Meet Basil T. Morgan: teacher, performer, and producer
Put Basil T. Morgan in a classroom, at a piano, or in a recording session and the job changes—but the listening does not.
Today, Basil teaches music in New York public schools. He also performs, records, and produces. Each role asks something different of him. Together, they give him more ways to help music move from an idea to something people can hear.
His work also includes a contribution as an artist and producer to Fyütch & Aura V's Harmony, which won Best Children's Music Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
How did Basil build that mix?
Basil T. Morgan
Basil graduated from New York Audio Institute in 2025. NYAI operates inside Engine Room Audio, a working commercial recording studio, so his training happened where records are actually made.
He miked live instruments, followed signals through the studio, and recorded full-band sessions. Then he edited and mixed what came back through the speakers.
That process changes how you listen. A musician hears the performance. An engineer also hears the microphone position, the balance between the instruments, the noise nobody noticed in the room, and the edit that might save the best take.
Basil learned to move between both perspectives without losing the music.
What did Basil learn at New York Audio Institute?
Get the sound right at the start
A mix cannot rescue every recording problem. Moving a microphone, tuning an instrument, or asking for another take can do more than another hour of fixing things later.
Follow the sound
Signal flow sounds technical. In practice, it means knowing where the audio goes and finding the exact point where it stopped behaving.
Listen to the whole room
Full-band sessions teach you that every part affects the others. The loudest instrument is not always the most important one. The cleverest production idea is not always the one the song needs.
In the classroom, Basil can use playback to help students hear timing, tone, balance, and progress they might miss while they are playing.
Want to add production to your music career?
Basil was already an accomplished musician before he studied audio engineering. Learning how music is recorded, edited, and mixed gave him a new perspective, helping him grow as a musician, teacher, and producer.
If you already teach, perform, or make music and want a shorter introduction to studio work, explore NYAI's Six Week Audio Intensive. You will record and produce inside Engine Room Audio instead of learning the controls from a distance.
You can also explore more careers in audio. Or better yet, come visit us for a tour. Sit in the studio, meet the team, and tell us what you want to make.