How do top engineers in the industry get paid

HIGHENDONLY · 5th July 2007

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

3db@1K · 5th July 2007

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

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

I think

Although Gold Bullion seems to be popular

patrox247 · 6th July 2007

I'm supposed to be getting paid?

Coyoteous · 6th July 2007

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrox247

I'm supposed to be getting paid?

u b k · 6th July 2007

slowly, and very late.

gregoire
del
ubk
.

Liran · 6th July 2007

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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HIGHENDONLY Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Middlebury CT Posts: 824 Thread Starter	How do top engineers in the industry get paid By the hour or by the song? How much does the the top engineer usually make a year around?

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Absolute Lives for gear Joined: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 1,142	That get paid by Hamburger meat...... I think Although Gold Bullion seems to be popular __________________ ATTENTION If you just used the word MUSICAL in your post... You just repeated a term, you heard from some pansy, that has absolutely no meaning. Congratulations.....Your a follower.

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3db@1K Gear nut Joined: 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

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patrox247 Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Orange County California Posts: 1,700	I'm supposed to be getting paid?

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u b k Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2004 Location: The Land of Sunshine Posts: 11,294	slowly, and very late. gregoire del ubk .

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Liran Gear Head Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 45	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.