SAE Institute Offers First University-Style Campus At New Byron Bay Degree Center Headquarters
(Press Release | Posted 2003-06-04)
SAE Institute, a world leader in audio engineering, creative media, and electronic music, continues to gain momentum in the US and abroad in both its growth and broad spectrum of opportunities afforded its students. Staying true to the original vision of founder Tom Misner, SAE continues to offer cutting-edge, attractive education options, while proving to be a valuable resource to the music and recording industries worldwide.
While SAE Institute has grown over the past 25 years to include 41 campuses worldwide, the underlying theme of maximum student time on state-of-the-art gear has remained at the top of SAE’s priority list. Nowhere is this more evident than in SAE’s new one million square-foot World Headquarters facility in Byron Bay, Australia, slated for completion
later this year. The new degree center will offer SAE’s first university-style campus, complete with student housing, performance space, and over 130 audio/video suites and practical workstations. The campus's main studio will also feature a Solid State Logic XL 9000 K Series Superanalogue™ Console — the first ever of its kind to go into use at an educational facility. Affordable packages are now being offered to students worldwide to come and study at the new facility, making practical experience in the diverse world of audio, visual, and media facilities a reality.
The Byron Bay World Headquarters grand opening coincides with the establishment of Studios 301 Byron Bay, the latest in Misner’s world-class studio group which will exist as a separately-run, on-site, professional recording facility and home of 301 Records, Misner’s new record label. The new degree center will serve as SAE's institute for higher learning, offering first-time SAE students, along with those who wish to transfer from existing course scheduling in other current SAE locations, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Degrees in Audio Engineering, Creative Media, and Digital Film. The new complex will also house facilities for newly added elective courses including Dance Music, Digital Animation, and Live Sound curriculum.
"SAE has a longstanding tradition of using the collective strengths and offerings of our individual campuses for the good of SAE Institute students worldwide," stated Tom Misner, SAE Institute founder and CEO. "We have been able to use these assets to our advantage in bringing together students from around the world to share their ideas and experiences with other campuses. Now, with our Degree Center in Byron Bay, we will be able to take the pro audio educational experience to the next level by offering our state-of-the-art studios and facilities along with the common university amenities many students have come to expect. We have designed the campus to give students a more interactive and enveloping experience during their education with us, in an environment where SAE's 'hands-on' approach to learning can be upheld to the fullest. The degree center will serve as a main hub of activity for SAE worldwide and will set a standard for pro audio education everywhere," Misner concludes.
The SAE Institute Degree Center in Byron Bay will have its grand opening on July 25th, 2003 featuring live musical performances and special guests from the pro audio industry and members of the press. For further information on the new Degree Center, course offerings, and student life details, check out www.sae.edu or call 1-888-27-AUDIO.
Headquartered in Byron Bay, Australia, SAE Institute is the world’s first and largest network of audio and multimedia education and training centers. SAE is affiliated with Middlesex University in England. The Institute operates 41 campuses in 18 countries on four continents. It offers diploma and full degree programs in audio technology, recording arts, multimedia production and multimedia arts. SAE is part of the SAE Technology Group, which also owns and operates Studio 301 recording facilities. With locations in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, Cologne, Germany, and Stockholm, Sweden, Studio 301 is a collective group of state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities.
— For more information, contact Mark Martin, SAE Institute, 7 Music Circle North,
Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: (615) 244-5848; Fax: (615) 244-3192; Web: www.sae.edu
