Hi all. Some of you may have known that I had a record coming out next year (produced by Gary Katz, mixed by Hugh Padgham at Electric Lady). Unfortunately, due to ****ed up politics and other nonsense, the owner of my label decided to drop us pretty much right before the release date! Everything, and I mean everything was pretty much set to go; mind you, this was done right in the middle of doing our artwork with Hugh Syme!!
So, unfortunately, due to an overwhelming number of problems and just jaded sense of reality, my career as a musician kind of went down the tubes, though unofficially. That said, I'm still interested in the music process, and that if perhaps I wasn't cut out to be an artist, I would like to be on the production side of things. Here's my next little rant..after calling several studios in Los Angeles, they all told me I needed to be a graduate or at least enrolled in recording school for them to even consider me as an intern. An intern who gets food, winds cables, and is basically the artist's and producer's bitch (I know because I was in those shoes at Electric Lady!)
This is discouraging, so I'm just seeking some advice or even some insight into this. I understand that it's a long road, and for the most part a very closed business, but I'm certainly interested and I sure as hell learned a lot from Gary producing and Hugh mixing (which is why I'm so interested in the first place). Unfortunately, my main experience with recording is my own thing with Cubase and barebone materials, though I like to think I have a decent ear for this kind of stuff.
Any words would be appreciated, as it's a pretty shitty feeling to get dumped.
BTW, if you're interested at all,
http://www.myspace.com/drivingforcerocks is our music. /rant