Grammy award nominated audio engineer Young Guru is set to start a 13 college tour with Grammy U sponsored in part by HP and Disc Makers.

Grammy U was set up by The Recording Academy for students “who are pursuing a career in the recording industry [and] to help prepare college students for their careers in the music”.

Young Guru will be holding 90 minute lectures where he’ll be focusing on the importance of audio engineering, music creation with in studio sessions demonstrating his personal techniques and discussing his many collaborations.  There’s a lot to learn from this musical maven who’s collaborative resume includes the biggest names in hip hop from Jay-Z and Kanye, TI and Ludacris to Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Rihanna just to name a few.

Tour dates are below:

April 8: Philadelphia, Drexel University
April 9: Seattle, JBL Theater at, EMP Museum
April 10: Berkeley, Calif., Fantasy Studios
April 12: Los Angeles, The Recording Academy
April 15: Chicago, SAE Institute
April 16: Washington D.C., SoundExchange
April 17: New York City, NYU at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
April 22: Oklahoma City, Academy Of Contemporary Music, University of Central Oklahoma
April 24: New Orleans, Loyola University
April 25: Miami, Miami Dade College
April 26: Atlanta, Emory Center for Ethics (will be streamed live at www.ethics.emory.edu)
April 27: Murfreesboro, Tenn., Middle Tennessee State University
April 28: Memphis, Royal Studios

This sounds like a great opportunity for anyone lucky enough to attend!

Props to HHW & AlLindstrom