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Founded by Grammy Award winners James Fauntleroy and Larrance Dopson,

1500 Sound Academy located in Los Angeles, CA is a music school that takes a unique and disruptive approach to world-class music education.

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Certificate Program &
Digital Badge Courses

We solely focus on the development of the modern-day creative through innovative curriculum, elite industry mentorships, and musical partnerships to prepare future artists with nontraditional skill sets for success.

1500 Sound Academy offers a certificate for the Music & Industry Fundamentals Program available On-Campus or Live Online and a digital badge for On-Demand Online Courses designed to develop skills to a professional level in a short amount of time.

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On-Campus Courses Live Online Courses On-Demand Online Courses

Larrance Dopson

James Fauntleroy

Founders

Grammy-winners James Fauntleroy and Larrance “Rance” Dopson are changing the culture of education and empowering the next generation of creatives with the 1500 Sound Academy music production school in Los Angeles. Here, students learn from the industry’s best and are in the room with relevant professionals who are creating a unique and inspiring music education experience.

Get involved. The team is giving back with scholarships, student sponsorships, and other philanthropic, community-focused opportunities.

James Fauntleroy

Our alumni

1500 Sound Academy Alumni, in conjunction with Volume Ventures Publishing, provides the perfect atmosphere for artists to develop and create music’s next top hits.

We have an incredible body of alumni who have gone on to do amazing things. Whether engineering their own albums or working on projects with our partners or other artists, our alumni are making their mark in entertainment.

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Talented instructors of 1500 Sound Academy

guest LECTURERS

Industry Insight and Experience

More than big names - these talented teachers and leaders have years of industry experience to share with the students at 1500 Sound Academy.

Kuk Harrell
Mike & Keys
DJ Qwess
TrapMoney Benny

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A Trailblazing Music Education Institution By

1500 Sound Academy, LLC is a subsidiary of Volume Ventures, LLC, an independent multi-faceted entertainment company that provides comprehensive music & video production, publishing, education, and branding services to aspiring and established recording artists, songwriters, musicians & music videographers. Based in Inglewood, California.

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MEDIA

A global entertainment company dedicated to producing high-quality, thoughtful music entertainment and educational content in the areas of:

• TV, film and digital
• Podcasts
• Branded entertainment

STUDIOS

A ~25,500 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that will cater to the production needs of the leading names in entertainment through:

• Three recording studios
• Screening theater
• Soundstage
• Outdoor stage
• Podcast room

PUBLISHING

A music publishing company that represents top artists across multiple genres of music for the purposes of:

• Song placements
• Film and TV licensing
• Global administration and royalty

BRANDING

A creative service dedicated to developing IPs for aspiring and established artists and corporate partners in the music and entertainment industry through new, and the evaluation of existing: