How do top engineers in the industry get paid

HIGHENDONLY · 5th July 2007, 08:28 PM

By the hour or by the song? How much does the the top engineer usually make a year around?

3db@1K · 5th July 2007, 09:33 PM

Yes,,,Sometimes

By song
By day
By project(record)

I differs ....everything is negotiable...

EDIT: Oh and if you are lucky enough to mix on a project were points are available there are some points invovled for payment. Usually 1

Absolute · 6th July 2007, 05:38 AM

That get paid by Hamburger meat......

I think

Although Gold Bullion seems to be popular

Coyoteous · 6th July 2007, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIGHENDONLY

By the hour or by the song?

- just make sure you only spend an hour on each song and it's the same...

Quote:

How much does the the top engineer usually make a year around?

- less than he/she spends on gear?

(seriously, there are no answers for these questions)

I have an aquaintance that is an "in demand" engineer in LA. He charges $75/hr. for either him and his mix room or to go to an outside studio, and he's booked most of the time. You do the math... this guy's a monster, though.

Absolute · 6th July 2007, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrox247

I'm supposed to be getting paid?

u b k · 6th July 2007, 07:10 AM

slowly, and very late.

gregoire
del
ubk
.

Liran · 6th July 2007, 04:19 PM

a friend of mine just got hired by a major hip-hop label as a recording engineer and is making about 2,000 a week. Even though he's an amazing engineer, this is his first real engineering job aside from his past working at the studio for a few bux an hour.

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5th July 2007, 09:33 PM	#2
3db@1K Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LA Posts: 109	Yes,,,Sometimes By song By day By project(record) I differs ....everything is negotiable... EDIT: Oh and if you are lucky enough to mix on a project were points are available there are some points invovled for payment. Usually 1

6th July 2007, 04:19 PM	#7
Liran Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37	a friend of mine just got hired by a major hip-hop label as a recording engineer and is making about 2,000 a week. Even though he's an amazing engineer, this is his first real engineering job aside from his past working at the studio for a few bux an hour.