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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Recording Website Message Board ] [ FAQ ] Posted by JR#97 on February 14, 2000 at 14:04:40:
In Reply to: information on becoming a recording engineer posted by Holmes on February 14, 2000 at 09:24:49:
Most of the engineers I know that work for commercial studios got their degrees in music at schools that had some sort of recording tract. Everybody talks about sweeping floors on your way to the chair, but that's pretty far and few between. Most of the project studio owners I know graduated with technical or business degrees or something totally unrelated. Income varies greatly. The first studio I worked at, the Senior Engineer made good money, but he was more management than engineer. The highest paid non-management engineer only made in the mid 30's. That was 10 years ago, so adjust for inflation. I made in the mid 20's as a 2nd mastering engineer and then went on to make mid 30's as a 2nd mastering engineer at a different studio. Not a whole lot of industry salary consistancy. I know some project studio guys that make mid 30's and others that rake in 50-60's and have financial backing and investors.