Recording Studio Advice: 6 Tips for Interns & Assistants
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Recording Studio Advice: 6 Tips for Interns & Assistants
Hi guys! Today I figured we would talk about what YOU can do to keep a gig in the studio once you get your foot in the door, or, in other words, ways to impress clients, coworkers, or potential mentors in the studio.
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** About This Video **
In this video, we talk about how you can impress a mentor or potential mentor, and how you can become the type of person that everyone wants to work with in the studio. In this video, we’ll talk about some tips to keep in mind if you just got something like an intern or assistant position, OR you would just like some advice on studio etiquette, OR if you’re a go-getter, and you’re always looking for ideas on how to make yourself as useful as possible and maximize your effectiveness in the studio! Working in a studio is SO competitive, so anything you can do to improve is always recommended.
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For interns/runner always carry pen and a notepad because assistants will just pop up on you with request and if you forget something for a client it could completely kill the vibe.
That's such a good one, because so many kids don't carry pends at all anymore! haha
It's all in your attitude and how you carry yourself, so my advice would be to stay positive, no matter what! Be that guy people talk about after a session because of how helpful you were to making it go smoothly. Shaboom!
Yeah, that's great advice!
Solid advice. My advice, to answer your question, is to take daily showers and wear deodorant. Smelly interns are the worst.
ugh, yeah! Don't be a stinker!
Hi guys, thanks for watching! Let us know here in the comments what advice you have for people starting out in the studio!
Never mention that you personally know past clients of the studio or studio manager. There is chance that the client did not make a good impression, and it will ruin your relationship with your manager.
This setup is ridiculously awesome. Please, teach me your ways! I'm converting a box truck into a mobile recording studio and with such limited space it's a challenge to produce top quality sound. But I'm going to make it happen no matter what. Watch me do it 🤘🤘🤘 Oh and thanks for the dope vid btw
Hey, thanks for commenting on my videos! That's a really cool idea! You posting videos on your youtube channel about it? I'll check out your channel. I love the idea of a mobile studio, I've thought about it myself at points. What sort of issues are you running into while building it?
I'm a videographer so we are in the same situation :D
my advice is be kind ,,, go out with your client have a cup of coffee and talk about anything just to make them feel comfortable.
I do this for my clients and it makes it very easy to work.
p.s also I'm a metal mixing engineer but we don't have studios in my country :(
cool, yeah, makes sense ^_^ - what country are you in?
Cato Zane Libya in North Africa
oh wow! What's it like there? do you have a home studio setup then, since there aren't studios there?
it is nothing at all haha :D no bands no gigs .... etc
yeah I do have my home studio, just a simple one, I've got Focusrite interface and Yamaha HS5 also the ATH M50x headphones.
since I grow up in the digital era, all what I do is inside the box, I've got the everything bundle Slate Digital, some of my favorite Waves plugins, some of Universal Audio, and the whole collection of FabFilter cos it's my favorite of all the time :D
using VST's like GetGood Drums, Toontrack Superior Drummer, Positive Grid, Amplitube.
that's it :D
that's awesome, I have kind of the same deal with plugins at home. I got the slate bundle and the whole fabfilter too - I love both of those! and then I have an assortment of other plugins that I love. Both Slate and Fabfilter were such great deals though! I got 1/2 off on fabfilter because I teach at a college :)
Hey, I’m from Toronto and I’m looking for a mentor or internship to gain some studio experience. Where can I look for job opportunities where I can assist an engineer. Is there a platform, should I randomly call studios? Any advice for this?
Great advice, I am sharing this video with our interns/assistants. All your points are so good. Wow, completely right about a intern being on their cell phone, I find it very offensive. Like they're more interested in their Instagram than being present in the studio? Thanks!!!!
Engineer want you to Learn he would sit you down next to him and teach you something instead of worshiping him
Take your time
I actually don't like this idea of not asking questions or being slow about it. Don't hire interns /assistants if you don't want them around, as simple as that. More often than not, in my starting days, I was too afraid to ask questions and this I felt was actually a deterrent to me learning things faster.
Oh, that's not my argument here at all. It's not that you shouldn't ask questions - it's that you have to pace your questions. If you ask so many that it interrupts the flow of the session too much, then it can damage business. At that point, whether the engineer wants you around or not isn't even relevant.
thank you so much for this help
Got big shit on the horizon, dying to do my best.
Great channel and nice to see someone mentioning that phone and social media abuse. While working they should ban the whole thing. . . ;)
Thanks! And yeah, it's a real problem.
Thank you Cato! very useful!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Thank you!
Anticipating clients needs is at the TOP of my list. I'm currently seeking an intern and if their body language doesn't say customer service, I'm not picking them.
Yeah, seriously! There's enough competition out there that you can be very picky about all this stuff when looking for an intern.
Incredible advice, Cato!
Great video
I find your video set up, behind you, very interesting. Are you using a tablet for editing?
Yeah, haha, I have a tablet there. I didn't get it for audio editing though (got it for visual stuff years ago). I don't really use the tablet functions when I'm working, just when doing visual stuff for fun.