LA is, and probably always will be, THE place where tours originate, musicians live, and tons of records are made. Yes things are changing from the days of huge labels and huge studios dominating everything...but that doesn't mean that there is no scene.
NYC and Nashville have been good for recording in the past, but I know a lot of musicians that have moved from there to LA. The scene is where the musicians tend to hang their hat.
If you don't see a scene, then you might not be hanging in the right circle of "friends".....notice the quotes around that word. In the current climate of the recording industry I think networking on a personal level has become more and more important for engineers. I would say to the OP...get out and try to meet more people...musicians, producers...etc. It is hard to break into recording..people use engineers they trust, and it takes time to build that trust.
****Sorry to rant, but to speak off subject a little- I see a lot of people in the D.C. area thinking that if they read gearslutz, buy the "correct" gear, and learn a little about it, that they can survive as a studio. They completely forget about the business side of running a studio...marketing, who is your target market? How much expenditure is re-coupable, and when are you spending too much for the level of work you can bring in? What needs are not being met by the studios in your city????? I guess this is one of the pit-falls of affordable gear.....
Rob
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