busy schedule to share a few updates with us!

Our School Voted “Best for Vets” In 2022

Featured, Accolades

We are proud to be included in this ranking of military-friendly colleges! This year's Best for Vets: College survey includes more than 300 schools that serve military students—whether active-duty, veterans or families and dependents of service members. The military-friendly college ranking is a testament to our dedicated military benefits department and the student advisors who help our veteran and active-duty students throughout their time in school.

74th Annual Emmy Winners and Alumni Contributions

Alumni News & Interviews

We are proud of the contributions made by 60 different alumni who worked on 40 productions with 170 total nominations and 34 wins. A special congrats to Emmy-winning alum John Valerio! The Creative Arts Emmys took place on September 3 and 4, and film alum John Valerio went home with the prized gold statue.

From Bedroom Beats to Professional Tracks: How Music Production Has Changed

A Night Celebrating Golden Thesis Film Projects in Hollywood

13th Annual Salute LIVE from Hollywood

TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools…We Made It!

We Made Billboard’s Top Music Business Schools List for 2022

Famous Directors Who Got Started in Horror

In the Studio with Hip-Hop Artist and Alum Randy Marx

Catching Up with Entertainment Business Alum Chase Thomas

Our School Voted “Best for Vets” In 2022

74th Annual Emmy Winners and Alumni Contributions

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