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| ZuLi |
I'm looking for a good school to study Audio Engineering and get a BA in Recording Arts.
I might consider SAE - London if I don't find another school that offers a BA (as well as a Diploma) in a cheaper city, as living in London is extremely expensive.
So, do you guys know of any good schools in North America or Europe? |
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| djcami |
| if you're looking at SAE, try looking at one of their other campuses in europe. I know amsterdam also has a degree program as well as a few other cities around europe. The drawback is that they will most definitely not have as nice equipment and teaching facilities as the london one. they also have degree programs in Australia which i've heard a lot of good things about. its definitely cheaper living cost and stuff down under. |
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| jupiterone |
have you taken into mind how hard it will be to get a solid working position at a studio even after your BA? it's a risky investment, especially how studios are dropping like flies these days
you have to market yourself, work for amateur artists for wage, sometimes even for free. then you have the rest of the graduates doing the same thing
north america has some quality schools, but they're expensive as . full sail has a beautiful campus, located in orlando, quality gear and all that but it's around 50,000$ for one year
then there's berklee which is probably around 80-100k |
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| DJ Damerchi |
yeah, there's one in dubai, but unless you have family you can stay with forget about the rent-its ridiculous.
I myself am taking time off from a bachelor of arts(not in sound) in canada, and sometimes i wonder if i should pursue an s & ae route.
For me personally, i don't mind being a starving artist, im a minimalist anyways and im not looking for a career to get fancy cars-but these schools are a big investment, and they pump out a load of these degrees like macdonalds, creating mucho competicion.
I guess i just wanted to do this because i really romanticised the idea of moving to europe.
edit:to me it seems there are plenty of people who trained themselves informally much better than those who got a structured training. |
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| BTG |
don't be an idiot.
get a real job that pays. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| oakenfold got paid |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
oakenfold got paid |
he's not going to be oakenfold. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
don't be an idiot.
get a real job that pays. |
yeah .. a forklift operator :p |
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| jupiterone |
it's not said you'll fail, it's just hard as to compete against people that you know have the same passion for music as you
in the end, it's all about networking |
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| ZuLi |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Damerchi
For me personally, i don't mind being a starving artist, im a minimalist anyways and im not looking for a career to get fancy cars.....I guess i just wanted to do this because i really romanticised the idea of moving to europe. |
Same here. One of the main reasons I wanna do this is to move to Europe/North America...Heck I'll even apply part time to extend my stay (if they allow it for international students that is). That way I'd have more time for operating forklifts to pay the rent, and also not lose focus on my music. Besides, ultimately I wanna be a record producer so a BA in Recording Arts seems like a step in the right direction.
| quote: | Originally posted by jupiterone
in the end, it's all about networking |
True, and music school in Europe seems like a much better place for that than the National Bank of Egypt :stongue:
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
don't be an idiot.
get a real job that pays. |
I dunno man...to me an idiot would be someone who wouldn't pursue their dreams, spending their life working a job they hate out of fear of going broke. My view on life is that you only get 1, so it would be stupid not to do your best to live it the way you want to. |
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| David Mac |
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