Audio Technology School

[michaelc5228]

So, I started to get into music production last year.Im
27 and Im really loving it.I was looking at New England Institute of Audio Tech. My question is I know how people go back to school later in life but is this industy allowing you to get entry level jobs or is this something I should of started right out of high school? I have had my own landscape business since I was 19 and Im pretty successful with it but Id rather be doing this stuff. From you guys perspective is this suicide taking a 90,000 loan and never able to get a job. Obviously I have so much to learn but I think Im capable of it. Looking for honest opinions
from guys with experience with this.

[michaelc5228]

Im just looking for something that is creative. Or am I better off finding a kid at Berklee to get pointers from?

[michaelc5228]

Disregard my post. College is waste. Im learning on my own lol

[Ken Lewis]

Hi Michael,
check out AudioSchoolOnline.com - From Basement to Bigtime

-Ken

[michaelc5228]

Does this stuff only apply to pro tools? Site looks good.

[Ken Lewis]

Originally Posted by michaelc5228

Does this stuff only apply to pro tools? Site looks good.

No, i just use pro tools because i have to use something all of the Lessons teach concepts and techniques that can be used on any DAW. I'm trying to add one new Lesson per week, which i havent done yet, but will soon. still working out some programming on the backend, and my label work has kept me slammed recently. but i got a few good new lessons in the fire baking now.

[michaelc5228]

Sounds good I appreciate it

[Ace_TX]

if you want a job engineering or whatever then make some connects

you can "produce" at your house

save your paper for your retirement or buy you a new truck for your landscaping biz

[THC480]

Good choice learning on your own. I did some classes for audio productions at a local school and 98% of the people couldn't mix for sh**. I met lots of cats who could talk all day long about how plugins/gear work and how they know everything about computers and pro-tools... but their mixes sounded horrendous; not saying thats everyone, just what I observed.

[THC480]

Audio Engineering is comparable to cooking. You can go to school all you want for it and learn about different techniques and dishes to make.. but if you don't have the tastebuds/creativity... (which can't be taught) all the school means nothing. I know that sounds harsh but its my opinion.

[e-are]

$90,000 is a lot of cake to invest in the music business. Lots of studios are going the other way. I wouldn't do it if I were you. You could probably invest about $10,000 in gear and $1000 in someone like Storyville. Grab all the videos from Ken Lewis and record and mix everything you can get your hands on for free.

Originally Posted by michaelc5228

Disregard my post. College is waste. Im learning on my own lol

I agree with totally. Spend your money on gear and a pro engineer and practice practice practice. Thats what I have chosen to do and I don't have to take a $10 dollar an hour job cleaning, being a runner and yelled at.

[michaelc5228]

Originally Posted by THC480

Audio Engineering is comparable to cooking. You can go to school all you want for it and learn about different techniques and dishes to make.. but if you don't have the tastebuds/creativity... (which can't be taught) all the school means nothing. I know that sounds harsh but its my opinion.

Thanks man, I respect the honesty. Id rather hear the truth than people with experience point me the wrong way.

[ForWerd]

My personal opinion is don't try to make a career out of it. Keep it fun, keep it a hobby. You don't want to get $90,000 in debt then have that pressure to "make your money back" with beat production. I just keep it as a hobby that I take really seriously. Besides, this way you don't have to please other people's creative vision to get paid. If you make nice beats and put yourself out there, any body that wants a beat that you've made can contact you for that beat. At that point you've made music, had fun doing it, and you're getting paid on top of that.

[michaelc5228]

Originally Posted by ForWerd

My personal opinion is don't try to make a career out of it. Keep it fun, keep it a hobby. You don't want to get $90,000 in debt then have that pressure to "make your money back" with beat production. I just keep it as a hobby that I take really seriously. Besides, this way you don't have to please other people's creative vision to get paid. If you make nice beats and put yourself out there, any body that wants a beat that you've made can contact you for that beat. At that point you've made music, had fun doing it, and you're getting paid on top of that.

Very true

[mybeatsrdope]

My advice is, find a community college in your area that has a Music Technology program + use the POWER OF THE INTERNET!

There's sooo much information out there that you can pick up for free or extremely cheap.

Most importantly, do your research and get yourself a studio rig, because actually DOING is just as essential to LEARNING!

Let us know if you want to get into being a Producer, Artist, or Engineer and we can direct you to a lot of good resources.

[michaelc5228]

Thanks man. Looking to be a producer. Using Logic Pro 9 Imac, axiom pro 61, mbox pro and mackie mr8s. I started taking piano lessons too. Trying to compose tracks. I was getting into sampling but I wanna make my own sounds. I was using a mpc for a bit but I sold it. Wanted to keep it more simple by just using the compuer.

[RyanC]

I've been full time in music since I was 18 and I'm 32 now. I went to school for recording/composition/performance. I dropped out because honestly the only thing worth the $$$ was really having a high level classical piano teacher (and juries recitals etc) and that alone isn't worth the tuition. Probably the most useful aspect of that to where I am now was learning/building discipline.

The rest of it just doesn't have enough legit pedagogy, which is why you cant really get a job out of school, IE school wont go that far in preparation to doing it professionally. Also the music biz is like the landscape biz, there are no jobs, just gigs.

Good call on it being like cooking, I'm a killer cook and it's my escape from music. I get to have total freedom of experimentation with the benefit of knowing that if I **** it up I can order a pizza and not starve. Don't get me wrong I have some awesome moments at work, but it's definitely 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

[wilkskills]

check out Itec Audio Studios LLC we have a great program for Music Production if you want to learn at an affordable price ITEC Audio Official Website

Originally Posted by michaelc5228

So, I started to get into music production last year.Im
27 and Im really loving it.I was looking at New England Institute of Audio Tech. My question is I know how people go back to school later in life but is this industy allowing you to get entry level jobs or is this something I should of started right out of high school? I have had my own landscape business since I was 19 and Im pretty successful with it but Id rather be doing this stuff. From you guys perspective is this suicide taking a 90,000 loan and never able to get a job. Obviously I have so much to learn but I think Im capable of it. Looking for honest opinions
from guys with experience with this.

[parkay909]

If you go to school go to a university like MTSU, or University of Miami (the one in Florida not Ohio), that way you have a bachelors degree to fall back on if you don't find work. Or if your like me and after a while in the business you want to do something else, you already have a degree.

[MrMartinezBodega]

Yea i agree with everyone else. 90k is a hefty amount to invest in a career in music with the state of the industry today. I wish the resources that are out now were available to me when I started. Ken Lewis videos, Pensados Place, and Berklee kids are a good start though.