Ok, so recently I reconnected with my old guitar teacher that I had back when I was like 15... back then, I completely sucked at guitar and barely was playing Nirvana riffs. lol. So after catching up a bit and him learning that I went to school for music and started learning the art of mixing on my own, he wanted to hang out and have me over to check out his studio and have a drink or two. I brought over a few mixes I've done from either my own songs or mixes from the stems here on the forums, and he pretty much told me he's opening a studio and offered me an internship!
It won't be anything full-time, as it's a non-paid internship and I still have to work full time to support my family. But it will be something I do after work for a few hours a day. He's had his own studio that he constructed out of his basement for a long time, and already has a long list of credits for various artists he's recorded, but it's time for him to expand. So I know he doesn't have money to pay me, and to be honest, since I didn't go to school for audio production, I didn't expect to get a paid gig doing it to start off.
So, needless to say, I'm SOOOOOOO stoked for this opportunity to gain some real life experience working with bands and learning all the ins and outs of production.
Since he's usually on the road touring at least 2-3 days a week, he wants to get me to a point where I'm comfortable enough to take over the studio for him while he's out so he doesn't have to book clients around his schedule. Once I get to that point, he said he'll start paying me once he starts getting more business. And, going into this, he already has 3 signed contracts ready to go from bands wanting to start recording next month. The studio is already built, we just have to move his gear over.
Anyway, I'm too excited not to share this news!
From a pro studio engineer (some of you guys) to a noob (me), what would you recommend I focus on as a total beginner? Sure, I've been learning how to record and mix on my own little setup, but I've NEVER worked with sound treatment, micing drums, vocal recording, etc etc. This is all new to me. lol. So any suggestions on what I should be asking and learning up front working in a real studio would be GREATLY appreciated! Cheers dudes!
It won't be anything full-time, as it's a non-paid internship and I still have to work full time to support my family. But it will be something I do after work for a few hours a day. He's had his own studio that he constructed out of his basement for a long time, and already has a long list of credits for various artists he's recorded, but it's time for him to expand. So I know he doesn't have money to pay me, and to be honest, since I didn't go to school for audio production, I didn't expect to get a paid gig doing it to start off.
So, needless to say, I'm SOOOOOOO stoked for this opportunity to gain some real life experience working with bands and learning all the ins and outs of production.
Since he's usually on the road touring at least 2-3 days a week, he wants to get me to a point where I'm comfortable enough to take over the studio for him while he's out so he doesn't have to book clients around his schedule. Once I get to that point, he said he'll start paying me once he starts getting more business. And, going into this, he already has 3 signed contracts ready to go from bands wanting to start recording next month. The studio is already built, we just have to move his gear over.
Anyway, I'm too excited not to share this news!
From a pro studio engineer (some of you guys) to a noob (me), what would you recommend I focus on as a total beginner? Sure, I've been learning how to record and mix on my own little setup, but I've NEVER worked with sound treatment, micing drums, vocal recording, etc etc. This is all new to me. lol. So any suggestions on what I should be asking and learning up front working in a real studio would be GREATLY appreciated! Cheers dudes!
