recording studio intership

Work Hard.

Learn the music business.

Build your career.

Experience real sessions with award-winning artists and producers with a recording studio internship at Up In Arms. Do you have what it takes?

why intern at up in arms studios?

Since 2003, Up In Arms has been dedicated to the growth of Edmonton’s music community. Built up from a bedroom studio into one of Canada’s most iconic recording facilities, we have been providing professional recording services to producer-based artists and singer/songwriters in Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B.

what does an intern get?

If you’re looking for music industry education in an real world-class recording studio, look no further. There’s no recording school costs or YouTube university here – get the opportunity to learn in-person and grow your career as a recording engineer or producer with the Up In Arms Studios team. You can have real-world music industry experience working with our team’s recording studio internship:

our interns learn more, hands down

"My time at Up In Arms has given me opportunities, experience, and knowledge that I would not have obtained elsewhere. "

Good Sol

Intern, Room 13

who makes the best studio internship candidate?

Music industry experience isn’t everything if you have drive to succeed, but not everyone is a fit to work at Up In Arms. If you are selected, you become a representative of the team and the Up In Arms brand.

Our internship program is looking for individuals who can show us the following skills at minimum:

Work hard, consistently
Show up on time to appointments
Understand and respect artist privacy
Organization and attention to detail
Communicate and listen actively
Be open to coaching and new ideas
Basic DAW experience on macOS

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what will the interns learn?

This isn’t a typical internship – Up In Arms’ goal has always been to boost our music community by providing opportunities to people who are serious about a music career to improve their skills. We want to guide and and give you the chance to develop and evolve into professionals.

Skills you can learn while in the Internship Program:

How to use Pro Tools 2021

How to use plugins and VSTs

How to run an efficient recording session

Gain staging and signal flow

Mic placement to capture the best vocal performance

Analog synthesis and sound design

Managing session schedules for multiple clients

want to apply for your our internship program?

Follow all of these instructions closely. Any missed steps will automatically disqualify your application.

Send Us an email

Addressed to contact “at” upinarmsstudios “dot” com.

use this subject line

“[Your Name] Internship Application”

tell us about your skills

In the email, tell us about what you can bring to our team.

let us hear your work

Provide links – Google Drive, Spotify, Soundcloud. Do not send us files.

Our internship program is constantly looking for hard-working people and we receive a lot of applications for the program. Our team will review your information and reach out to you at the email address you provide to us if we are interested in learning more about you. Follow ups are not required.