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mbradzick · 7th July 2009

First, I think there are two sides of this convo...the musician/artist side and the producer/engineer side. I'm on the producer/engineer side.

I've known two very talented musician/artists/composer/engineers who moved AWAY from LA. Why? Cause they could do what they need to make a living with music at a much lower cost of living. Yeah, $170k will get you a NICE house almost anywhere else in the US. Now, an important fact is that they came to LA first, and built up their contacts, relationships and experience before they were able to operate "remotely."

I don't know what it's like to be a studio owner. I have a private one that I use for select projects but I'm a freelance engineer. That means I have to be where the producers are. What I realized AFTER I started this thread is that Joe Bloe and the Buzzcocks can be from Liberal, Kansas, but if they wanna get the attention of Brendan O'Brien they probably need to come to LA.

7th July 2009	#190
mbradzick Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Ocean Posts: 1,405 Thread Starter 1 Review written	First, I think there are two sides of this convo...the musician/artist side and the producer/engineer side. I'm on the producer/engineer side. I've known two very talented musician/artists/composer/engineers who moved AWAY from LA. Why? Cause they could do what they need to make a living with music at a much lower cost of living. Yeah, $170k will get you a NICE house almost anywhere else in the US. Now, an important fact is that they came to LA first, and built up their contacts, relationships and experience before they were able to operate "remotely." I don't know what it's like to be a studio owner. I have a private one that I use for select projects but I'm a freelance engineer. That means I have to be where the producers are. What I realized AFTER I started this thread is that Joe Bloe and the Buzzcocks can be from Liberal, Kansas, but if they wanna get the attention of Brendan O'Brien they probably need to come to LA.