How to Get DJ Gigs
Nothing beats the shot of adrenaline you get when standing on stage as a DJ. Getting the people dancing, cheerings, and, most important, getting them coming back for more. A packed house night after...
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Recording Connection’s Best of 2021 Issue is Here!
IN 2021… Recording Connection grad & mentor Dawsøn Recorded Kanye West & Broke Livestream Records. On August 5th, 2021, when Kanye West live-streamed the release of his new album Donda, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium....
What Are the Four Elements of Hip Hop?
Born in a South Bronx house party in the early 70s, Hip Hop is now a dominant force of nature in the music industry. Permeating almost every other popular genre, musical elements of hip...
How to Slice Audio in Ableton?
The advent of digital audio workstations (DAWs) has given rise to more do-it-yourself audio engineers and music producers than ever before. The ability to create music from scratch, produce beats, import instruments, and work...
Is Audio Engineering a Good Career to Pursue?
Audio Engineering Career Opportunities The ability to organize a session, operate the recording gear, work with others, and understand technical aspects of recording gives an audio engineer a lot of opportunities in several fields....
How to Network in the Music Industry?
It can be incredibly difficult to get your “big break” in the music industry. Even as technology has made it more accessible to produce and distribute your music, it’s a crowded marketplace with a...
Audio Engineering Training in the Recording Studio
For decades Recording Connection has been giving students an alternative way to learn about and prepare for a career in audio engineering, music production, and other aspects of the music industry. We felt the...
Recording Connection graduate Phillip Dickson Jr. Lands Post as Staff Engineer!
Recording Connection grad Phillip Dickson Jr. enrolled in Recording Connection’s 6–9-month Audio Engineering & Music Production Program once he’d decided being self-taught would take him only so far. Since that time, Phillip has grown...
How to Be a DJ with a Laptop?
In the olden days (a couple of decades ago), hip hop club DJs needed to lug around two turntables, mixers, microphones, and crates of records to get the party started. Today, all you really...
Find Musicians to Collaborate With
Many of us dream of being successful artists known all over the world, but at the start, it can be a lonely endeavor. Trying to find others that share your excitement for music, and...
What is the Difference Between Audio Engineering and Music Production?
An artist or a band may think they have a hit on their hands–audio engineers and music producers do their very best to make sure they do. They come together to ensure an artist...
How to Learn a New Music Genre?
When you first begin to really listen to music, chances are you were drawn to one particular musical style. Whether it was hip hop, EDM, or country and western music, there was something about...
