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Q. Why did
you want to pursue audio engineering?
A. I've
always lived in a musical household. My mother is an opera
singer, and taught singing out of our apartment for my
entire life. She always encouraged me to follow my musical
inclinations, and in high school I started producing my
own electronic music. I started out working mostly with
loops in Acid 3.0, but eventually graduated to synth
software like Reason.
Q. What are your goals
within audio engineering?
A. After I
finished my college degree, I tried out a few office
jobs--but I HATED it. I wanted to pursue a career where I
could take advantage of the skills I had begun to develop
with my (then hobby of) music production, and I eventually
found myself at Bristol Studios.
Q. Why did you choose
Bristol Studios to help you achieve your goals?
A. When I decided I wanted
to try to follow a career path in the music industry, I
went online and did an inventory of all the recording
studios in and around the Boston area. I had heard of
Bristol before, and they seemed to have the most
straightforward program; even if you have zero experience,
you can take the courses, sign up for the internship, and
if you make it through, you've got the tool-set to work
professionally in an audio career.
Q. What were the courses
like for you?
A. My instructor was Dan
Steinbrink. He was a really cool guy who always had a good
story story about success (or more often, near-success) in
the music industry, designed to teach you about audio dos
and don'ts. After the 5 weeks were up, he had imparted
upon us a great understanding of basic and advanced mixing
techniques.
Q. What are some projects
that you’ve worked on?
A. I
assisted on a few recording sessions with rising country
artist Matt Johnson, who has performed with some big name
country stars in the Texas area! More recently, I
assisted on the production of a song for the new Bristol
holiday album, Boston Kids Rock In the Holidays, which was
a cover of New Kids on the Block's "Funky, Funky X-Mas,"
performed by Jordan Hawkins. I really got her to go for
the gusto on that record and Kate, a staff member at
Bristol Studios, said that it was her favorite track on
the disk which totally made my day. I've also been
running sound for a bunch of the music video shoots we've
been doing. One shoot--for Vilma De Vellis--had me
stuffing an entire PA system and portable battery laced up
with wires into a suitcase, which I had to drag down into
the subway. We made quite a scene!
Q. Who do you aspire to
work with?
A. I would
love to work with any of those big synthpop/industrial
acts or producers--Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Flood--I
was ecstatic when Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the
Oscar for the Social Network soundtrack. I'd love to have
the opportunity work with and learn from them.
Q. What is your signature
style?
A. Ryan Darcy (one of the
other interns at Bristol) is always telling me that my
songs sound at least a little bit industrial, no matter
what I'm trying to work on. Maybe he's right, haha.
Q. What is your favorite
audio style? Why?
A. I really
love the dark stuff--evil and haunting, or brutal and
destructive; rock, electronic, and hip-hop alike. I also
totally enjoy good pop stuff, and even a lot of the more
experimental/eclectic stuff. As long as it's delivered
with attitude and panache, I can find something in the
performance to enjoy.
Q. How has the Bristol
Internship prepared you for a career in the industry?
A. You can
have access to all the best gear, plugins, and
instructional manuals, but nothing beats practice. And at
Bristol, I've found an environment where I can practice my
mixing and production skills, pow wow with other interns
and the professional engineers for feedback, and take that
knowledge into my next mixing project.
Q. Why would you
recommend the program to others wanting to pursue this
avenue?
A. On your first day of your
internship at Bristol, your hands are on the gear, and
you're working on projects required to complete the
checklist for graduation from the internship. The other
interns are there to help you along, and you can quickly
get up to speed and start assisting on sessions with the
engineers here.
Call today for more information, current
specials, and to schedule a studio tour! 617-247-8689
Full
Audio Courses Offered Include: Engineering 1 and 2, ProTools
1, 2, and 3, Production 1 and 2, Digital Performer, and Reason
5! Learn Microphones, Monitors, Mixers, Recorders, Mixing,
Compressors, EQ, Reverb, Delays, Gates, Digital Recording and
Editing, Live Recording, Pro Tools, Computers, and Midi.
We also offer PROFESSIONAL
INTERNSHIPS.
"I felt that the recording course I took at
Bristol Recording Studios was by far one of the best
production courses I have ever taken. The teacher made a
complex subject easy and explained things in a way that I
could understand. I got exactly what I wanted out of the
course and more. I had taken similar at [a very prestigious
music college in Boston], and I would recommend the Bristol
course over the intro production class I took at [the other
learning institution]. After taking the course at Bristol, I
am now capable of walking into a studio and making a recording
using the required equipment." -MK
"The staff at Bristol has given me the dream and opportunity
to succeed in the music business. With their training, I have
boosted my ability as a musician and now as an engineer and
producer." -B.G
BRISTOL RECORDING STUDIOS • 169
MASSACHUSETTS AVE. BOSTON, MA 02115