Grammy U & The Recording Academy

The Recording Academy is known for honoring the music community and the achievements in the recording arts. The Recording Academy is an organization full of musicians, engineers and producers that helps the new movers and shakers of the music industry. The most popular awards show it is known for is the Grammy awards. The academy has twelve chapters thru-out the U.S. and they are:

• Atlanta
• Chicago 
• Florida
• Los Angeles
• Pacific Northwest
• New York
• Nashville
• Memphis
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco
• Texas
• Washington D.C.

The Recording Academy offers college students a chance to be apart of a program called Grammy U. The program prepares college students for a career in the music industry by giving them a platform to network with other college students and professionals in the recording industry. If you would like to be a member of the academy there are many benefits that come with it, such as:

• Access to Grammy365
• Book gigs, network with other professionals in other countries and find jobs
• Share your work and get advice and feedback

Not only do you gain benefits by being apart of the academy, you also have different membership types you can apply for such as:

• Become a Voting Member (If you were nominated for a Grammy, endorsement by other voting members, recordings released online and physical distribution)
• Become an Associate Member (Writers, Publishers, Attorneys, Music Educators, Artist Managers and more who are directly involved in the music business.)
• Become a Student Member (College students between ages 17 to 25 who wants to work in the recording industry after graduation.)

This is a great opportunity for students who attend an arts school such as Columbia College or Full Sail University. It is always great to be able to expand your network and work with professionals in the industry you want to go in after graduation. 

If you live in Chicago you can contact grammyuchicago@grammy.com for more info on joining their chapter. To find out more about all the other chapters please visit here.