When you’re first breaking into the music, film, or other creative industries, forging connections with people in positions of power is your number one goal. Whether you succeed or not and the kind of impression you make is all up to you. Do you shrink from opportunity and hide your head in the sand or […]
Image: mimohe Being a musician can be lonely. You want to make music with other people but it can be hard to find the proper chemistry between you and other artists, let alone people who are really excited and driven to spend the time and energy it requires. Do not despair. In today’s technologically-linked world […]
Working in any creative industry is always a balancing act. If you want to keep working, you need to be making connections and building a solid reputation among the people you work with. You need to always be aware of who knows whom and how everyone is interconnected. Inevitably, whenever this conversation arises the Six […]
Making things is hard. It’s so much easier to live a life of consumption. Just sitting back and playing video games, reading books, and watching movies. It’s so much easier to let life wash over you. But that’s not satisfying at the end of the day, is it? Do you wake up fulfilled after a […]
As a working audio engineer, and especially as a music producer, it’s commonplace to have to become acquainted with multitude of different types of music. You could go from Cumbia to Zydeco to hip-hop to hardcore in the matter of a few days. Due to the rapid turn over of musical genres inherent in the […]
Recording Connection student Charles Huston (Chicago, IL) is a lifelong, self-proclaimed “tech head” who says he knew from his early teens that he wanted to produce music. “I was big into shoegaze,” he says, “so I started getting into Radiohead. I was really big into Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine, just the craziest textures…And then […]
In the age of instant access via the World Wide Web it’s a bit surprising that most people still have major blind spots in their cultural awareness. With its stirring rhythms and soaring harmonies, music binds cultures and transcends language and heritage. It’s arguably the oldest and most important of all the art forms. As […]
photo credit: Panom / Shutterstock.com As of the writing of this post Captain America: Civil War has grossed $957 million globally. It’s an unqualified smash hit. People are singing its praises from the mountain tops. They’re yelling about how amazing the writing, the directing, the acting, and the special effects are. However, no one is […]
Although Recording Radio Film Connection is less than half the price of most similar programs, we know that saving up a significant amount of money for higher education can be difficult. Worry not! We’re here with 3 tips that’ll get you in the studio or on-set in no time! 1. Crowdfunding Asking for help is […]
Coachella is one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Taking place every April in Indio, California, it’s a virtual who’s who of the music industry’s biggest and brightest stars. It profiles the hottest up-and-coming acts as well as the music’s hottest superstars. Past hallmark appearances include sets from Rage Against The Machine, Coldplay, […]
