What is the best way to get a career in the recording field. I have
seen some schools online that you can pay to be an intern at local
recording studios, or would it be best to go to a traditional school?
Seems like it would be best to get the hands on experience as an
intern, plus I dont want to go to the big expensive school. What are
ya'lls thoughts?

In article ,
(furdchandler) wrote:

What is the best way to get a career in the recording field. I have
seen some schools online that you can pay to be an intern at local
recording studios, or would it be best to go to a traditional school?
Seems like it would be best to get the hands on experience as an
intern, plus I dont want to go to the big expensive school. What are
ya'lls thoughts?

In today's world, you really need both. Not only is the field tough, and
you need every advantage you can get, but you may not end up in the
niche of the field that most dream of (mixing or producing hit
records), and the education will be very helpful ig you want to find
another niche in the biz. Also, having college behind you (preferably a
real 4 year degree, but at least a 2 year associate's and not just a
certificate) opens doors and widens the avilable options. Everybody
loves to think it's easy in this biz just because some incompetent fool
who is a friend of the band got a gig mixing. He's still an incompetent
fool, and the last thing this business needs is more of them. If you
want to be a professional and make a living as opposed to holding on to
a lottery ticket and just hoping for dumb luck, you need to start with
school and then learn how to apply the basics you learn with an
internship. Or you can just go to Guitar Center, buy gear with what you
would have spent on an education, and always be a hack with mediocre
gear who records as a hobby and supports it with a day gig. Sorry to
sound overly sober, but just because people tell you what you want to
hear doesn't make it true. This business requires work like any other.
--
Jay Frigoletto
Mastersuite
Los Angeles
promastering.com

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 05:17:15 -0700, furdchandler wrote:

What is the best way to get a career in the recording field.
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This question pops up so often, it really should be in the FAQ.

One thing you can do is to read this book:

THE ASSISTANT ENGINEERS HANDBOOK
by Tim Crich
Black Ink Publishers, 1995, 275 pages
ISBN 0969822308

It goes over a lot of details on how you can find entry-level work at
recording studios, learn from more experienced engineers, and make a career
in the recording industry.

Note that you'll have a better chance for success in larger cities line NY,
LA, and Chicago, though there are also terrific studios in Minneapolis,
Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, San Francisco and Boston, to name just a few.

--MFW

"furdchandler" wrote in message
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What is the best way to get a career in the recording field. I have
seen some schools online that you can pay to be an intern at local
recording studios, or would it be best to go to a traditional school?
Seems like it would be best to get the hands on experience as an
intern, plus I dont want to go to the big expensive school. What are
ya'lls thoughts?

I'm at a school right now where there is a heavy focus placed onto the
functioning of the entire music industry. Courses include copyright,
publishing, industry, management, etc.
Of course engineering itself takes up a big part of that, but the most value
has come from those industry type courses. A lot of "a-ha, so that's how
that works" moments. The recording facilities are more modest and are more
like what you would find in your first job, or your first private studio.
I find this more important than learning on a 7-figure console that i won't
touch for a while.

Roach

In article writes:

This question pops up so often, it really should be in the FAQ.

I thought it was. Trouble is that pepole don't like the FAA
(frequently answered answer) that "it depends, but don't bet your
career on it."



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