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Posted by Haunted on Jul-23-2003 23:27:

contacting a producer

does anyone know any producers i can contact? such as josh gabriel or dave dresden. i have 1 more year of high school left until i decide to go to college. and would really like advice on what path to take to end up as a producer, such as majors to look for and all of that.

Posted by MindShifter on Jul-23-2003 23:59:

Perhaps you could PM dave dresden, dunno if he'd respond though. . . .

Posted by Abscond on Jul-24-2003 00:38:

You could always test your luck and try contacting them through their websites. I've never tried so I don't know if you'd get any feedback or not, worth a try though.

Posted by allstar on Jul-24-2003 00:46:

I once e-mailed Darude and he replied

Posted by Abscond on Jul-24-2003 00:54:

quote:
Originally posted by S2K
I once e-mailed Darude and he replied

Did he give you great producing tips?

Posted by allstar on Jul-24-2003 00:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Abscond
Did he give you great producing tips?

I wish!

Posted by Haunted on Jul-24-2003 01:45:

quote:
Originally posted by MindShifter
Perhaps you could PM dave dresden, dunno if he'd respond though. . . .

oh i tried that a while ago. no response though

Posted by DjDeComp on Jul-24-2003 03:33:

So you want to be a producer?

Heres my tip

www.s-s-r.com

Posted by Abscond on Jul-24-2003 03:52:

quote:
Originally posted by DjDeComp
So you want to be a producer?

Heres my tip

www.s-s-r.com

Once again I wish I was in the UK, that looks like fun!

Posted by Haunted on Jul-24-2003 16:55:

quote:
Originally posted by DjDeComp
So you want to be a producer?

Heres my tip

www.s-s-r.com

omfg

<3

Posted by Floorfiller on Jul-24-2003 17:27:

i have to say that does look like a cool school. but i'm sure that about 90% of those producers out there didn't go to a special school to learn the bizz. i bet they're mostly assholes just like us that realized their potential

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-24-2003 17:38:

Another good place to start producing/ask tips

Posted by noikeee on Jul-24-2003 21:27:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Mil0
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wtf are you doing?

Posted by DjDeComp on Jul-25-2003 03:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
i have to say that does look like a cool school. but i'm sure that about 90% of those producers out there didn't go to a special school to learn the bizz. i bet they're mostly assholes just like us that realized their potential

2 years ago i realized I had potential, but I'll be going to the school anyways cuz I want to learn more and use their sweet studios

For the US people goto www.Fullsail.com its expensive, but if you really want to do this as your career, this place is the way to go

Posted by Sirocco on Jul-25-2003 05:34:

Re: contacting a producer

quote:
Originally posted by Haunted
does anyone know any producers i can contact? such as josh gabriel or dave dresden. i have 1 more year of high school left until i decide to go to college. and would really like advice on what path to take to end up as a producer, such as majors to look for and all of that.
im in the same situation of u i live in NJ too (North Brunswick) if u find anything close let me know

Posted by Haunted on Jul-25-2003 06:25:

that sound recording school in Manchester seems perfect.. except for the fact that its in England.. I would love to live in England for 6 months but i dunno about that tho.. about Full Sail. would i be able to get the same courses such as dance music production specifically for music such as trance and house? like at the manchester school?

i guess Audiotronics would be a course to take at full sail?

anyway i did the "request info" part on their site so maybe ill get some more info about them..

took me a couple minutes to actually find out where the place is. Orlando Florida. not bad

Posted by Haunted on Jul-25-2003 06:35:

ive been thinking.. would it be better to go to the Manchester one? because the scene is so much better there then it is in Orlando,Florida.

Posted by Sirocco on Jul-25-2003 07:32:

i want to go to the manchester one too badly!

but its so expensive to move and house in england ;-(

Posted by Floorfiller on Jul-25-2003 07:47:

that full sail site is just about the coolest site i've ever seen hehehe...

Posted by Ste on Jul-25-2003 08:06:

to be bruttally honest, i think most producers got where they are on raw talent and interest in the music, rather than some shitty course.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-25-2003 12:30:

Creativity cannot be taught in a school.
You can be as technically perfect as possible but if you make shit music you make shit music... it'd just sound better quality wise.

There are loads of producers right here who have learned everything by themselves by experimenting and trying different things and are now getting signed and getting records out.

Trying to learn to be a good musician in a school is just silly.

Posted by Endre on Jul-25-2003 14:17:

Posted by noikeee on Jul-25-2003 16:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Creativity cannot be taught in a school.
You can be as technically perfect as possible but if you make shit music you make shit music... it'd just sound better quality wise.

There are loads of producers right here who have learned everything by themselves by experimenting and trying different things and are now getting signed and getting records out.

Trying to learn to be a good musician in a school is just silly.

yes, being in a school doesn't make you a good musician necessarily, but you'd take a lot more time trying to find out little producing tricks by yourself, and finding the path through complicated software and hardware, than if you were taught how to.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-25-2003 17:06:

quote:
Originally posted by PaRaNoIk0
yes, being in a school doesn't make you a good musician necessarily, but you'd take a lot more time trying to find out little producing tricks by yourself, and finding the path through complicated software and hardware, than if you were taught how to.

Obviously. However, I would be pretty safe to assume (I haven't checked the sites) that those schools cost quite a lot. When you're learning by yourself it'll mostly cost you the amount the gear you buy AND every time you're stuck you can come here and ask for help and you'll most likely get it... and there are loads of tutorials and books to read etc.

And need I even say how much more rewarding it is when you figure out something by yourself rather than have someone teach it to you...

Posted by chris_norris on Jul-25-2003 17:13:

It says at the S-S-R place that the course covers :-

Midi Sequencing
Audio Sequencing
Wave Editing
Soft Synthesis
Soft Sampling
Virtual Mixing
CD Burning
Studio Environment

and, "The course covers all the latest, most popular software used within the industry, such as Cubase, Reason, Wavelab, Recycle, and a variety of softsynths and plugins."

After reading it, Im sure it would be a fun course, but you could probably learn all of that on here and through trial an error yourself, like whats already been said.

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