SAE Magazine 12-2

W ith every new wave of immigrants Miami has become a cultural mélange, a woven tapestry of multicultural her- itage and flavours. An emerging metropolis sans a China town, Miami instead embraces thriving ex-patriot communities nostalgically named Little Havana, Little Haiti, Little Buenos Aires and Lit- tle Sao Paolo. Once considered a cultural wasteland Miami has persisted to etch out a spot on the creative media map and has become a thriving Mecca for TheArts, Fashion, Film and MUSIC. Each year escalating numbers of visitors flock to Miami not just for the beautiful beaches but also for numerous cultural events. Spring breakers and EDM enthusiasts collide dur- ing the annual Winter Music Conference and Ultra Festival. More than 100,000 visitors from around the globe converge on Miami to immerse them- selves into a week of industry networking, shows and events, jam packed with influential EDM art- ists, DJ’s and producers. Where there’s music there’s art, and since 2002 Miami has been host to the evolution ofArt Basel, which turns the city into a dizzying weeklong art exhibit featuring modern and contemporary works from local and interna- tional artists. At the centre of all this is the SAE Miami campus which was founded in 2002. Located in the heart of studio city and surrounded by historical recording This year SAE Miami reached its 10-year anniversary Miami-Wynwood Art District studios such as The Hit Factory formerly Criteria Studios, Audio Vision, Studio Center and Circle House, the Miami campus is situated at the cross- roads of everything Miami, minutes away from South Beach, the Design District, Coconut Grove and the ever-evolving Downtown area. This year SAE Miami reached its 10-year anniver- sary, and to sweeten this milestone it, along with SAE Atlanta, SAE LA and SAE San Francisco, at- tained accreditation with ACICS and the eligibil- ity to offer Title IV funds. This momentous stride allows prospective students to apply for federal fi- nancial aid to fund their education with a combina- tion of grants, subsidised and unsubsidised loans. Since 2004 SAE Miami has accepted and graduat- ed numerous students from around the world. The international student body is a reflection of the di- versity of SAE worldwide and the city itself, with students enrolling from Argentina to Austria, Ice- land to Iran, Venezuela to Zambia and everywhere else in between. We asked a recent graduate of our Audio Technology Programme why he chose SAE Miami as his campus of choice. ➤ 15 SAE & SAE Alumni News // Campus Portrait Miami Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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