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Thanks. I'm interested in finding out which schools are the right schools.
Hopes, most I've known have apprenticed, which means they picked it up as they went along. (These are all older folks.)And, being in L.A., most have had connections. So and so knows so and so. Give me time to ask a few people I know what they did. I'm sure FinsterRufus can be of help when she's back on line.
I know there are technical colleges and some colleges in So Cal have programs. Let me do a little digging when I've got some time. Today's football and tonight's Golden Globes. (My idea of a perfect day and evening of entertainment in front of the tube.)
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Thanks. I'm interested in finding out which schools are the right schools. Our city is not the right place. The degree isn't offered in my region. She'll have to move to another city and live in a dorm at colllege. I guess the best school for her would be one that's located in a city that has a music industry so she can work part-time while attending school. That's what I want to know. Which schools offer the best opportunities for students who didn't grow up with connections? Which schools are the best that are located near studios? And honestly, she'd be happy being a sound technician---touring with bands too. She just wants to be affiliated with the music industry because she loves music. She's not a groupie person. She just loves music. She'd be a stage hand if she could.
She sounds just like me at her age. That's how I did it, I did front of house (live mixing) for bands first, then I got a job as an assistant engineer in a studio after making coffee and cleaning up at night for free - they gave me a job after one of their assistants quit, and I went from there.
However, unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way anymore and you do have to do an audio engineering course first. You do that and then get a job as an unpaid intern (runner) at a studio. You'll work long hours and spend many days running to restaurants at 4 in the morning picking up food for P. Diddy. But that's what it takes to get in these days.
All major recording studios have internship programs.
Here's a list of websites of engineering schools that will be taken seriously by studios:
Here's my advice: The industry is extremely crowded with recent engineer graduates when in reality the studio business is getting smaller and smaller due to the number of people who choose home production over studio production. She needs to get herself a mac laptop and a cheap mic and a usb keyboard and start fooling around with production software - garage band, logic, or pro tools le, pronto to get a head start. She needs to subscribe to and voraciously read every industry publication out there. The main ones are:
There is one key and one only to being successful in this industry - and that is PERSISTENCE. You have to stick at it. You have to be extremely thick skinned and not take no for an answer. You have to work unbelievably hard. There is tons and tons of competition. This is not a job - it's a way of life.
Lastly, if she needs a mentor, I would be happy to do it. If you like Hopes, send me a DM and I'll send you my email address and my bio and discography so she can see where I've come from. I'd be happy to help.
The hubby and I spent part of today outside working our backyard garden. Planting season comes pretty early here, so we need to get it ready. It was hot, though. Man, it's over 80 degrees here. What happened to January? Of course, while I was working out there, the hubby was sitting in the trees eating from our tangerine tree.
Even when I'm old, I wouldn't be able to go to your nursing home or whatever you guys want to call it. I dress frumpy. Haha.
Txt didn't you have a new car? Because i'm curious how you are only paying liability on that. You forgot to factor in cable...and the shelving away money for misc things that always seem to happen., and you metioned health insurance as well. You might be able to eat on 100 a month....but you won't be eating many calories for that amount....or you will be eating nothing but lean cusines on sale. But you are forgetting txt that you have other things to pay for besides groceries. Cleaning supplies,toilet paper, ect etc etc. What about spend money....do you ever plan to go out once a week? I think it's going to be more realistic that you save around 200 a month then 500.
I'm not just paying liability. I have full coverage.
At only 131 dollars for a 21yr old for a new car? Something doesnt smell right
BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY$466.00 BI $25,000 EACH PERSON - $50,000 EACH ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY - $15,000 EACH ACCIDENT MEDICAL PAYMENTS $5,000 EACH PERSON$36.00 COMPREHENSIVE ACV LESS $500 DEDUCTIBLE$50.00 COLLISION ACV LESS $500 DEDUCTIBLE$307.00 ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE$1.00
Premium by Vehicle$860.00 Policy Level Coverages Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Bi$24.00 $25,000 Each Person - $50,000 Each Accident Theft Prevention Authority Fee$0.50 Total Policy Premium$884.50
That's copied and pasted from my progressive profile.
I am 21, nearly 22.
I have NEVER been in an accident while being the driver.
I have NEVER gotten a ticket for anything, not even a parking violation.
I have NEVER even been pulled over.
Yeah she's got the bare-bones "your insurance won't cover the cost of the car you just totalled, I'll have to sue you for your next 2 year's income and your firstborn" coverage.
Most people have 50k/100k liability. Her insurance wouldn't have covered my medical bills back in 1982 when I was the victim of a car accident.
Yeah she's got the bare-bones "your insurance won't cover the cost of the car you just totalled, I'll have to sue you for your next 2 year's income and your firstborn" coverage.
Most people have 50k/100k liability. Her insurance wouldn't have covered my medical bills back in 1982 when I was the victim of a car accident.
That's why you see early 20 something driving cars out of their price range while living at home & 40 somethings driving Kias
I wonder if she has medical insurance. All she needs is one bad accident (god forbid that ever happen in all seriousness!!) & end up in admitted for 24hrs....
txtgrl...don't get so defensive; seriously, you gotta know what could happen if something did happen & truly would never want something bad to happen, but you could be in serious financial state if not w/ the right coverage. If you don't have any medical on top of that, at least start a small emergency savings acct, even if that means $10 a paycheck, to cover you in case of emergency. Replacing one tire can cost $100. Doctors visits noninsured are at least $80-$100.
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Our staff includes Hopes who will fluff your pillows and give you a hug. NEOhiobound (who is trying to figure out how she landed in the desert) is there for your nutritional needs. FinsterRufus teaches mandolin and harmonica on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively but not always respectfully. DewDropInn drops in occasionally to regale the ladies with stories about the movers and shakers in Hollywood she has known but not always loved.
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That's how I did it, I did front of house (live mixing) for bands first, then I got a job as an assistant engineer in a studio after making coffee and cleaning up at night for free - they gave me a job after one of their assistants quit, and I went from there.
