To be honest, having a well paid technical job with relatively easy set hours is probably one of the best ways to launch a career in music.

you'll have time on the weekends and evenings, financial stability for your life and GAS, and can always have something to fall back on if you're not that1 in 100,000 that makes a lving from music.

Hard House Legend Tony De Vit was a computer programmer and quit when the DJ bookings eclipsed his work.

Diplo was an after school care teacher.

Pete Tong was a Jazz journalist.

Paul Van Dyk was a carpenter then broadcast engineer.

Kaskade was(is) a devout Mormon church missionary

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery An education for producing trap? Surely this is a joke?

I'm referring to Trap as in the style of hip hop,not EDM. It's not something I am really committed to but I have made a few beats for local rappers because it brings instant cash and isn't overwhelmingly time consuming.


Overall I'm finding that traditional education is rather worthless. In most programs you are going to school to work under someone. Even at a management level the executives of the business you work for are still your boss. In my country most a rather large percentage of college graduates are default on their student loan debt and unemployed. The people who run these businesses that we are going to school to work under for at most a 6 digit salary are self educated entrepeneurs. After interest is figured in to the equation the total costs of a four year education could easily startup a small business or if one is smart enough/ lucky enough. Invested into an up and coming franchise and yield great returns years down the line if the business expands and becomes successful.

if it is a private under 3 year program, no it isn't worth it.

You will be pretty much doing YouTube tutorials.

Production is new. It tends to take 10-20 years for things to be taught at an institution and the ones that jump on these trends are schools that prey on student loan market and the ignorance of their intended market. Most of their staff will be young which should make you wonder. People in music retire old. If you have a teacher that is under 50, he was never in the industry of never made a living.

For recording

Yes if it is a university that also has a music program so you will have people to record. But they will focus on actual recording ie mic placement and stuff you can't learn or experiment with anywhere else. The tonemeister program is probsbly the best one. They take about 5 people a year and you need an undergrad in music or actual industry experience.

It's really up to you. Music is never a financial investment if you look at the numbers out of the best schools let alone those shitty full sail clones. You either go because you feell you aren't getting something and to you , the opportunity to learn is worth the money.

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I agree with Clooney...at the same time,and please correct me if I am wrong about this,however.
It is my opinion that the best production in today's music is based on the knowledge of the software. The ones who make really phat strong big room sounds know their software inside and out.
Granted, theory can teach you structure and you can gain alot from knowing composition and arrangement. However, nothing can teach you groove or soul. You either have it or you dont.
All in all it comes back full circle to production,which imho is 80%.
If you were looking for instructional guidance why not look into a DAW certification course?

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you can learn anything. Some people are more adept. Groove isn't a mystery. Yiu can learn what it is and what it isn't. The problem with this generation is that unlike the previous one , they are missing about 10 years of music education because playing an instrument was just something people did.

Certifstion is a joke. It says you have probsbly read the manual and know the knowledge contained in said manual.

Now kids watch people play games on YouTube.

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old stuff from days gone by (2001-2004)
Mad For Brad's gay little contest

A lot people just have terrible taste, you cant teach that shit.