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Saying Recording Connection mentor Mark Christensen is a music industry veteran would be an understatement. From playing in successful bands and sharing the stage with major artists in the 90s, Mark always nurtured a...
When you’re first starting out in the music industry it’s wise to expect to pay your dues for awhile. Expect it to take some time to lay the foundation for a strong future. That...
Sometimes the hardest part about being an artist is being your own biggest fan. You have to constantly be excited about what you’re making. You have to always be championing your own work, saying, “Hey,...
The great thing about learning on the job is that it presents you with opportunities to begin building your career while you’re still a student. That’s exactly what we found when we caught up...
Ever hear the saying “work begets work”? If you haven’t, acquaint yourself with it now. From the time he was an apprentice with Colorado Sound Studios in Denver, Colorado, where he studied under Jesse...
When Justin Smith first began his Recording Connection externship with music industry veteran Larry Goetz at The Lair Studio in Los Angeles, CA—a top-shelf studio serving clients like Katy Perry and Ariana Grande—little could...
A natural musician, Recording Connection mentor Brian Jackson has been working in electronic music for twenty years. So what led him into electronic music at a time when rock was still the rage? Initially...
A true music industry veteran, Recording Connection mentor Ira Parker is the owner and chief producer/engineer for Maximus Music Records, one of the top recording studios in Charlotte, NC, serving clients like Jadakiss, DMX...
Recording Connection graduate Wes Hagy recently got hired as a tracking engineer at Maximus Music (Jadakiss, Wiz Khalifa, Zaytoven), located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wes’ own journey into audio engineering and music production has...
RRFC: So you helped write the Ableton curriculum for Recording Connection. Can you tell us a bit about that? Brian Jackson: Yes, and in fact I designed it…I ended up designing all six of...
