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Recording Connection Success Stories
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These Recording Connection graduates are now working in the audio recording and music producing business because of the education they received and the connections they made through our school. Some are now Chief Engineers, others are recording studio owners, and still others are producing.
Recording Connection gets you in the door of a real studio where the action happens. We open the door, we make the connection, and we train you. If you are hard-working and motivated, this could be you one day soon. "The proof is in the pudding," as the saying goes; these stories are proof that you, too, can live your dream. Please read on:
BJ Francisco, Chicago, Illinois
The Recording Connection program was really helpful. I was able to continue expanding on my current knowledge and fine-tuning the uncertainties in the engineering field in an active and open environment. My mentor was very capable of identifying my strengths, along with my weakness, and provided clear explanations as how to better my overall sound. The continuous sessions provided me a solid knowledge base to secure a job as the lead audio engineer for a cable television music program. Read More
Jasmine Charleston, Lilburn, Georgia
After I graduated I joined my mentor's management company, and now I've been working with famous rappers, and ghost writers that are with Atlantic Records, and Interscope Records. I've worked out of multiple studios and have made valuable connections with people who are in the industry. At this time, I am currently only 20 years old and I'm doing what I love to do for a living and I have the Recording Connection to thank, as well as the in-depth training received from my mentor, and the guidance provided to me once I received my certification. Read More
Joey Merichko, Frankfort, Illinois
After years of recording smaller projects and demos I wanted more. I was stuck. I knew that if I wanted to work with higher-end clients that I needed a better foundation and more training. I also had to find a program that allowed me to hold a job and learn at the same time. After some soul searching and lots of research, I finally found the Recording Connection. As soon as I walked into my mentor’s studio, I knew that this was it!!Read More
Ozzy Williams, Jackson Heights, New York
I have done everything, from setting up microphones, to Pro Tools, to punching in. I also was offered the position of office manager for the studio, a position that I gladly accepted. The Recording Connection, as well as my mentors, have been great and I have learned so much. I can’t wait to see what my future continue to hold upon graduation of the Recording Connection program!Read More
Charles Buckley, Denver, CO
The Recording Connection really put me in the right direction to pursue a career in the music industry. When I first started looking around for options as to program I could join to get my foot in the door, I was looking at many different schools and programs, but none of them seemed right for me. However, I found the Recording Connection and I really admire the one-on-one lessons the Recording Connection provided me. close one-on-one time spent with my mentor, and all the other mentors located all over the country, is key to a positive education... Read More
Dana Kilcrease, Fishkill, NY
Once I began my courses I couldn’t have been happier. I was placed at a very prominent recording studio, which is located right in the heart of Times Square (penthouse level!) and is located in a building with a phenomenal amount of recording history (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Tupac to name a few). My mentor was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating from the start and provided a very comfortable and personal learning environment. The course consisted of one-on-one lesson time once a week plus other days during the week for review and apprenticing. Through the labs we were exposed to every aspect of studio life. Read More
Ian Thompson, Lahaina, HI
When it came time for my turn to create my demo, it was recorded in my mentors’ studio, with a local funk band. I have been continuing to go to my mentors’ studio since graduation, continuing my success within the music industry. I still work with him, assisting my mentor in engineering his new CD, which will be released shortly and is a great accomplishment. I have continued to master my controller and mixer, always reading about mics and new techniques in the industry. Thank you goes out to the Recording Connection for helping me on my way to a new exciting part of my music career... Read More
Jason Guzman, Washingtonville, NY
The lessons became much more hands on, and soon I found myself editing audio files, working with clients, assisting sessions, and playing piano for some tracks. I also began working in other events and venues related to the studio such as Webster Hall, where I helped to direct a couple of fashion shows. Being involved in these projects was a crucial part to my understanding of the business (I still have much to learn) because it showed me how all the different spectrums of media are related. Networking is key, and my mentor demonstrated through example. He introduced me to everyone he could at events, and got me involved in any way possible. Read More
Jesse Rothman, Lebanon, NJ
I was familiar with Pro Tools prior to enrollment; however, the studio’s vast array of the best outboard gear, microphones and software that money can buy has certainly opened my eyes to the limitless control, technical achievements and expectations of this industry. By being outgoing, humble, and making relationships with the people I met in-studio; I was able to sell myself and create connections. I played with some bands, produced some songs with people, and am now focused solely on a project I am embarking on (with my partner and co-apprentice from the recording connection, where we work with the same mentor. Read More
John Digiacomo, Philadelphia, PA
I met with my mentor at his recording studio and we got started. He immediately made me feel comfortable in his studio and from the first lesson I knew I would gain from his 30 years experience in the business. Everything I learned from mic selection to mic placement to frequency and dynamic based processors, and studio design and monitors gave me all the skills I was lacking before I joined the program. Within a month and a half I was running recording sessions on my own in my mentors’ studio. I was so comfortable with my mentor after I graduated from the Recording Connection I stayed on and took an advanced pro tools class that he offered. Read More
Justin Lomelino, Oak Park, IL
I came up as a bass player in a bunch of local rock bands, even going as far as a self-financed tour of the east coast. From very early on I was interested in recording, doing Sony Acid-based compositions in my basement. While I wasn't actually playing anything in my songs, I had a blast messing with the audio. In high school I played in a group that put out several different CD’s, and as a band we decided to do each at a different studio. At the time we were just looking to be the weirdest group in the area, and didn't want a consistent sound. I ended up being exposed to a modern digital workstation at a studio built in... Read More
Travis Cole, Dorr, MI
When I joined the Recording Connection, I already had one year of experience in the music industry. At that time, I had built my own mobile recording studio, made custom to travel on the road to encompass all of my equipment that entailed recording my clients. My mobile studio held, and still holds to this day equipment such as my pre amps, MBox, in which throughout the program I began to collect more and more. I currently now have three different MBoxes since graduation, as my own music career is booming. What I needed to learn was how to use my equipment better, and because of the Recording Connection, and the training from... Read More
Blake La Grange, Oceanside, CA
As the program progressed, I had established my foundation and really found myself getting more and more hands on assignments. The program started looking moving more and more into training me as the assistant engineer. I started micing equipment and working with all the clients and recording artists. I really began to develop my skills at that point, learning the business side, and not only the audio side of the program. I learned the only way to gain all of the skills and experience is to work in a real studio. To get your reading curriculum done, then apply it to my mentorship, really fine-tuned my skills. Read More
Chris Biggin, San Diego, CA
A week or so ago, my mentor advised me that I would be ready to take on sessions as chief engineer. This Tuesday I was able to look after a session, as well as perform! This entailed recording guitars, vocals, midi sequencing, and rough mixing for the client. This whole process, from knowing audio basics, routing sound, and being literate on Pro Tools, has enabled me to move much further than I could have imagined. Furthermore, I have been asked to engineer more upcoming sessions, which I’m very much looking forward to. Read More
Daniel Neilson, Panorama City, CA
I feel very fortunate to be able to learn under Brian, because he instilled a "family" like culture at the studio, and he was very patient with allowing me to work at my own pace under my unexpected circumstances. I would have times where I could devote more time than other times, and sometimes even had to leave the country on business, yet Brian allowed me to come and go through all of that time to learn and pick up where I had left off. My mentor was always willing to re-review any specific areas of training. Read More
Jane Song, Open Call Studios
Everything about the school sounded perfect for me, and I talked to my parents about it, and so I quit work, and decided to dedicate my time at the studio. Learning the basics of sound was the most crucial part for me. Since I never learned anything about recording music, it was very critical for me to learn, and everything just started to click after that. My relationship with my mentor is great. Donny is an awesome mentor, and has helped me every step of the way. Once I was getting near to the end of my course, Donny had offered me to intern at the studio. Read More
Luther Banks, Atlanta, GA
When Luther first came upon the Recording Connection, he had just started his own recording studio. However, he noticed the smaller studios were being shut down and needed to move into a larger recording company to learn the way they were run. In order to continue his growth within the music industry, Larry’s two options at this time were to either get a degree to work for these larger companies, or use his contacts to get his foot in the door in order to work for these large-scale companies. Then, Luther Banks came across the Recording Connection, which both provided the curriculum to receive his certification, but would get his foot in the door at the same time. Read More
Richard Martens, Stegar, IL
When I first found the Recording Connection, I had been doing some research on the internet in order to exercise all of my options. Found Rec. connection on internet, research recording schools. What really stuck out about the Recording Connection was the affordable price for such an excellent opportunity. When I got accepted into the apprenticeship with my mentor, my mentor was absolutely great. I went in several days a week, one day to go over the reading assigned by the Recording Connection. The other days were designed for my apprenticeship duties. Read More
Scott Buzzell, Baldwinsville, NY
Once I graduated the program, my mentor and I continued to work with each other outside of the program, as he began to assist me in the start up of my own small recording business. Not only did my mentor outlined my entire business plan, taking his own personal and business experiences with the start up of his own company, and applying them to how I would build my own company, thus fulfilling my career dream. And even furthermore, my mentor furthered my clientele base by writing me the most amazing letter of recommendation... Read More
Vincent Campos, Houston, TX
Once I graduated the program, I continued my career in the industry and worked on the tools I had been trained on as an apprentice. Two years later, my mentor called me so set up an appointment over dinner, for him to discuss some details with me. When I got to dinner, my mentor notified me that the company was currently expanding and building a new studio within the expanded company. Right then and there to work for my mentors company, hired as the staff engineer and producer. I put in the dedication and in the end, it has finally started to pay off for me. Now, I have clients of all genres that I work with, providing the complete recording, mixing, and mastering. Read More
Gabe Green, Little Rock, AR
When my computer crashed last week and I couldn't use my m-box he let me bring in the tracks I had backed up and put them on their system just so I could hear how my mix sounded on their big board in a professional monitoring environment and make my own adjustments to the plug-ins. He has been nothing but nice to me and has never said no to any favor I've asked him that involved me learning. I told him in the beginning that I wanted to learn how to be a studio engineer and how to run live sound. He responded by promising to do everything in his power to go above and beyond what was required by the course just so that I would have a marketable resume and be able to make a career change to do what I love. Read More
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