Working Within The Sound Industry

[Anonymous]

Anyone on here work within the industry?
Or even at Uni/College hoping to move in to the industry?

And I dont mean as like a singer or anything lol.

[Breathe Beats]

I'm studying BTEC music technology and indsutry at college at the moment, this is my last year. Thinking of going to uni next september but pretty much everyone i know who has done music technology at uni level have not enjoyed it.

SOOOOOO i dunno, id quite like to work for an A&R department within a big label when im abit older. But i dont wanna be stuck at uni doing something i dont like for 3 years =/

[Anonymous]

I'm studying BTEC music technology and indsutry at college at the moment, this is my last year. Thinking of going to uni next september but pretty much everyone i know who has done music technology at uni level have not enjoyed it.

SOOOOOO i dunno, id quite like to work for an A&R department within a big label when im abit older. But i dont wanna be stuck at uni doing something i dont like for 3 years =/

My friend just started his Music Tech. course at TVU and he loves it, though its still early days.

[LNL]

i'm on the first year of my btec music tech course (covers the industry)
and i'm doing a business course aswell mainly so that i don't get ripped off by labels and stuff
im interested in a job in the industry preferably a&r or something similar

[Breathe Beats]

i'm on the first year of my btec music tech course (covers the industry)
and i'm doing a business course aswell mainly so that i don't get ripped off by labels and stuff
im interested in a job in the industry preferably a&r or something similar

yeahhh

my tutor said it would be a good idea for me to do a split degree of music tech and business

[Kaychi]

yes. one of my modules is fundamentals of the music industry

[Mucky Midi Man]

Music tech in college (BTEC) was a dos in my case as they had to cater for all the students and half of them didnt know anything about music. Now im at Uni doin Creative Sound Design and its BORING. i really regret doing it still... When u start going Uni for Music ders a possibilty you will get fed up and end up treating it as a choir.

[Steez]

I did music technology to degree level, it's boring and mostly irrelevant to the actual industry.

The ONLY way in, literally, is to intern for free, as young as possible and then climb. If you think a degree will get you a music job, you're lost. Look at any music job advert and they always require at least one years experience.

[Steez]

yeahhh

my tutor said it would be a good idea for me to do a split degree of music tech and business

I know someone who did the more business side of things and it was far more interesting than the pure music tech one. Learning how a synth works is kinda irrelevant these days if you're looking to do anything other than teach that back.

[Exo]

My friend just started his Music Tech. course at TVU and he loves it, though its still early days.


I go there, good lecturers. Bit dry as a uni though.

[Exo]

Statuz how did you go about doing your intern? just send a a c.v to everyplace saying you'll work for free?

[Steez]

Statuz how did you go about doing your intern? just send a a c.v to everyplace saying you'll work for free?
Some of them advertise it, otherwise you need to ask. Blindly sending your CV in does nothing though, you have to PHONE and get someone's NAME and send it in. Anything just for the company gets parred.

But yeah, basically just say you want to gain experience and are interested in internship/working for free and see what they offer.