Music Business-How To Get Your Foot In Quicker

A quality engineering education may get your foot in the door quicker!

Before even attempting to get your foot in the door at a reputable recording studio such as at PatchWerk, you better believe you will need to have some sort of educational background from a reputable audio engineering program first. We spoke with one of PatchWerk’s current engineering intern’s Blake Cameron, and he gave us a little insight into some of the best programs out there for aspiring engineers and producers.

Blake’s top three schools of choice are Expression College for Digital Arts (Emeryville, CA), Full Sail Real World Education (Orlando, FL), and his Alma Mater, The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (Tempe, AZ).

According to Blake, The Conservatory has a maximum of 12 students per class. “You get more hands on, more one on one time with the instructor; they have a mandatory 280 hour internship as part of the curriculum; they are the only school who offers that. They place you and its mandatory.” Blake went on to explain that their program helps students with anything they need, and even after graduation, they can help find a job or work.

Expression’s Bachelor of Applied Science has an accelerated degree program and can be completed in about 2 ½ years. You can be in and out, working in the industry, doing what you love – sooner. Classes are small, taught by industry professionals, and the equipment is professional-grade.

Similarly, Full Sail, where PatchWerk’s close affiliate; Leslie Braithwaite graduated from, awards associates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees after 12 to 21 months of an accelerated education. Full Sail Real World Education is a private, for-profit university, geared toward the entertainment industry and known for its around-the-clock schedule. It offers degree programs in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Education Media Design & Technology, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Art, Game Development, Music Business, Recording Arts, and Show Production & Touring, Web Design & Development.

For more information on these and other audio engineering programs click on any of the following links.

- http://www.aes.org/education/

- www.expression.edu/

- www.fullsail.com/

- www.cras.org/

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_engineering