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Music Technology Center

Located inside the Music building, the historic Music Technology Center (MTC) stands out as a unique and cutting-edge music production facility. The MTC supports learning for career paths in music production, audio engineering, and music business: helping students develop essential skills for today's music industry.


 

What's Inside?


Did you know?

  • DVC has a partnership with AVID, allowing the college to offer a range of Pro Tools certification classes.
  • One of our instructors, Dr. Nick Vasallo, is credited as being the father of a genre of extreme metal called "deathcore," with his band Antagony.
  • Cade Wolter, one of our alums, has worked with Elton John. 
  • Doug Michael, an instructor, has music placements on TV shows like Pawn Stars and Tanked. 
  • Another alum, Jay Som, was discovered on Bandcamp and has toured all over America.
  • Bill Wolter, an instructor, has worked on Guitar Hero video games and has collaborated with Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead. 
Music Technology Center

Visiting the MTC


The Music Technology Center is inside the Music building, on the southeast corner of the Pleasant Hill campus. The best place to park is Lot 1, next to the football field and police station.

Who uses the Music Technology Center?

Student recording music in the Music Technology Center Arts, Communication & Language Business, Computer Science & Culinary Arts

Music Industry Studies

The music industries program teaches recording, marketing, and distribution, preparing students for careers in music production, composition, business, and sound engineering.

Music Arts, Communication & Language

Music

DVC Music is a good place to develop essential skills in performance, composition, and music theory, preparing students for transfer or careers in music performance, teaching, and production.