outsideofurecords internship

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Hello everyone,

I did my internship at a home studio in Bloomington called outside of u records. I knew the guy from a friend of a friend and called him up and we figured it would work. I went to his place a few nights a week for four to five hours each night. I basically sat in the control room and sat back and observed the few week or so, and then I took hold of the computer and recorded some sessions on Pro Tools. I learned a ton more with the hands on part than i did watching, but thats just the type of learner than I am. I didnt quite learn all that I had set out to learn, but I do recommend something like this for someone who wants to go into recording/producing/engineering etc. Id make sure the person has plenty of time to show you things and make sure they are patient enough for you to adequately learn.

Christopher Pond

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Rose Marshack said…
Wow - this is great! Excellent job finding the internship through what is termed "weak ties" in social networking language!

Can you give us any juicy stories about recording bands? Did the internship make you want to do more of this sort of thing, or less?
April 23, 2008 at 10:38 PM
parallellives99 said…
Well, there arent many juicy stories to tell, but i can say that most people in the studio environment think they are something incredibly special and i found that to be annoying. Most people arent and wont be rock stars, so be humble in a studio environment, its much more bearable. I think the internship made me want to do more of this stuff, but in a bigger city or at least being a part of more of the creative process. The best part of the internship was the creative parts where a musician would ask me my opinion about a song and what it should do.
April 24, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Rose Marshack said…
Ah... fantastic - you want to be a producer then, and not just a sound engineer! Producers are the people who usually lend their comments. Thank you so much for sharing!
April 24, 2008 at 6:16 PM
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