A buddy of mine who was an audio engineer once presented me what could easily be every aspiring musician’s dream. My friend stated: ” Why don’t you drop by recording studio and let’s make a record.” “We can tackle on it up to the point that you find it satisfactory. Take all the studio time [...]
Mentoring plays a significant role for us whose careers revolve around the arts and other related industries. Even those who follow a college education will usually mention some mentor as a key to their growth. I’ve had several music mentors (my primary art form), and they typically fall into one of two categories: those who [...]
A number of years ago, I recorded a CD of my original songs with a friend who had built his own recording studio. He told me to take all the time that i need to record my songs and to gain more experience he also volunteered to mix the music for me. I had recorded [...]
Coaching is a connection that is established with a person who is a professional in their area. The mentee has less experience while the mentor has more expertise. The mentor shares their experiences and the lessons they have mastered. However, both the mentor and mentee will benefit from the connection. One major benefit for the [...]
The music industry is not like, say, the restaurant industry. It is not really all over the place. Music associated jobs/opportunities for musicians tend to come highly concentrated groups with big, empty spaces on the chart in between. Structured on that, does your address really affect your musical career? Of course, the response is it [...]
Time and again having a college degree means that you have adequate knowledge and is qualified for a particular kind of job and because not everyone have a degree having one is tantamount to immediate employment. At the moment, there a number a questions about the advantages of possessing a degree. These days, employers do [...]
I graduated with honors from a great State University. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and acquired a honorarium for my division. For the last 15 years or so, I have worked professionally as an actor, writer and music performer. During all that period I cannot remember being inquired about my [...]
When it comes to mentors versus teachers, the huge query is which one can help you the most. Seeing both the collegiate and apprenticeship worlds myself, I can tell you that mentors are the much more helpful ones, hands down. It took me only 2 years to learn a lot of things which can usually [...]
I find it interesting to listen to achievement stories shared by middle-aged and older people. It never fails that there was always some choice bits that I would walk away with. Now that I am “one of those folks” I see that looking back into my “bag of tricks”, I have a lot of accumulated [...]
If you desire to be any kind of achievement, one of the first things you must learn is exactly how to get your name out there. You need to make yourself recognized to the community before you get to advance your career. This doesn’t include a billboard ad or anything of the sorts. It is [...]