How To Prepare For A Recording Session

Getting ready to begin a recording project is no walk in the park. Not only are there the initial challenges of preparing your material and finding the right people and the right studio to get the job done, but there's the suspense of waiting to begin. But worry not! You don't have to twiddle your thumbs. Here are some things you should do to prepare before going into the studio.

Interning At A Recording Studio - Part Two: Getting The Most Out Of Your Internship

Last time we covered some basics of getting an internship in part one of our "Interning At A Recording Studio" series. This week it's time to dig into the real nitty gritty.

Part Two: Getting the Most Out of Your Internship

So now you've got an internship. What's next? While every studio has different expectations for their interns, there are definitely a few tips that are good for every new intern to know.

Interning At A Recording Studio - Part One: Getting An Internship

So you want to be a Grammy-winning audio engineer? Ok. For a moment let's brush aside the obvious challenges (hundreds of kids graduating from audio engineering schools each month to a mere handful of jobs, an industry that is currently in one of the roughest patches it has ever seen, depressingly high divorce rates, no health insurance or benefits to be seen for miles around, 80-100 hour work weeks...you get the idea) and focus on one of the only things that is proven to help you: an internship.

It's hard to avoid. If you are pursuing a career as an audio engineer, sooner or later you will probably be required by your school to complete an internship. If you are not required to do this, then your school is doing you no favors. Go get an internship anyway.

Part One: Getting an internship

I receive dozens of emails and phone calls each week from people inquiring about internships at OmniSound Studios. And in every email and phone call I say the same things: