OCC Music Department Receives $18,000 Grant for New Recording Studio

The Olney Central College Music Department is the recipient of an $18,000 Johnsie Fiock Fildes Foundation grant, which will benefit its new recording studio.

“Because of the grant, we will be able to obtain higher end microphones and cables, all the stuff you would expect to be in a professional recording studio,” said OCC Director of Bands Wade Baker. “We’re excited and grateful to be selected to receive these funds.”

Baker anticipates purchasing the remaining equipment by the end of the month. The new studio is being housed in the former Upholstery Repair Building. Renovation work began in early May and has continued throughout the summer. Baker expects the facility to be fully functional by next month.

The new facility will not only serve OCC students, but also the wider community, providing access to professional recording resources in an area where such studios are rare.

“We can work with local bands or even record voiceover work,” Baker said. “We encourage anyone interested in recording to contact us. I’m proud of the productions we have been turning out and am looking forward to doing even more.”