Global Electronic Music Portal & Cultural Hub

Austria

ID: Education

Schools, academies, courses and independent learning platforms for production, DJing, sound design and music business.

A

Multiple

Akademie Media

Akademie Media is a certified training institute offering audio, video, web design and photography programmes, including sound-engineering and music-production courses across Austria.

Linz

Anton Bruckner University — Institute for Composition, Conducting and Computer Music

The Anton Bruckner University institute in Linz offers BA and MA training in contemporary composition, media composition and conducting, with interdisciplinary practice and research.

Wien

AudioPilz

AudioPilz is the Vienna-based music-technology channel behind Bad Gear, examining synthesizers, grooveboxes and drum machines through demonstrations, production insight and critical reviews.

D

Wien

Daniel Kohlmeigner — Ableton Certified Trainer

Daniel Kohlmeigner is a Vienna-based Ableton Certified Trainer, electronic musician and lecturer who leads VMI’s three-year programme in electronic music and sound design.

Wien

DJ Academy Vienna

DJ Academy Vienna is a Vienna-based DJ school operating from Neulerchenfelder Straße under the motto “Follow our Beat”.

Wien

DJ Factory Vienna

DJ Factory Vienna has taught beginners and advanced students since 2016 through practical DJ and production courses led by active artists using professional club equipment.

Klosterneuburg

DJ Sound Academy Austria

DJ Sound Academy Austria trains DJs and producers through performance, music-production and artist-development programmes at studios in Klosterneuburg and Vienna.

F

Graz

FH JOANNEUM — Sound Design

FH JOANNEUM’s four-semester Sound Design master’s programme, run jointly with KUG in Graz, covers immersive audio, sonic interaction, sonification and sound for media.

Puch bei Hallein

FH Salzburg — Audio

FH Salzburg’s Audio specialisation covers music production and recording, composition, sound design, mix and mastering, interactive audio, and sound for film and games.

G

Graz

Graz University of Technology — Audio Engineering and Acoustics

TU Graz’s four-semester master’s programme bridges technology and art through electrical engineering, acoustics, computer music, technical acoustics and immersive 3D audio.

J

Wien

JAM MUSIC LAB Private University

JAM MUSIC LAB in Vienna offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes across music, music production, media music, music education and arts management.

K

Graz

KUG — Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM)

KUG’s IEM in Graz connects artistic practice with research and experimental development across computer music, signal processing, acoustics, electronic music, sound and media art.

M

Wien

mdw — Institute for Composition Studies, Tonal and Musical Production (IKT)

MDW’s IKT in Vienna brings together composition studies, tonal and music production, with teaching and artistic work in computer, electroacoustic and experimental music.

Wien

mica – music austria

mica – music austria is Austria's music information centre, offering free independent advice, training, databases, journalism and networking for music creators and the wider sector.

MUK Jazz-Institut

Founded in 1968, MUK’s Department for Jazz in Vienna combines straight-ahead jazz foundations with contemporary styles, electronic music collaborations, studio work and professional performance experience.

R

Salzburg

Rockhouse Academy

Rockhouse Academy in Salzburg runs free workshops for beginners and advanced musicians across instruments, studio and production, DJing, synths, music business and creative skills.

S

Wien

SAE Institute Wien

SAE Institute Wien teaches music production and sound design through hands-on work in songwriting, beat production, recording, mixing, synthesis and sound for film, games and digital media.

T

Salzburg

Thomas Foster Musikproduktion

Thomas Foster Sound & Vision is a German-language production and education platform covering DAW workflows, sound design, mixing, mastering, AI and music business, with an ongoing online academy.

Wien

Tripbox — Ableton Live Training

Tripbox offers one-to-one Ableton Live and music-production coaching in a Vienna studio or online, covering Push, recording, mixing, sound design, synths and beat design.

U

St. Pölten

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten — Audio Design

USTP’s Master Class 3D Audio & Sound Design spans music production, recording, live sound, game audio and industrial research through four independently developed projects over four semesters.

Hagenberg im Mühlkreis

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria — Hagenberg Media Programmes

Hagenberg’s Digital Media programmes combine audiovisual production, media design, interactive media and game development with project-based learning in professional audio and live-recording studios.

Salzburg

Universität Mozarteum — Studio für Elektronische Musik (SEM)

Founded in 1958, Mozarteum’s SEM in Salzburg supports study and creative work in computer music and new media, from analogue synthesis and acousmatic production to live electronics and computer-assisted composition.

V

Wien

VMI — Vienna Music Institute

VMI’s six-semester Electronic Music & Sound Design programme in Vienna centres Ableton Live and covers composition, recording, sampling, drum programming, synthesis, mixing, mastering and music for film and TV.

W

Linz

WaveBeat

Wavebeat in Linz offers one-to-one producer training in Ableton Live, Logic Pro or FL Studio, combining 25 teaching hours, studio practice, songwriting, arrangement, sound design and mixing.

Innsbruck

WIFI Tirol

WIFI Tirol’s practical Digital Music Production series in Innsbruck moves from foundations through sound and identity to mastering and release, with DAW work, sampling, arrangement, mixing and finalisation.

Wien

WIFI Wien

WIFI Wien’s 120-unit Music Business diploma course gives a practical 360-degree view of Austria’s music sector, covering market structures, copyright and contracts, marketing, labels, publishing, live business and DIY careers.