Network Like Never Before with Top Tips from RRFC Mentors
So you want to be a working professional, but how do you bridge the gap between being an aspiring pro and a working pro? Remember this: the prime goal of networking is to establish...
Category: Real World Advice
Grab That Gig: Work-Grabbing Methods for Filmmakers
[Film Connection student Jacob Sizemore directs his short film “Song of Silence”] The film industry definitely isn’t the easiest industry to work in. Getting work and staying gainfully employed requires constant hustling and staying...
Music Industry Jobs Many People Don’t Know Exist
We recently spoke with Ashley Calhoun (Los Angeles, CA), author of the
Working Social Media Into Your Flow
Oftentimes, being a successful artist has a lot to do with how well you play the game. It’s about how well you can network and showcase your work. It’s about how adept you are...
Resolve to Make Effective New Year’s Resolutions with These 5 Tips
None of us like it when we fail at keeping our New Year’s resolutions. Sure, such failure is rife, so much so that it’s something many of us joke about come February when we’ve...
The Power of a Sh_tty First Draft
The thing that holds most writers back is fear of failure. Such a fear can imprison people, keeping them creatively paralyzed so that ultimately they don’t make anything at all—good or bad. On this...
Recording Connection student Darryl Thiessen gets hired at a top Winnipeg hip-hop collective!
From no studio experience to hip-hop engineer in a few months? How does something like that happen? Ask Recording Connection student Darryl Thiessen, who got hired at YSMG, one of the top up-and-coming hip-hop...
Recording Connection student Coke Youngblood lands music placements with major companies!
Coke Youngblood knew from an early age that he wanted to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career as a songwriter/producer. “I remember coming out here [to L.A.] when I was 16 to...
Recording Connection student Heather Crawford adds knowledge to her passion
“I’ve always loved music,” says Recording Connection student Heather Crawford. “It’s something that’s always been a part of my soul. It was this early love of music that first steered Heather toward the club...
Recording Connection student Orlando Gomez Gets Hired, Lands Platinum!
When Orlando Gomez enrolled in the Recording Connection, he had one primary goal in mind: to launch a career as a music producer and audio engineer. So when he was placed as an apprentice...
