recording schools

[Blue Groove]

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oops...got in too big of a rush typing... I was thinking John X and George Massenberg at the same time.

 

[Blue Groove]

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The vocal program is good from what I understand. I was a drum/bass guy. I also started with another degree, in trumpet and cello performance, you should be able to transfer some of it.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

you mean George Massenburg?

Oh wait, you mean my JML preamp is a fake!?!? Oh, man, what a ripoff.

That thing cost me more than my Bolex watch did!



G.

 

[MCreel]

The vocal program is good from what I understand. I was a drum/bass guy. I also started with another degree, in trumpet and cello performance, you should be able to transfer some of it.

At Berklee you mean?

We've actually got some family friends whos daughter graduated from the vocal performance dept.

 

[Blue Groove]

the voc. dept. at berklee are good from what I understand, I played percussion and bass there, My other degree is from the University of Tulsa in trpt/cello. hope this is stated more clearly.

 

[JayDeLuca]

This is a pretty popular site. Although, it's odd that no one I know from my class is on here. I actually came across this site while I was down there.
Another HR member, jonhall5446 told me he was starting there soon.

i just started last week

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

i just started last week

Hazing!!!!!!



G.

 

[Bondo]

What I can say is that Middle Tennessee isn't that great, or at least wasnt cool for me. Too much crap to get through to get into the studio and too many crappy wannabe rockstar types. I ended up back at my local state school, Northern Kentucky University and got into audio there, having much better luck and more freedom. I also discovered video because of going there. Terrible equipmment and lots of wasted time, but thats a liberal arts education no matter where you go (unless you are able to afford the brand new car per year tuition of Belmont).

On another note I have a couple good friends who went to the Recording Workshop in Chillicothe OH, and they are about as good as I know. The three or four folks I have met who went there are among the best I know.

 

[TexRoadkill]

I'm not a big proponent of 'recording schools'. Get an Electrical Engineering degree or something usefull. I've done production work for almost 20 years now off and on and the big problem is the pay. Whenever I leave the industry and work a real job I actually make enough money to buy some nice gear and have the time and energy to use it.

If you want to be 40 years old and making $10-15/hour working 60 hour weeks then go to recording school. If you eventually want to own a studio then go into the software or realestate business and you'll have an extra $20k or more a year to invest into your studio.

 

[Blue Groove]

but

Where you go doesn't matter as much as how dedicated you REALLY are to it. Granted Berklee, Full Sail, The Conservatory, etc... have multiple studios and lots of resources (which can help). It doesn't matter unless you are going to work so hard that by the time you're done, you no longer need sleep. I know people that went to state schools and worked hard that blow away alot of people I've met from Full Sail. Dedication, hard work, preseverence, and a lava lamp will get you far. (maybe not the lava lamp...)

 

[Blue Groove]

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I don't want to wake up and think "I wish I was dead" by hobbing as a studio guy and paying for it by killing a little of myself every day.


...rant over...calming down...


Seriously, I make excellent money as a recording engineer, I went to Berklee, and I wouldn't trade it for a lousy job that pays well. It's all about priorities, work ethic, and networking.