Study sound and music production in Bordeaux
Listen. Record. Create.
1 week. One creative challenge. One city to hear differently.
Spend five intensive days at 3iS Bordeaux discovering sound and music production through field recording, studio practice and collaborative creation.
Taught entirely in English, this hands-on program introduces you to sound recording, sound design, music production and mixing. You will explore Bordeaux with a microphone in hand, collect voices, atmospheres, rhythms and textures, then transform them into an original sound or music piece.
Campus
Bordeaux
Entry requirements
No previous technical experience is required. A good command of English is necessary to follow the course and participate fully in projects.
Certification
3iS certificate
Who is it for?
Secondary-school students, university students and young adults interested in sound, music production and audio creation
At a glance
Duration
1 week
Languages
English
Dates
26–30 July 2027
Pace
flexible, 100% online, study at your own pace with scheduled videoconferences
Study format
Full-time, on campus
Format
Practical workshops + collaborative project + cultural and professional visits
Accomodation
Optional
Tuition fees - Non-French tax residents
€690 Includes practical workshops, access to professional sound studios and recording equipment, project-based training and participation in the final listening session. Accommodation is available as an optional extra.
Bordeaux becomes your sound library
How can a tram, a market, a voice, water, footsteps or a moment of silence become creative material?
Over five days, you will learn to listen differently, capture the sounds around you and transform them through editing, sampling, sound design, music production and mixing.
You will move between field recording in Bordeaux and studio production at 3iS, discovering how raw recordings can become rhythm, atmosphere, texture or music.
The challenge: create an original sound or music piece inspired by Bordeaux.
Who is this Sound Creative Week for?
This program is ideal if you want to:
From day one, you will record voices, instruments, atmospheres and textures.
You will discover that even an everyday sound, resonance or silence can become part of a creative composition.
Follow a complete creative process: listen, record, select, transform, arrange and mix.
Sounds collected across Bordeaux are brought back to the studios at 3iS and progressively shaped into a finished piece.
Streets, markets, transport, water, voices, musicians and urban soundscapes become your source material.
You do not simply visit Bordeaux — you listen to it, record it and reinterpret it.
The recordings gathered during the week become the basis of a collaborative project, which may also incorporate voices, instruments, sampling or other musical elements.
Use professional studios, recording equipment and production tools to discover how sound is captured, edited, transformed and mixed.
Lecturers and professionals working in sound and music guide you throughout the week, providing technical advice and creative feedback.
The program is taught entirely in English and brings together participants with different musical influences and cultural references.
These perspectives become part of the creative process.
By the end of the week, you will have:
Hear differently
Discover the sound studios and recording equipment at 3iS Bordeaux.
You will be introduced to microphones, sound-recording techniques and different careers in sound and music before completing your first listening and recording exercises.
Challenge: capture sounds that usually go unnoticed.
The city as a studio
Head into Bordeaux for a field-recording session.
Collect voices, atmospheres, rhythms, textures and urban or natural soundscapes while learning how to choose the right recording approach for each environment.
A cultural or professional visit may complement the day.
Challenge: build your own original sound library.
From recording to creation
Back in the studio, select and edit your recordings, experiment with sampling and sound transformation, and begin shaping them into a creative piece.
You may also incorporate voices or instruments and explore the fundamentals of music production.
Challenge: turn raw recordings into creative material.
Shape your sound
Organize your material, explore rhythm, effects, space and balance, and discover the fundamentals of mixing.
A visit linked to music, live performance or acoustics may complement the day.
Challenge: give your piece a clear sonic identity.
Your Bordeaux in sound
Finalize your project and prepare to present it.
The week concludes with a collective listening session where each team shares its creation, explains its artistic choices and reveals how the sounds of Bordeaux were transformed into an original sound or music piece.
Indicative program. Content may evolve depending on learning objectives, the availability of lecturers and partners, and programming opportunities.
What you will leave with
At the end of the week, you will leave with:
Listen to the city. Capture its sounds. Make them your own.
Tailor-made programs for partners
For groups of 15 participants or more, 3iS works with universities, schools and international partners to create tailor-made programs in English or French, adapted to their objectives, calendar and student profile.
Interested in developing a program for your students? Contact our International Relations team at international@3is.fr to discuss your preferred dates, format and objectives.
