Music Production
The Music Production major includes seminars with Prof Werner Roth, in which the students engage in the recording of compositions of jazz and pop music in live and studio environments.
Various different recording situations are covered, from analog and computer-aided to in-the-box, taught by Timo Bader. Additionally, in Reinhard Klose’s seminar, students acquire knowledge of sound systems technology.
Liquid Lightning - You want it all (snippet)
Gerrit Kress, student at IMM, has produced, recorded and mixed three songs of the electro rock band Liquid Lightnin from Düsseldorf for his Audio 2 exam. The recordings took place in various premises, both external studios as well as IMM’s sound control room 1 and studio 2. The production was supervised by IMM professor Werner Roth. A snippet from the track You want it all can be heard as an example of the work.
Freibad - Katsong
As part of his final Music Production 2 exam, IMM student Florian Hermanns has produced, recorded and mixed the title Katsong of the ska punk band Freibad from Aachen. The production was supervised by IMM professor Werner Roth and executed on the analogue SSL console of sound control room 1 at the IMM. Along with Florian Hermanns (drums, vocals, synthesizer), guitarist and singer Philipp Pyro and bass player Steve Brändle were also involved in the recordings.
MONOPHONIST
In the context of his diploma thesis IMM student Jonathan Hoffman composed, recorded and mixed five songs in 5.1 surround sound and stereo for MONOPHONIST. The diploma thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Dieter Braun and Prof. Dr. Karin Welkert-Schmitt.
Self-build instruments and effects were created in Reaktor, including the surround-pingpong-delay Delyphon, the 6-channel-distortion module ZERR, the granular-resynthese-module GranularPhon and the synthesizer Dalöm.
The recording and mixing was done in the studio of the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf. A second mix was made in Studio 4 of the IMM.
Dickes B - Selbstständig (Independent)
For his Audio 2 exam, Jakob Storm, a graduate of the IMM Audio and Video Engineering course, has produced, recorded and mixed three songs for the Cologne group Dickes B. The recordings were made in various places, including external studios and the IMM Sound Studios 1 and 2. The production was supervised by IMM professor Werner Roth.
Production for David Rynkowski
For his Audio 2 exam, IMM student Christian Frentzen, has produced, recorded and mixed two songs of the Cologne singer David Rynkowski. Recording took place in various locations, both at external studios and in the IMM's sound control room 1. The production was supervised by IMM Professor Werner Roth.