Getting involved with the music industry

[louissmusic]

Evening everyone,

Im 15 nd looking to somehow get involved with the music industry, ive got no family links or anything so was wondering how i should go about it. Should i just find numbers of studios and give em a ring, check if they want any help with boring shit on weekends or something? If youve got any advice or tips or know a studio i could check with it would be great!

Thanks

Louis

[Littlefoot]

I don't want to shit on your dreams at all, but when I was 15 I wanted to do the same.

I realised at the age of 22, the industry doesn't work like that anymore, there arn't really institutions, just people working as their own brand in close relation.

The only real way to get into the industry is to carve your self a niche, perfect you art and perform admirally until you can make a living off it, whether that's freelance, as a self employed person or working within the confounds of a company (although I think this is very unlikely as there are very few studios with real workforces, and I dont just mean a guy that owns it and a few of his mates every now and again)

I think your best bet is to be young, do music as a hobby, turn it into a lifestyle, do it really fucking well then think about making money off it.

I started my journey at the same time as you and only now am I making a tiny bit of money, and really it is a tiny bit, but it's all footsteps!

[nitz]

I don't want to shit on your dreams at all, but when I was 15 I wanted to do the same.

I realised at the age of 22, the industry doesn't work like that anymore, there arn't really institutions, just people working as their own brand in close relation.

The only real way to get into the industry is to carve your self a niche, perfect you art and perform admirally until you can make a living off it, whether that's freelance, as a self employed person or working within the confounds of a company (although I think this is very unlikely as there are very few studios with real workforces, and I dont just mean a guy that owns it and a few of his mates every now and again)

I think your best bet is to be young, do music as a hobby, turn it into a lifestyle, do it really fucking well then think about making money off it.

I started my journey at the same time as you and only now am I making a tiny bit of money, and really it is a tiny bit, but it's all footsteps!

Good point!

at 15 i was down my local studio, hanged out with peeps there, during that i got my 1st pair for decks, and also was using reason then aswell. I was just doing music for the passion, i was and never will really be in the industry as a full time job, because i have realized you can have a good job, plus stil have a good music career aswell. For example Kode 9, has a PHD i forgot what in(music culture i think) and teaches in his local city uni... Hes a music culture lecturer, earning about 28-36k plus his music career onto! It depends on what you really want, if you want something go for it !

[shambandito]

For example Kode 9, has a PHD i forgot what in(music culture i think) and teaches in his local city uni... Hes a music culture lecturer, earning about 28-36k plus his music career onto!

his phd is in philosophy

[nitz]

For example Kode 9, has a PHD i forgot what in(music culture i think) and teaches in his local city uni... Hes a music culture lecturer, earning about 28-36k plus his music career onto!

his phd is in philosophy

Thanks mate (Y)

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[shambandito]

congrats

[nitz]

thanks

[ekstrak]

If you'd seriously be happy to do pretty much anything, PM me and i can hook you up with some PRs etc that might need some interns. Its shit work but you're bound to pick something up/meet some people.

Music industry is dying on its feet tho mate, staff are becoming less and less necessary. Figure out which part you want in on, and intern it.

[lowpass]

Studios are hardddd to get into, best bet is to contact the bands and let them record you at these places, you then pay the owner money to use the studio and take a cut / take no cut (but you're learning right?)

I've on a 2 year fdsc course in music tech atm. These courses are good in that they will give you a good technical background but don't expect to come out of it with 5 different studios wanting to hire you, you gotta get that experience.

For me I got into live work, there is a lot of it out there.

So far I have experience across 2 studios butt....

I also have experience with 2 festivals and 4 different venues,

what does that tell you about your odds of live sound versus studio engineering?

If you do go down that way though protect your ears, i've just invested in the custom elacin moulds, should be getting them made soon,

best of luck, wish I knew I wanted to do this at your age