The Global Z Recording Project has launched an incredibly exciting project titled the ‘Frederick Circle of Musical Unity’ (FCoMU).
The Global Z Recording Project is partnering with the educational arm of world-renowned Abbey Road Studios, the Abbey Road Institute (ARI) in support of FCoMU. This educational, collaborative project is designed to bring together Frederick County-based student composers, musicians and audio engineers with student producers and audio engineers from ARI, London, England. Participants will experience collaborating in a hybrid project environment while recording an original composition using commercial-quality audio production equipment and cutting-edge remote recording technologies.
Three recent graduates from Frederick’s Academy for the Fine Arts (AFA) Music program have been selected to serve as Frederick’s audio engineers, while three students from ARI will serve in dual capacity as audio engineers/producers. A song has been selected to record for the project, composed by two AFA students.
GLOBAL Z IS HEADED TO THE STUDIO!
We have successfully recruited 11 talented Frederick County high school musicians to perform on the following instruments:
- Female Lead Vocalist – Contralto
- Female Backing Vocalist – Alto
- Female Backing Vocalist – Soprano
- Piano
- Electric Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric Bass
- Trumpet
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Drum Kit w/Mallets
We are headed into the studio to record a wonderful original song composed by two AFA students! Stay tuned for more project news!
PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS
- The Abbey Road Institute
- Frederick County Public Schools Academy for the Fine Arts
- Frederick YMCA Arts Center Recording Studio
- Audiomovers
- Hood College Broadcast Program
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
SPONSORS
Special thanks go out to our sponsors:
- Audiomovers
- Ausherman Family Foundation
- Delaplaine Foundation
- Frederick County
- Maryland Humanities
- Maryland State Arts Counsel
- Meghan Skelton (Skelton Law) & James Connell (Connell Law)
- Puffin Foundation
- Sweetwater Sound
- Sloan School of Music
- Wegmans