Further Education for EDM production?

[Earjax]

Hi guys, I live in the UK and am currently looking at uni courses for music production (composition). I was wondering whether anyone here has studied any similar courses, and whether they are worthwhile. It would also interest me to know if any famous dubstep producers went to uni for production I'm currently in my first year of college so there's no rush, but I want to start looking now because I don't want to waste 2 years of my life doing something that won't help me

[Box Head]

I am also first year of college and I have been wandering the same thing. So I done the usual google/youtube business, asked my friends and lecturers as well as reading some interviews with producers. From this I gathered that it just depends how you prefer to learn. Some people like the structure of a university or college and some people prefer to just jump in at the deep end and try find somewhere to learn the ropes. You could always do a uni course and find a studio to be a runner/tea boy on weekends or evenings if your worried about one being better than the other, that way you also get the best of both worlds. But I know people who have gone down either one of those routes and they are all at different stages of their courier, some ahead of others, but it hasn't got anything to do with whether they went to uni or not.

[accordionfan]

only if you have rich parents

[Earjax]

only if you have rich parents

I have a pretty well paying job and I'm willing to get a small-ish student loan so money isn't really the issue

[sunny_b_uk]

only if you have rich parents

I have a pretty well paying job and I'm willing to get a small-ish student loan so money isn't really the issue

pay me i know everything
just kidding and im not sure because i went college to do music-tech and i didnt really learn anything that helped with my songs in general since i was already producing for a lot of years before i went.
everyone will have a different experience though.

[futures_untold]

You may be interested in reading the following thread which covers the same topic?

http://www.dubstepforum.com/choosing-an ... 50764.html

[Earjax]

thanks futures, really good thread

[Eat Bass]

i've read that a lot of people say its a bit of a waste of money. many argue that they learned more just researching and practicing on your own.

it depends on you and your habits though. if you can be persistent without guidance then id say invest your money elsewhere. if you don't have the willpower to struggle through teaching yourself then id say its def worth it. if your parents were rich id say fuck yes.

[Earjax]

Well its a lot about the experience of uni and meeting similarly minded people as well :/

[Eat Bass]

Well its a lot about the experience of uni and meeting similarly minded people as well :/

yeah thats always cool too. but i know the atmosphere of a two year tech school is a lot different from that of a 4 year school.