Life, Jobs and Ambition

[Tucky1562627679]

I am currently stuck in my job which is probably goon give me a pretty decent career, but its a desk job and its startin to [censored] me off...so i was thinking bout looking into doing a music production course at my local college just cos i want to do something i enjoy...

 

anyway in the same situation? or has anyone taken this route before? views and comments much appreciated....

[Claire DC]

To be honest, most people i know have taught themselves (including guyver and maddox) and they themselves say its probably the best way to learn (in their opinion)

 

Im tryin to learn to do it myself too but its not proving to be easy.... i know ill get there in the end but i guess if i had someone showin me itd be easier.... i guess theres advantages and disadvantages in each case!!

 

Do what u thinks best for you!!

[Blink]

It depends what you want to do.

 

If you want to write tunes, then that can be self taught (learning the software etc), gradually buying the kit etc. If you just want to go into Sound Engineering, then you can either become a famous DJ then get studio time, and teach yourself, or go on a college course.

 

I would love to be able to afford the time and the cost of learning sound engineering (you are looking at 1 - 2 years and a lot of money). I am gonna go the route of becoming a famous rock star, and then learn it when we get studio time.

 

There is a big difference between dance "production" and rock "production". Dance production is more about writing tunes, which can be self taught, using stuff like Reason, Fruityloops, Cubase, Logic etc. Rock production is more about learning how to mike up amps, and recording techniques, and using a big (32-64 Channel) mixing desk as a tool in its own right.

 

(I am not saying that dance production doesn't involve using the studio as a tool, but it is a lot easier to do dance production in a totally software environment...rock production, not many people have a sound-proof room that they can mike-up a drumkit in for recording!!)

[Ian Cashman]

i taught myself all i know....if got a friend who did a couse in nottingham for 2 years, but i wouldnt say any of us is more knowledgable than the other.

 

(and my tunes are good..his aint...lol)

[Agent]

Time and effort is what it is all down to...

Dont give up your job coz you will need money to buy all the gear you will need...

If you just want to make your own tunes then id not bother with a course ,if you are lucky enough to find someone who is willing to help you out and show you how to use things, that will help loads, but you still need to put the effort into it.If they say come on friday and ill show you how to use this prog etc, dont back out of it, if you are gunna waste peoples time then it'll only [censored] against you.

Read a few books on music technology there are some good web sites abiout to.

When you do start dont be put off by people telling you they dont like your music, keep at it....

 

Good luck

 

[DJ Elemental]

hi Tucky mate,

 

I started to mess about with keyboards etc at the age of 4, i was very lucky enough to grow up in a recording studio, so i've had a massive advantage over most others.

 

Although i can tell you, that serious music production is hard [censored] and takes alot of creativity and imagination as well as time and money.

 

If your just starting out, i think the college course would be a good start for you, as you will be around people with the same interest as you, which is always a bonus, you might make good friends with someone, possible join together and make music together, also you can use the college equipment and not have to invest in your own, things like that.

 

I took the solo path, and i must say i have enjoyed it so far, even though im only nearly 4 years in on my professional production career.

 

Give it a try, theres lots of good computer programs you can use for music production now adays which are pretty cheap, also invest in low grade equipment, so that if you find that you dont like it, you havn't invested large amounts of your savings into an empty dream.

 

If you use MSN feel free to add me, more than happy to talk about \ help you get started ect..

[pyro]

I'm in the same situation at the moment. Desk job with prospects but not what I wanna spend the rest of my life doing. I'm selling me flat at the moment so I could really get all the gear or go through college but you gotta keep your feet on the ground I think.

 

My parents refused to help me go through Music Engineering after I turned down a place at the Royal College of Music. Long story but the result is that I [censored] to get the money for my hobby, which is putting together my own gear.

 

It's all about dedication. I probably spend at least 3 hours a day working on tunes and have been for the past year. It's only over the last couple of months I feel I have anything to the standard of being played out. I prefer hands on learning and the best way to do that is have your own studio and do it for fun above anything else. Ambition is good, but it's not all about money and fame.....

[DJ Elemental]

Ambition is good, but it's not all about money and fame.....

 

indeedy i agree, when you start producing for money and fame, its no longer fun.

 

I remember mid last year, i really wanted to get reconition for my music, i wanted money, i wanted fame.. when i didn't get any it hurt, i didn;t feel good enough and felt rejected from the music scene.

 

I chilled out, and now im taking a different approch, im making music because its what i love, if it doesn;t get me famous or make me any money, thats fine, im doing what i love and thats what matters to me, although if it was to roll in a few large cheques i wouldn't complain!

[Chris Hawkes]

I'm in the same boat - am running a computer aided design compnay at the moment - but its not giving me job satisfaction - music is my true love thats why i spend all my spare time dj'ing!

 

I'm doing something about it though and am due to start a higher diploma in music producitons and dj'ing at The Academy for Contemporary music in Guildford - the facilities are [censored] hot!!!

 

have a look

 

www.acm.ac.uk