hi moench and everybody
moench wrote:
quoted 1 line I am one very confused kid right now.
>>>I am one very confused kid right now.
the best condition to start in this field :-)
my point of view is one that is in between the teach-oneself approach and
the "proper training" approach. i had a go at training in london ten years
ago. masters in recording arts etc were still not around (and i did not have
the cash or the intention to attend one): it was still the time of "sound
engineer courses". i was coming from some musical experience playing
keyboards both by myself (hey! the '80s, one man MIDI bands! now it's so
common eh?) and with my mates' bands (veery lo tech).
like Irene, on her husband:
quoted 3 lines He's never studied music - can't tell an F sharp from a G flat when
>He's never studied music - can't tell an F sharp from a G flat when
>written on a stave, but has perfect pitch and plays many
>instruments pretty well.
i tried to study music but gave up pretty early. can't tell chords from one
another but i can play them anyway. i actually went to london to study sound
engineering because i decided that i was not into studying music in itself :-)
you have a plus point in that you know music (see further down).
anyway, the results: never got a job as sound engineer or producer,
"officially" that is. i came back to my country and after a while decided i
didn't wanna live here really so i went to italy to study at university. a
bit related but not much: entertainment studies (theatre, cinema, some
music, media etc.): all very theoretical, not much use to a career in
engineering etc but a new dimension to my interests.
then a surprise: i meet some people here who do electronics and start
working with them. i get out all the tricks i learned in london plus some
added consciousness about what i am doing as far as "expression" is concerned.
now: it's what i aimed to really, in the end. "sound engineer's music", ha
ha ha, some people define electronics like that. i must say i can relate to
that completely. and i also think about some of the "pioneers" of
electronics, who made their first moves with the aid of engineers back in
the 50s and 60s.
now i am making music, producing other people and djing.
a job? no, not completely. i earn from that but not enough to make a living.
i'd like it to be that way but in fact have all sorts of other interests to
follow.
and in the end i don't really believe in having a job for life. "periods"
would best, even if they usually overlap in some way. i haven0t had a full
time job for 10 years now and i don't think i'll want one in the future, not
even in the music business.
so, advice?
Irene said:
quoted 1 line Advice? Do. Produce. Impress.
>Advice? Do. Produce. Impress.
may i add: diversify. lay down a good number of seeds, talk to people, meet
other music makers, etc.
and get yourself a good work area for music, large and well lit :-) (if you can)
Irene said:
quoted 3 lines One of Tully's former assistants is now
>One of Tully's former assistants is now
>producer to one of the country's cult morning radio shows and
>really enjoying it.
this is another element, too. one of the things i had to face (and i still
don't like it that much...) is that no matter the school training you get,
you will then step into the business making tea usually. and then "steal"
the practice.
i've always fought that: the only real worthy element is that you can in
fact get advantage from working with someone who is very good, BUT you can
meet these people on a more equal basis, and that usually happens "OUT" of
the "real job" field. meet people, collaborate, things will then start to
happen.
don't expect much, and everything will be a welcome surprise :-)
ok, enough.
idm content: i love bochum welt. been buying too many records lately, expect
some sale/trade list in the future :-)
and sean whalen is a great guy: eager to remix yr stuff in the rmx chain mate!
bye all
nd
--there is a crack in everything. that's how the light gets in
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