Tech 25 Tech25 serves youth and working-age adults who are left behind by traditional education pathways.

We provide tuition-free, professional training in event technology, offering hands-on experience with equipment and paths to employment in creative economies Non profit Technical Educational Training Center for Event Technology and Broadcast Arts

08/31/2026

Hereโ€™s a quick tip for mixing audio from our Education and Partnerships Manager, Laura Moeller! ๐ŸŽง Laura is breaking down DCA groups and why they can be so helpful. โœจ

If you want to learn more about audio mixing, audio production, and how to get the most out of your equipment, check out our classes at Tech, starting this week! ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

08/27/2026

Come learn how Dolby Atmos actually works at Tech25, September 3rd and 4th! ๐ŸŽงโœจ Carnegie Mellon University Professor Stewart Blackwood is coming to teach everything you need to know about Spatial and Immersive Audio. Sign up link in bio โฌ†๏ธ

Over two hands on days, youโ€™ll dive into directional cues, time delay and phase relationships, binaural mixing, and the Dolby Atmos Renderer ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š. Learn how we localize sound, build headphone based spatial audio, and start exploring spatial audio over loudspeakers.

Day two levels up into multichannel production ๐ŸŽš๏ธ. Youโ€™ll upmix your binaural Dolby piece to a full speaker system, unpack the algorithms behind spatial audio, and wrap with an intro to ambisonic recording for capturing and reproducing real world sound environments ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ.

Weโ€™ll cover both commercial tools and free/low-cost alternatives, so you leave with a real toolset (not just theory) for creating your own immersive audio experiences ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿ“… September 3โ€“4 | Tech25

08/25/2026

Ezra Jones, our full-time Digital Media Producer & Video Instructor / part-time drum disturbance ๐Ÿฅ, breaks down the basics of identifying sections of the drum kit and some of the approximate frequencies for each section. ๐ŸŽš๏ธ

He breaks down each section by name and gives info about the ride, hi-hats, toms, bass drum, and everything else in a basic kit. ๐ŸŽถ

If youโ€™re looking to learn about miking up and mixing instruments in a personal or production context, check out Tech25! ๐Ÿš€ Our classes start Aug 31st and cover Video, Audio, and Lighting all the basics youโ€™ll need to make your shows look and sound great. ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”Š

Link in bio for more info! ๐Ÿ”—โฌ†๏ธ

08/24/2026

๐ŸŽง Steve breaks down one feature that older DJs hate: the sync button. ๐Ÿ”„

Steve covered this at last weekโ€™s 8 week DJ course, explaining how the sync button helps create cleaner transitions and why old-school DJs hate it, since they synced tracks by ear. ๐ŸŽš๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘€ If youโ€™re looking to learn Serato, CDJs, and all the key elements of modern DJing, come to Tech25! Our classes start August 31st, and youโ€™ll learn everything in video, audio, and lighting ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ’ก to set you up for the best production gigs possible. ๐Ÿ™Œ

08/21/2026

Meet Ashley Czerniewski a Pittsburgh based director working out of LA who spends their free time at Tech25 taking our DJ classes! ๐ŸŽถ

Ashleyโ€™s breaking down all the benefits of our DJ Course, and if Ashley can do it, so can you!

Looking to learn how to use CDJs and Serato to break into the Pittsburgh production DJing scene? Or just want to get your own party started? ๐ŸŽ‰ Tech25โ€™s got exactly what you need.

๐Ÿ“… New classes start August 24th, covering everything you need to know about lighting, video, audio techniques and the skills to get you workforce ready. ๐Ÿ’ก๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”Š

08/20/2026

Steve Knots breaks it down for If youโ€™re just starting out on the CDJs. Hereโ€™s a quick tip every beginner DJ needs to know before your next set ๐Ÿ‘‡
โœจ Sign up for our DJ course starting August 24th link in bio!
๐ŸŽ“ Beginner-friendly, tuition-free training

08/17/2026

๐ŸŽค Director of Programs Steve here at Tech25, putting you on game about the best and quickest way to break down a mic stand.

๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽฌ If youโ€™re looking to learn about Lighting, Audio, Stage Hands skills, and Video for production without it costing an arm, a leg, and your free time then check out the link in the bio to learn how you can upskill.

08/13/2026

marcus jones shows us the best wrap to wrap cables for your production gigs. If youโ€™re wrapping extension cords, xlrs, powercon, Ethernet, dmx, or any other cables this is definitely our preferred method. If you want to learn how to get your skills up came to Tech25 our classes start up August 24th!
Check the link in bio for more info!

08/11/2026

DJ Marky Marky shows us his DJ set up for an upcoming DJ gig. For this gig heโ€™s using a CDJ Rev 1, MacBook Pro 1, Serato Lite, and Yamahas for a PA system. If you want to learn how to dj, set up speaker systems, and find your best set up come to TECH25.

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