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Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Intermediate Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 2256
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 2:20 pm: | |
Interesting stuff.
A friend of mine is trying to record stuff and has been bankrolling it with his parents' money. He is apparently in production right now and needs distribution channels. He tells me the most fun he has is in the production stage (aside from the creative aspect). Sales, marketing, distribution, etc are no fun according to him. But then again, he isn't exactly succeeding right now.
Cheers |
Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tillman
Post Number: 1026
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 11:40 am: | |
I have a friend that owns a recording studio and does some producing. Email me with your email address and I'll forward it to him, maybe he'll have something to say. |
Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Member
Username: Writerguy
Post Number: 304
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 11:01 am: | |
Try publishing a magazine |
Kds (Kds)
Member
Username: Kds
Post Number: 388
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 8:48 am: | |
And the car business also falls into that category. |
Telson (Pitbull_trader)
Junior Member
Username: Pitbull_trader
Post Number: 209
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 8:14 am: | |
"Be careful as I'm not sure if there is another industry that has more flakes, phonies, poseurs and nutjobs."
Uh, the trading bizz comes to mind, hehe.
Best, |
Joe V (Jts)
Junior Member
Username: Jts
Post Number: 241
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 8:04 am: | |
Michael,
Two other great books are "The Art of Record Production" by Richard Burgess and "Good Vibrations" - can't remember the author for the latter but I'm sure it's easy to find.
One of the routes is to start as a runner at a studio, then asst. engineer, then engineer, then engineering/producing and finally just producing. You can e-mail me if you have questions about this route.
Be careful as I'm not sure if there is another industry that has more flakes, phonies, poseurs and nutjobs.
Also, and I'm sure you know this, but to be a "real" engineer/producer is a very very hard job and career path. 100 hour weeks are the norm and in the early days at least, some months you have money, and other months you don't.
Management is a whole different ball game - I have no experience with it. |
Thomas I (Wax)
Member
Username: Wax
Post Number: 743
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 3:56 am: | |
All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
"Should be required reading for anyone planning or enduring a career in the biz." - Rolling Stone
"The Industry Bible" - L.A. Times
The 20-yr.-old of my residence is reading this book these days - he also highly recommends it. |
Michael Yip (Mightyslash)
Junior Member
Username: Mightyslash
Post Number: 227
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 1:09 am: | |
Finally figured out what I want to do after I graduate...I'm looking into the music/entertainment industry and what are some of the best jobs you would recommend? Any inputs on being a producer or manager? Just wanted some guidelines. Thanks. |