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Mastering speakers
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(Ryan) wrote:
Anybody know of any mastering engineers that are currently seeking an
apprentice? It seems to me that most people would view this as a
bother, an obstacle in the studio taking away from their time, not
something they would seek out.
You would probably start out as a QC guy (Quality Control), and the pay
is not great, but it is paid and it is a learning experience. You'd
basically listen down to masters and test them for errors before they go
to the plant. Then you'd get some observation time in the big room, and
if that went well, you'd get some training on the DAW. Eventually you'd
become a production engineer, doing edits and dequencing/assembly on
projects EQ'd by the mastering engineers. You do some more observation
and even assistingin the main room after that, and then usually you can
start experimenting at night on your own time. Next step you start doing
some singles attended by a mastering engineer and get training this way.
Then you start doing some indie gigs on your own, and if all goes well
with all these steps, you're finally handed a project on your own. Some
guys just stay production/editing engineers and make a career out of it
- kind of like a second in the Nashville scene or a recordist on a film
stage. Some guys are good at that, well paid, and don't feel it
necessary to move beyond.
Many mastering houses will have entry level opportunities like this
available, so try all the usual suspects. Unfortunately, there is a
limited supply of pro mastering houses as compared to studios, so the
places are limited. unpaid internships are also sometimes available like
in any other studio. Most mastering guys will train new engineers at
some point in their career, so it's not impossible to find this
situation. Some of the big guys out there today started under other big
guys who are still working.
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Jay Frigoletto
Mastersuite
Los Angeles
promastering.com
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