Sounds of success. (Since You Asked ...).I am a student at a community college. I want to get into the music industry, but not as a singer. I want to be an engineer. I'm really nervous, though, that there is no money in this profession. But this is something that I want to do. Here, in Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 33,740 at the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). , there are no [engineering] jobs: I would have to go out of the city to get work. I'm hitting a brick wall in trying to choose a good school and getting the hands-on experience I need. --S. Wilson Petersburg, Virginia For any career track, but particularly one in entertainment, your success will depend on job experience, networking, and persistence. This means you can't pursue a dream by doubting your potential. To satisfy one of your concerns, there is a significant amount of money to be made in music engineering--mostly from free-lancing, but be prepared to pay your dues. "A person starting out has to be hungry and willing to put in long hours and, many times, all-nighters," says Wendell Hanes Wendell Hanes has scored over 500 television commercials, promos, and show themes and remains one of the most prolific composers on the New York scene. He is a clio and addy winnning composer. , music composer, sound designer, and co-owner of Bang Studios in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "This type of person can expect to make $25-$40 an hour and average $35,000 a year." Experienced engineers who work regularly can earn between $60,000 and $100,000 per year at $100 an hour, says Hanes. And celebrity engineers can command more than $250,000 a year and negotiate deals to receive points from the sales of an album or project. Although many state schools offer solid music programs, which may include engineering studies, I recommend investigating Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts, with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and a 2004 faculty of approximately 430. in Boston, which offers a great program as well as excellent networking opportunities. Also, check out the Music Engineering program at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U . Mail your career development questions to: Since You Asked, BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011, or send an e-mail to alleynes@blackenterprise.com. |
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