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Originally Posted by davemc
Hey Beck,
Hows things?
I do think that you will really struggle to find a paying job in a studio although good luck. With the amount of course around there are so so many engineers with certifcates around now. A lot of studios are self run or a 2-3 person partnership. A lot are struggling.
I say this to the 1-2 emails/calls I get weekly. Network get to know bands/artists, then call me when you have work and we can talk about freelancer rates. If you bring a bit of work in then I will do you cheaper rates. So you make money charging on top of the cheap day rate and I make money from charging you.
Otherwise your saying to the studio I want you to pay me money for work the studio could often do themselves.
Most say well so what I have to find the work to bring in? I say yes......
You have to add value to the studio. There are not that many big studios around anymore. As said most have 1-3 owners trying to make a living from it.
Its a tough climate, I am not normally booked 7 days a week every week. If someone wants to freelance at my place I am cool about it and cut deals. Although I will not look at getting someone in on a wage anytime in the near future.
Yes that is exactly what i was thinking about, heading to the more freelance route,
and have a couple of studios in different price ranges for various budgets, and either
mix at the studio or have my own little mix suite (with proper acoustics of course).
But i was looking at a runner/assistant position to start off with and learn and watch the other engineers and get a familiararity of the studio etc. Where most "engineers" straight from SAE/Courses end up starting medicore studios because of the lack of options and jobs.
And thank you for comments dave, must appreciated. heh