I need some career advice

[mshilarious]

Thanks for all the advice, the people on this forum are real nice!

I understand where the majority of you are coming from, but there are people out there making money in recording. I know this because im in a band and have been to a couple of studios myself.

Ask yourself the question: why did you go to those studios? The answer will be how you get your own clients. Essentially, you just have to be everywhere on the local scene so everybody knows who you are and how good you are at what you do. I think it's easier to break in doing live sound. Volunteer to carry wedges around. Buy some of your own live kit so you can rent out your PA service. Get a mobile recording rig, and when a band hires you to do FOH, give them a recording on the spot, or next day after you clean it up in your studio. They will think of you next time they want to cut a demo.

There are three guys I know locally who manage to do exactly that, nobody I know of here runs a successful studio who isn't also playing out or running sound somewhere. Maybe in a larger city, but not in a small market.

Running a studio is:

1) who you know (really who knows you)
2) how good you are
3) your room/gear

In that order.

 

[Joza]

Im also just turning to 20 and interested in mixing, but I absolutely wouldnt quit my studies (second year of physics in university going on) for that. Instead, I was thinking I might for example do some voluntary work next summer in some nearby studio. Im sure there must be some tasks that are quick to learn but time consuming to do. Maybe removing clicks and pops from vocals or something like that. I could use a little time to do those for them for free, and at the same time learn some things for free. Bonus of course would be to get a more clear picture about working in studio so I could know if that is what I want to do in the first place. Another option would be to find out if here really are some classes where they actually teach those things. Havent heard of them yet.

 

[kcearl]

oi! mshilarious I have a management MA and its excellent....you should see how well organised my house is!

hardly stupid

 

[Chili]

oi! mshilarious I have a management MA and its excellent....you should see how well organised my house is!

hardly stupid

6 years of college to keep your house clean??!!

 

[kcearl]

6 years of college to keep your house clean??!!

no, to write flow charts that help others keep my house clean...management, its in the title Chili