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Posted by leph555 on Apr-26-2007 20:21:

Music 4 Life?

Whats up peeps!

I am currently a sophomore in high school looking into what i want to be in life. I have loved music pretty much since I was born. What are professions in life that have something to do with music/sound? What are some courses/colleges i should attend?

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-26-2007 21:05:

sound engeneering was something i was looking into, hoping it would help the music carrer i dream of but i dont know if it helps or its just a plain waste of time.

Posted by Project-K on Apr-26-2007 21:06:

You can earn a good living as an engineer or a teacher. Carreers you should NOT actively persue unless you want to live in a cardboard box and eat kraft dinner twice a week; DJ, recording artist, singer, performer, etc.

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-26-2007 21:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Project-K
You can earn a good living as an engineer or a teacher. Carreers you should NOT actively persue unless you want to live in a cardboard box and eat kraft dinner twice a week; DJ, recording artist, singer, performer, etc.

but those last ones are the best ..

can anyone acttualy explain to me in detail what a sound engineer does??

Posted by Project-K on Apr-26-2007 23:42:

Ask wiki.

Posted by Rinster on Apr-26-2007 23:49:

lol i read the thread title as "dance 4 life" lol

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-27-2007 00:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Project-K
Ask wiki.

whos wiki??

lol jk ill post parts of the page 2..

Edit: ok here are some fields:

Producer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer

Sound Engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_engineering

Disk Jockey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ

Acoustical Engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustical_engineering

Posted by epdarks on Apr-27-2007 00:33:

Music for hobby, other for life, IMO. Anything in the arts is going to be very difficult to get PAID.

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-27-2007 00:38:

quote:
Originally posted by epdarks
Music for hobby, other for life, IMO. Anything in the arts is going to be very difficult to get PAID.

maybe true, but im not one of those to care much, i rather do something i enjoy than get paid hundets of thousands of dollars doing something boring for long hours.

Posted by Boinked on Apr-27-2007 01:19:

quote:
Originally posted by wotyzoid
maybe true, but im not one of those to care much, i rather do something i enjoy than get paid hundets of thousands of dollars doing something boring for long hours.

yes, but if you do that hundreds of thousands of dollars job while pursuing your other dreams as a hobby, you might be able to retire early.

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-27-2007 01:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Boinked
yes, but if you do that hundreds of thousands of dollars job while pursuing your other dreams as a hobby, you might be able to retire early.

not if your work requires too much time, thats what i meant, and then your too old to follow your dreams....all im saying.

Posted by Boinked on Apr-27-2007 01:30:

quote:
Originally posted by wotyzoid
not if your work requires too much time, thats what i meant, and then your too old to follow your dreams....all im saying.

I guess this would be where we enter the cliche:

Seize the Day!

?

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-27-2007 01:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Boinked
I guess this would be where we enter the cliche:

Seize the Day!

?

lol

Posted by Darkarbiter on Apr-27-2007 06:26:

quote:
Originally posted by wotyzoid
whos wiki??

lol jk ill post parts of the page 2..

Edit: ok here are some fields:

Producer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer

Sound Engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_engineering

Disk Jockey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ

Acoustical Engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustical_engineering

Theres no way I could have found that myself.

Posted by wotyzoid on Apr-27-2007 07:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Darkarbiter
Theres no way I could have found that myself.

lol that sucks for you then......sry buddy.

Posted by Darkarbiter on Apr-27-2007 07:46:

quote:
Originally posted by wotyzoid
lol that sucks for you then......sry buddy.

Posted by LoveHate on Apr-27-2007 08:22:

you guys know the names of any corporate music jobs like maybe not in the studio but workin for the record company or something among those lines.

Posted by iast on Apr-27-2007 09:03:

Jobs in sound engineering are tough to get from what I understand. I'd get started by reading a book on mixing and start making your own tracks. When you are competent, go and try to get an internship and kiss a lot of ass. If for some reason you can't get an internship in sound engineering, maybe you should try and get into a school and make your connections there.

Posted by AndreaCKY772 on Apr-27-2007 14:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Project-K
You can earn a good living as an engineer or a teacher. Carreers you should NOT actively persue unless you want to live in a cardboard box and eat kraft dinner twice a week; DJ, recording artist, singer, performer, etc.

this is interesteing because just the other day, i read that recording artists are not really as rich as we think? i read most rappers are in debt or spenind more money than getting. i wonder what these trance recording artists/djs make...

Posted by offthebeat on Apr-27-2007 17:31:

quote:
Originally posted by AndreaCKY772
i wonder what these trance recording artists/djs make...
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