LIU’s Roc Nation School Unveils State-of-the-Art Dolby Atmos Studio for Students

Long Island University Brooklyn students have more reason to stay on campus this semester. After over a year of construction, the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment opened the doors to its state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos pro studio on Thursday (Sept. 19).

The innovative 2,4000 square-foot studio will immediately be made available to students and immersed into programs and various workshops throughout the fall.

Equipped with four iso booths, a tracking and control room featuring ground-breaking technology to ensure students have all of the proper resources to be able to operate in various roles involving recording, producing and mixing in the studio after graduation.

“This new Dolby Atmos studio further solidifies our school’s place at the forefront of music education,” Said Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton in a statement. “Every detail in the facility was methodically curated for our students and I’m excited for them to maximize their learning experience on campus and prepare to enter the workforce with an unprecedented advantage.”

It’s a full-circle moment for Guru, who serves as the Director of Music Technology, Entrepreneurship and Production at the Roc Nation School of Music. Gu had the studio modeled after the famed Baseline Studios in Manhattan where he honed his craft as an engineer and assisted Jay-Z in recording a plethora of classic tracks throughout his Hall of Fame career.

Enter Dave Malekpour, who was responsible for designing Baseline Studios in 2000, and the Pro Audio Design president helped integrate the Roc Nation School of Music facility over two decades later.

“The system we’ve developed represents the most powerful and detailed 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos setup, which reflects the distinct sound and culture of Roc Nation, and paving the way for the next generation of audio professionals,” said Malekpour. ”This has been a thrilling project from start to finish, made all the more rewarding by our collaboration with Tressa Cunningham, Young Guru and the LIU team, with the support of both Malekpour Design Partners and the Pro Audio Design teams, culminating in a world-class, industry-leading system perfected by our build team to meet the most exacting specifications.”

With the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, the future-forward studio on campus becomes one of the largest professional Dolby Atmos recording studios in all of New York.

“We’re thrilled to open this next-generation studio to bolster our curriculum and better serve our ambitious students,” added Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment dean Tressa Cunningham. “Our new facility will enable students to gain immersive experience using the latest technology to put themselves in the strongest positions to thrive after graduation. It also creates a new opportunity for the School to engage with the larger creative community.”

Find another photo of the brand new studio on LIU Brooklyn’s campus below.