How to be a Music Entrepreneur
In all honesty, there is no such thing as a “music entrepreneur.” Aside from the product or service, entrepreneurs all share common traits. People building a better mousetrap, bringing an invention to market, or...
Category: Advanced Audio & Music Production Program
The Agile Music Producer
Stockbrokers, money managers, professional athletes of all sizes, their success hinges on their ability to react on-the-fly. Not being able to read the market can cost a broker millions. In baseball, having a keen...
Mentor Rene Reyes on The Creative, Fluffy Land of Unicorns, Objectivity & What it Really Takes to Be a Professional Music Producer
Producer/Engineer Rene Reyes of Miami’s Rebel 11 Studios (Bad Bunny, Darrel, Karol G) isn’t one to varnish the truth. He’s passionate about making music, helping artists capture the sounds and sonic feel they’re after,...
Why File Management Matters for Music Producers and Audio Engineers
Before digital audio workstations, before computers, and before storage came in the form of a disk, audio engineers and music producers worked in analog. Tape, reels, and cabinets designed to handle finished projects and...
For Engineers & Producers: Time Sucks and How to Avoid Them
Salary.com once released a study that found nearly every worker in every industry wastes at least 30 minutes a day while on the job. Sometimes up to three hours! Reading social media, daydreaming, or...
Recording Connection graduate Joe Dancsak Does TDE Lockout!
L.A-based guitarist, producer, and composer Joe Dancsak (Los Angeles, CA) is a graduate of both the beginner’s and the Advanced Audio Engineering & Music Production programs. In the decade since Joe first enrolled in...
Home Recording Studio Design
Nominated for Academy Awards, including an Oscar win for the best original song, Hustle and Flow is about DJay, a pimp, as he tries to make a name for himself in the local rap...
Tips for Staying Organized as a Music Producer
FIND what you’re looking for The ability to diversify, fracture, and splinter sound can transform any single note into a symphony unto itself. Multiply that by a hundred instruments, and it can be migraine-inducing...
What is a record deal?
Caveat Emptor Rules Ever since Robert Johnson “sold his soul to the devil” in order to become a famous musician as chronicled in his song “Crossroads,” record deals have been looked at as a...
Hip Hop Producers Who Use Logic
Considered the “creative” operating system, the Apple entry into the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) landscape offers a lot to the professional music producer. Some of the biggest names in the digital music industry, including...
