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- From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
- Subject: Re: Turning pro - getting an audio-related job
- Message-ID: <5752@gold.gvg.tek.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 18:01:54 GMT
- References: <85436@ut-emx.uucp>
- Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA
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- In article <85436@ut-emx.uucp> logan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Logan Shaw) writes:
- (text edited)
-
- >So, the thought occurs to me: Rather than just doing something that I hate
- >and that bleeds the life right out of me, like data entry (which I've done
- >before), why not get a job that I might find interesting? So, now I have
- >some questions about audio related jobs.
-
- > I am working on a degree in Computer Science, so I know how to use computers.
-
- > I've even run sound for a professional musician once, and I got a free
- >t-shirt out of it. :-)
-
- Gee I got a free TShirt from Al Stewart!
-
- > I *don't* know how to convince singers to hold microphones correctly.
-
- No one does...........
-
- > I'm not sure I can restrain myself from killing any performer who decides
- >to put the microphone down on top of the main speakers when exiting the
- >stage area.
-
- This is where I stop being flipant and get serious.......If this is
- your attidude then keep your day job and stay out of the audio
- business.......Yes I get pissed when a performer mistreates my
- equipment but I am forced to contain myself as best as I can. I knew
- I was in trouble one evening when the singer takes the mic of the
- stand and throws the stand off the stage........Yes I did go to the
- bands manager and demand payment for damages. His response was "hell
- we ain't getting paid. I ain't paying you for nothing..." Oh and I
- got stiffed on the job also......
-
- Keep and or get a day job. Do what you can by helping out bands. I
- can't offer much more than that. I got into the business from the
- stage end. I own a sound company and people come to me so I can't
- help you with a "how to story".....
- --
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