Training and Education

Through his extensive experience with Product Training and Skills Development Dan Conway is a superlative educator with exemplary communications skills and boundless natural enthusiasm.

University of Technology Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney has a leading reputation in Australia for the superior quality of its courses and the award-winning calibre of its graduates in Media Arts and Production.

2008 - current: Production Support Officer and Lecturer - UTS Mediacentre.
  • Responsible for managing the audio studios at the Mediacentre facilities include:
    • 3 control rooms with Pro Tools hd|2 systems and D-Command consoles
    • Large recording room with excellent selection of microphones
    • 12 workstations running Pro Tools LE, Ableton Live, Logic Pro Studio, NI Komplete 5, plus various 3rd party plug-ins
    • Large selection of field recording microphones, Recorders, etc...
  • Teaching technical component of Exploring Media Arts, Soundtrack, Audio Production, and Creative Audio Techniques.
  • Recently initiated and carried out a complete review and update of the Audio Production subject curriculum.
  • Currently re-writing subject readers for Soundtrack and Audio Production subjects and generating additional teaching resources. 

Jumbunna Tutoring/Mentoring Programme
Engaged in one-on-one tutoring of students (at students request) for the University of Technology Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning facility.


Accredited Pro Tools Trainer
Currently teaching Digidesign accredited Pro Tools 101 and 110 courses.
‘Get Real’ Hip Hop and Production Workshops
Glebe Youth Service is a non-government youth service dedicated to the recreation and support of young people who live, work, study or play in the Glebe area. The majority of young people that attend the service are from the Glebe Housing Estate. Most are Aboriginal and many come from backgrounds that have left them with serious disadvantage.

In early 2008 Dan initiated a programme at GYS called ‘Get Real’. Twice a week Dan runs workshops and engages in a training and mentoring programme for the young people who drop into the centre focussed on writing and producing HipHop music. The Programme has been well received and acclaimed for it’s success with several participants experiencing extremely positive outcomes from the programme. One of the groups; the 'Str8 Ballaz', has made a video for a song they produced through the programme which can be viewed here viewed here.



FBi Radio Production Training
Whilst at FBi Dan developed a training course for volunteers interested in radio production.
The four week course covered:
  • Fundamentals of Sound
  • Production Roles and Responsibilites
  • Compression techniques
  • Equalisation techniques
  • Vocal Session Production
  • Bed Construction
  • Automated Mixing
  • Ear Training
The course also included weekly assignments and 'feedback' sessions to evaluate and discuss each student's work. At the end of the course, many of the volunteers moved directly into specific production roles for the station, resulting in a considerably expanded production capability for the station.

Below are excerpts from the (anonymous) Course and Teacher evaluation forms the students completed at the end of the course.

"... the detail was great. Actual assignments - TOPS! Great feedback - [Dan] recognised individual strengths and weaknesses!"

"Clear and decisive descriptions of fundamental practices."

"Going through the basics of sound first to give you a good foundation for the rest. Getting thrown in the deep end a bit at the end - best way to learn!"

"Learning everything that I always wanted to learn about sound and sound design. Hands on experience and feedback."

"Directly related to my life at the moment and - good. Great Greatness!"

The Training Course Notes are available as a PDF download from the 'Resources and Downloads' page of this site.

Studio Manager and trainer for 'Radio Out There'
As well as managing the station facilities Dan was responsible for training young volunteers with little or no radio experience in on-air technique, radio production and interview techniques, resulting in an entire volunteer run radio station producing segments for the C.B.A.A

Guest Lecturer - S.A.E
Guest Lecturer at S.A.E for 'Advanced Midi and Computer Production Techniques'.

International Product Training
Dan was responsible for all product documentation and training internationally whilst working for Smart AV.  This involved detailed product training of support and technical staff as well as marketing and publicity consulting with local dealers in many locations throughout Europe, the U.S.A and Asia.