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Originally posted by Jules
So my vague point is....
What recording business (if any) is to be had via university students or big university towns in the US that are not LA or NYC?
Discuss.
Here in Tallahassee, FL home of Florida State University, there are lots of college bands to work with and the great thing about the college town atmosphere is that there is a major turnover of people coming in and moving out every year... and the town is rapidly growing. So in that respect, business is never bad... and always getting better. There are plenty of full time studios in town doing well... and since Creed blew up, there have been more than a handful of local bands getting big label deals.
So each hear you have a new group of aspiring musicians coming into town... Jules, a guy like you could do really good in this town!
(and besides the college kids, theres lots of Gospel and Hip Hop gigs if you want em! though the Fact is that it's a bitch to get either group to pay up! NO MASTERS BEFORE FULL PAYMENT! I'm gonna tape that to my forehead! That's the South!)
Something to consider is, where you live is what you make of it... I know a few friends who ended up feeling like the just hated Tallahassee and had to get out, only to find out a year or so later how much they really miss it. It's a big town with a small town mentality. We have a great local music community here.
The other bonus about college towns in general is as a gigging musician, you can make decent $ every gig, and play more often in your home town. A typical bar band here in town rarely makes less than $500 and occasionally can make close to $2000 after expenses. That kind of money goes a lot further down here than it does in LA!!!
Housing prices out west are unreal!!! Here in TLH it's a bit different... priced in 2000... $83K for a 2200 sq foot home on 3/4 acre lot... 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with a 3 room 600sq foot studio! 2 miles from Campus and Downtown. Sorry LA!!! I wish I could beam my crib over to Venice Bch!!! Scotty???