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Through the CARES Workforce Training Program, Onyx Lane is able to offer training and internship programs in Session Producing, Engineering, Scoring, and Orchestration FREE OF CHARGE to Oklahoma City residents who qualify for the CARES Act Funding that is available for retraining.
If you are interested, please complete our contact form and select the Cares Workforce Training Program by December 1st containing:
We are limiting this course to a maximum of 20 students, so you are encouraged to apply before December 1st since we will be working on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Students who are accepted as candidates will receive instructions on how to apply for CARES Workforce Training funding for this program.
Professional and aspiring musicians who want a crash course in how to record, compose, and produce. This is a great opportunity for performing musicians who find themselves recording more often, music educators and conductors who need to record their ensembles, composers and songwriters who need to know how to prepare their music for a professional recording session, and engineers and producers who want to learn more about tracking, editing, and mixing sessions for orchestras, chamber groups, and for film and media.
Please indicate which of the two sessions (or both) you would be available for.
Each student will receive 5 days of specialized training from expert instructors in the fields of music producing and scoring in December 2020.
During the internship portion of program held in early 2021, each student will be part of three different professional recording opportunities held at different area studios. Students will receive hands-on experience and an opportunity to use the skills they learned during the training portion of the program in a real-world setting.
Each accepted student will also receive up to $1000 worth of recommended studio gear so that they are prepared to enter the workforce as a location and session recording producer or assistant composer. Each student will receive a personalized recommendation of what gear they should purchase based on their career goals.
Oklahoma City residents who have suffered a Covid-19 related financial loss (job loss or other reduction in income after March 1st, 2020)
Founded by producers Christina Giacona and Patrick Conlon, Onyx Lane offers full-service music production for media, film, and live entertainment. Christina and Patrick are both voting members of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) and have been working together as musicians for over ten years, first as founding members of The Los Angeles New Music Ensemble, and later as collaborators on a number of classical cross-over albums. Through Onyx Lane, Patrick and Christina have been composing, arranging, and producing music for film, sound installations, live performances, and album recordings with work featured on the Centaur, TBD Records, Azica Records, and Hit City U.S.A. labels, and as arrangers and contractors on movies including What Josiah Saw, Iké Boys, The Bygone, The Chickasaw Rancher, and The Mustard Seed. Recent clients include the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Oklahoma Contemporary, Fort Smith Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, The Melton Gallery, Oklahoma Virtuosi, Ozark Suzuki Institute, and Pittsburg State University. Their projects have also received grants and funding from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Norman Arts Council, World Literature Today, and the Library of Congress.
Option 1: Session Producing and Engineering – Training and Internship Program
Built for aspiring engineers, producers, and conductors who wish to understand how to record and produce large instrumental ensembles including orchestras, jazz bands, and chamber groups, this program offers a week-long training session and internship experience at three different recording locations where students will apply their training in a real-world, professional setting.
Each accepted student will receive up to $1000 worth of recommended studio gear so that they are prepared to enter the workforce as a location and session recording producer.
Students who do not have prior training in ProTools, Logic, or another professional DAW are encouraged to take the ProTools 101/110 User Certification Training offered by ACM@UCO ($1400 additional cost, covered by CARES). Date to be determined depending on applicant needs.
This course will cover:
Covered By CARES Workforce Training Program:
Tuition and Fees: $4200
Student Equipment Stipend: $1000
Total Cost: $5200
Total with ProTools Certification: $6600
Option 2: Scoring and Orchestration – Training and Internship
Built for aspiring composers, orchestrators, and songwriters who wish to understand how to engrave, make midi mockups, orchestrate, arrange, record, and produce cues for films and interactive media, this program offers a week-long training session and internship experience at three different recording locations where students will apply their training in a real-world, professional setting.
Students who do not have prior training in ProTools, Logic, or another professional DAW are encouraged to take the ProTools 101/110 User Certification Training offered by ACM@UCO ($1400 additional cost, covered by CARES). Date to be determined depending on applicant needs.
Training will cover:
Covered By CARES Workforce Training Program:
Tuition and Fees: $4200
Student Equipment Stipend: $1000
Total Cost: $5200
Total with ProTools Certification: $6600