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How to Apply for Studio Internships

3/13/2017

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I probably get 5-10 emails every month from people asking for internships at my studio, The Closet Studios, and I can safely say that 90% of these people have no idea how to ask for an internship. I'm here to help you avoid making the same mistakes and show you how to apply for studio internships without making a fool of yourself! 

If you're a fan of the podcast, maybe you've heard me talk about this a little bit. I'm in the process of doing a podcast episode specifically about this topic, so make sure to check out the LISTEN page when that comes out, but for now this blog should give you a great start. Perhaps the best way for me to show you how not to ask for internships is to show you some examples of emails I have received and explain why they are poorly written, and then later explain how to apply for an internship correctly! I have blocked out any personal information for anonymity. Take a look at this first one. 
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​Email #1
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​This email starts out fine, but quickly makes me grimace with statements like "I would love to intern at your studio." Of COURSE you would love to intern at my studio. So would 50 other people, but that's not the point. This person also goes on to say "I think it would be a great learning experience for me." Of COURSE it would. But that's not the point. So WHAT is the point? 

LESSON #1
- STUDIOS DON'T HIRE YOU SO THEY CAN TEACH YOU THINGS. They hire you because they need help. Yes, you will learn. Yes, I'm sure it will be fun and be a great learning experience. But I'm not here to be your teacher. I'm here to make records, and you're here to help me. 
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Note: I do, however, applaud this person for feeling confident enough to send me a link to their work - that's a plus. Remember that! 
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Email #2
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​This one is a bit confusing to me. "I am a guitarist and aspiring to be a musician"? I'm confused here. Are you not a musician? You just said you're a guitarist. Do you mean, you want to have a career as a musician? Then why are you applying for an internship at a studio? I digress. Let's move on. "I am looking to learn as much as I can, and do whatever I need to do in order to get into the music industry." Okay, not bad. Fair statement. "I am also looking to get hired somewhere that I can get my foot in the door of the music industry so to speak." Well, not a bad statement, but it's essentially the same thing you already said...no problem, I can deal with that. "I don't know a whole lot about recording right now, but it would be amazing to get hired and work alongside someone with a lot of experience." HOLD UP. 

Alright, so here we experience the same problem as Lesson 1. Of course you'd like to get hired. But saying "I don't know a whole lot about recording right now," coupled with "aspiring to be a musician," just tells me you're not exactly sure why you're emailing me.

LESSON #2 - INTERNSHIPS ARE FOR PEOPLE ASPIRING TO BE ENGINEERS, WHO ALREADY KNOW THINGS ABOUT RECORDING.  Why would I hire someone that admits to me "I don't know a whole lot about recording" and who is aspiring to "be a musician"? Sure, I'm a musician, and sure, I don't expect you to be an expert, but come on, don't just say it outright. For example, why would an accounting firm hire someone that says "Hi, my name is XYZ, I am aspiring to be a stock broker. I don't know a lot about accounting right now, but I'd love to work alongside someone with a lot of experience." That is how this email reads to me. Stock brokers and accountants both work with money...but they're very different jobs, just like being a musician and being an engineer are very different jobs. 
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Email #3
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​Do I really need to explain this one? How can you possibly expect to get a job sending emails like this? In my opinion, the way you speak, email, text, etc., shows a lot about your character. If you can't take an extra sixty seconds to capitalize letters, use proper punctuation, and make coherent sentences, why would I trust you to handle a $4000 microphone? Oh yeah, I wouldn't. I don't even respond to emails like this. 

LESSON #3 - BE PROFESSIONAL WHEN YOU ASK FOR A JOB. This goes for any job, and the music industry is no exception. I know musicians and engineers are generally laid back, but come on, this is ridiculous. 
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Email #4
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​Alright, this email is formatted well, there are no grammatical errors, and the sender also attached a nice-looking resume. Bonus points for that. It does, however, read a little bit like a stock email template. No points deducted...just seems a little lifeless. This email is so close to being good, but there's one problem: the sender gives me no reason as to why I should hire them. 

LESSON #4 - STUDIOS NEED A REASON TO HIRE YOU. I'm not here to "prepare you for a potentially life-long career in the music business." I'm here to make records. I'm not here to teach you. I'm not here to advance your skills. I'm here to run a studio, make records, and you're here to help. Deja vu, right? 
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Email #5 - Close but no cigar
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So, this email isn't terrible, but it's not great. They give me no reason why I should hire them. Instead, they name drop a bunch of gear (and spell Neumann incorrectly) and name drop their fancy college and degree, both of which I care nothing about. I'm a bit perplexed by this statement - "I haven't recorded a ton on my own, but I am interested in learning more about the process." What in God's name did you (or your parents) just pay $40,000 per year for? You're telling me you have a 4-year-degree from a well known "recording school" and you "haven't recorded a ton on your own" and you're "interested in learning more about the process?" This reads like a first year student, not someone with a degree. It's also baffling to me that, after $160,000 of schooling, the college never taught you how to apply for an internship. Seriously, the Recording Lounge Podcast is totally free and I'm teaching it to you now. It's not that hard! 

LESSON #5 - NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR "RECORDING DEGREE," THEY CARE ABOUT YOUR SKILLS. In fact, I'm actually less likely to hire someone that went to school for recording, at least based on my experience. I share my opinions on this at the end of the article in the "post script" section. 


Email #6 - AT LAST! THE PERFECT EMAIL! 
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This is quite possibly the best internship proposal email I've ever received. In fact, I hired this guy as an intern for a year. There's basically nothing wrong with it! No grammatical errors, no missing parts, no "I JUST WANT TO LEARN" statements, and no ridiculous rambling or nonsense. Let's go over what makes a good email.​​


​HOW TO ASK FOR STUDIO INTERNSHIPS CORRECTLY: 


  • Open with a simple greeting. "Hello," or "Hi," are just fine. 
  • State your name, who you are, what you do, and why you are emailing in one or two short sentences.
    • Ex: "Hello, my name is John Doe. I'm a drummer, student, and am emailing you to inquire about the possibility of a studio internship."
    • Ex2: "Hi, my name is Jane Doe and I am interested in an internship position at your studio if you have any available. I'm an aspiring audio engineer, as well as a guitarist." 

  • ​Tell me why I should hire you and how you can help me. I want to know your skills, but I also want to know that you understand you're here to help me. This should be the bulk of your email, seriously. 
    • Ex: "I am willing to help out any way you need me. My skills are X, I know how to Y, I am experienced with Z."
    • IMPORTANT: Don't get cocky here. This needs to be framed around the idea that you're telling me how you can help me and NOT bragging about how good you are. If you're so good, why are you applying to be an intern? Exactly.  

    • Some useful skills that are important to studios: 
      • Cable wrapping, cleaning, making coffee, basic studio maintenance 
      • The ability to make and repair cables (i.e., basic soldering skills)
      • The ability to use a patchbay quickly and effectively
      • The ability  to tune drums, edit vocals, and clean up sessions
      • The ability to run multiple kinds of software. Pro Tools, Cubase, Reaper, etc. 
      • Experience working with paying clients. 
      • Knowing how to shut up, be quiet, and back up your engineer. This is possibly the most important skill. You're not here to be a producer or an engineer, you're here to help me out, make the studio look good, and do whatever I need you to do.  

  • ​DO NOT emphasize how much you want to learn. I know you're going to learn, that's implied. Bringing it up makes me question your goals. If you (for whatever reason) feel the desire to include this in your email, at least phrase it as a subtle compliment. 
    • BAD Example: "I really just want to learn" or "I think I could learn a lot" etc.
    • BETTER Example:  "It would be an amazing opportunity to be in a professional studio environment to help out and learn in the process."

  • ​Be prepared to show off something you've recorded.
    • If you have nothing to show, I immediately assume you're not that serious about it.
    • It doesn't quite matter if it's great or not, what matters is that you're trying. 
    • If you have never recorded anything on your own, you probably won't get hired. It's really that simple. 
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  • DO NOT name-drop stuff meaninglessly. 
    • Name-dropping gear, or your degree, or your college, where you're from, who your dad is, or people you've worked with, isn't really necessary. In fact, I really don't care. 
    • If you do name-drop gear, it better be something I own and use at the studio, or something that you own and use personally. Otherwise, I don't care.

  • Summarize and reiterate why I should consider you, and add a simple salutation. 
    • ​Ex: "I hope you consider me for this position. I think I could be a valuable asset to your studio and help to keep sessions running smoothly and efficiently. Thank you for your time, Jane Doe"

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So that's it! It's really not that hard. I hope this blog has given you some things to consider about asking for studio internships. Trust me, I know it's hard out there. I have had five or six interns in the last 10 years of running a studio, fired one or two of them, and currently have an intern. I know every studio owner has slightly different opinions and standards of what an intern actually does and what skills they need to possess, but I say it's always better to be the most skilled applicant. 

With these guidelines, I wish you success in getting that studio internship you so desire! You really can "learn a lot," and I genuinely like having interns. I just hate getting poorly worded emails.   :) 
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- Kendal Osborne
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POST SCRIPT: OPINIONS ON "RECORDING DEGREES"

Disclaimer: This is my opinion, based on the last decade of experience speaking to and working with interns, students, podcast listeners, and fellow engineers. My goal is not to offend, it is simply a cautionary tale about the realities of the recording industry. The decision is yours to make. 

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Unfortunately, there are a lot of colleges out there trying to capitalize on talented young people and convincing them that A) a recording degree actually means something (it doesn't) and B) that you'll increase your chances of getting a job if you have a degree in "recording arts" or similar (it generally won't). In almost every other industry, this would be true; that's what college is for: teaching you things, preparing you for the workforce, giving you a certification that says you know and understand the subject material, and making you appealing to employers. Accounting firms want to see you have a degree in accounting, and that you have passed all of the necessary tests, but recording studios do. not. care. 

Let me repeat that. It does not matter if you have a degree in "recording," that does not make you an audio engineer, nor does it entitle you to a job or internship, nor does it make you more appealing to studios. This is why I think recording school is a joke. Don't waste your money. Start recording on your own now and learn as much as you can. When it comes down to applying for a job, I'm going to pick the most skilled worker, not the one with a University's stamp of approval. 

You don't need a degree to record music. If you went to school already, or are currently in school, I'm sorry. The hard truth is, you might have just wasted multiple years of your life learning what you could have learned in books and on the internet and just doing it yourself. The difference is that you have a fancy piece of paper and a lot of debt.  If you're not paying for it yourself, don't make your parents pay for a useless degree, because a "recording arts" degree is literally just as useless as a Philosophy degree. Just because you have a philosophy degree doesn't make you a philosopher, and similarly, an audio degree doesn't make you an audio engineer. You could have taken that money went to a modest school and gotten a degree in business, accounting, electrical engineering, law, or ANYTHING useful and interesting, while recording on the side for extra cash and experience, and then have way less debt, and a backup plan in case your music industry plans fail. 

Not to mention the fact that colleges around the world are spitting out thousands of graduates with useless "recording degrees" into an industry that can't support that many people wanting to become engineers. You do realize that the music industry is incredibly unstable, right? Did they not teach you that audio engineers don't make a lot of money? Did they not teach you that a huge portion of this job is  about working with clients and dealing with money and time management? In fact, most "recording schools" romanticize the job as if to say you're just going to push around some faders on your SSL and get paid tons of money. That's simply not how it works, plus, you'll never get approved for a half-million dollar SSL console with all of that student loan debt! If people knew the realities of the job, they wouldn't bother going to school for it, and instead would focus all of they energy on improving their skills, becoming efficient, and learning how to handle clients, money, and time, and learning how to run a business. That's what it's all about, and it takes a lot of time. Don't waste four years so you can have a piece of paper. 

Think about it - what happens after you get that degree? Ah, that's right. The same thing that happens if you have no degree at all - you have to start working with clients, building up your clientele and your reputation, and you have to start pumping out quality work. You're literally in the same boat as someone who just graduated high school, except you have a $100,000 piece of paper on your wall. I can tell you, in my 10-year career as an audio engineer, I've never been selected (or turned away) for a gig because of my college education. NEVER. I don't have a recording degree - I went to college for accounting and dropped out because I was too busy recording clients! I learned a lot about money management and business in school, but when I realized I was already doing what I wanted to do, and my reputation was starting to grow, I realized it was time to pursue recording as a career, and do so with my full attention.  

Am I advocating dropping out of school? No! Can you learn a lot at school? Sure! Can you make good connections and network with people? Absolutely! Can you get experience and have great opportunities? Yes! JUST REMEMBER that you can do all of those things without "recording school." You can start doing those things now, without going into crazy debt. Get a job, buy some gear, buy some software, treat your room, and start recording. Do it until you're blue in the face. Read about it. Research it. Listen to podcasts, read books, subscribe to magazines. Live it, breathe it, practice it, get as much skill as you can, and then maybe, just maybe, you'll have a future in this business of music. 

Good luck! 
25 Comments
Ben Unger
7/18/2017 11:54:08 am

Ahh I'm about to start applying for internships and this saved me hours of my life. Thank you so much Kendal

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Kyle
2/8/2018 06:19:13 am

Good Day

My name is Kyle and Im 21 years old. I am a musician/composer and would like to inquire about getting a job or an internship in studying music production/audio.

How would I go about applying for this?

I please need your advice.

Thanking You
Kyle Lucock

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Kendal
3/8/2018 02:56:57 pm

Hey Kyle - I would look for a studio that does work you like, whether it's in your hometown or otherwise, and contact them with a simple email just like what you said. Follow my advice in the article above and hopefully you'll get some replies. It's worth a shot.

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Sam
3/8/2018 04:02:14 am

I want to know is there any certain qualification or age for applying to studios

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Kendal
3/8/2018 02:59:44 pm

Hey Sam -

It depends on the studio, but I would say most studios would prefer you to be at LEAST 16. I think many would prefer 18, and many more would prefer 21. Me personally, I would prefer 18 o 21.

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Jenny
3/22/2018 11:40:06 am

Wow, this was really helpful. Thank you so much for your general advice. I was feeling quite insecure about not having audio engineering or recording degree, but I realized that I should hustle more instead about worrying about degrees. Thanks!!

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Rodrick Gamwo
4/17/2018 09:20:19 pm

Hey. My name is Rod and I produce music. I think I'm pretty good, but my music quality is no where near professional mixing and mastering wise. Where do you think the best way to learn this is so I have the basics before I try to find an internship in a studio?

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Kendal
7/24/2018 02:15:57 pm

Hey Rod -

Sorry it has been a long time since your comment, I guess I missed it. There are so many resources out there now, with websites like PureMix, Mix with the Masters, Lynda.com, Groove3, Mixerman's website...there are also dozens of podcasts, hundreds of books and youtube channels, and tons of facebook groups, forums, and pages. Check out the RESOURCES page on this website to see some great resources for learning more.

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Drew Thurman link
5/2/2018 01:32:10 am

Hey I’m an aspiring rapper & engineer trying to get my foot in the door with the intern position with no experience required. Is there any recording studio in Seattle that is hiring for an intern right now? I would love to get on this job soon and let me know as soon possible what the plan will be.
Thank you

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Drew thurman
5/2/2018 01:34:03 am

Drew Thurman

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Drew
7/21/2018 10:41:24 am

Hey I just wanted to follow up on the last email to u regarding the intern position job. I’m an aspiring rapper & engineer trying to get my foot in the door with no experience needed. Do you know if there’s any recording studio in Seattle that’s hiring for an intern right now? I would love to get on this the sooner the better. Let me know ASAP what the plan will be.
Thanks,
D21

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Kendal
7/24/2018 02:14:09 pm

Drew -

I do not know of any studios in Seattle currently looking for interns, as I do not live or work in Seattle. I know the guys up at Fastback Studios, but I'm not sure if they're looking for an intern. I would suggest looking around at Seattle studios, contacting them in a professional manner (as described in my blog post) and seeing what comes from it. Good luck.

Chaz
5/17/2018 09:31:28 am

I went to community college for my audio degree, it taught me how to use the boards, how to use pro tools, how to write music, helped me hone my ears, and i networked my way into an internship all the while paying it off as i went along. To say i wasted my time is quite ridiculous and the fact you said you are LESS likely to hire someone who has a degree is absurd. Not saying you should hire them more but to discount someone's experience because of your own personal beliefs seems daft.

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Kendal
5/17/2018 02:38:33 pm

Hey Chaz. It's great that you had a good experience and that you networked your way into an internship. You should know, however, that you're in the minority. Let me put this in perspective:

As I said in my post, I get multiple emails, consistently, every month asking for studio internships. In the course of a year, I might get 50 emails about internships. Of those 50emails, perhaps 30 of those people went to recording school, and out of those 30, maybe 1 or 2 actually have what it takes.

Now you might be in that 1 or 2. But I would argue that you are in that 1 or 2 because you are skilled, not simply because of your degree. I would argue that you got the internship because you have skills, not just because you knew a guy who knew a guy. I would argue that the studio who hired you wouldn't necessarily have cared if you had a degree or not, but rather, hired you based on reputation / skills / willingness to help / etc.

Now back to my 50 emails - since only 1 or 2 out of 30 people have what it takes, statistically speaking I have to presume that recording schools only churn out about a 3 - 6% success rate. To me, that's quite bad, considering how much it can cost. Whereas, the placement rate of say computer science degrees is around 70% nationwide. Since you went to a community college, it probably was fairly priced. But had you gone to Full Sail for example, You'd be paying something like $30,000+ a year with housing.

So, my opinion is based on my experience. Yours is based on your experience, and thankfully, you had a good experience. I've seen WAY too many graduates of recording schools that have terribly mediocre skills, no soft skills, and no real experience to think otherwise. I've even had people who went to Blackbird Academy (a supposed "real world experience" learning opportunity") apply to be an intern, and their application was so cocky, so entitled, and the person's answers to my questions were so ridiculous and unprofessional, I actually emailed a copy of it to Blackbird and told them to teach their students how to apply for internships and to teach them how to act professional.

All of that to say, when I say "I'm less likely to hire someone if they have a recording degree," perhaps my wording is poor in the blog. It's not simply BECAUSE of my opinions, but moreso, because of my experience with these graduates.

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Kendal
5/17/2018 02:42:09 pm

I have updated the wording in my blog. I don't wish to offend anyone, and I know that my opinions on the matter are a bit harsh for some, but like I said, I only know what I have seen and experienced firsthand. Until I start seeing a wave of super talented output from recording colleges, my opinions on the matter remain.

I should also say that my opinion on this matter comes from working with highschool students and adult students at a local tech college where I teach. Some of them are downright DISTRAUGHT over going to recording colleges, thinking, "well if I don't get a degree, I won't get hired," and they're begging their parents or spouse to let them spend the money on a recording degree, sending them into debt and ultimately a degree path that I have not been impressed with thus far.

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Pas Votre-Interne
7/17/2018 09:15:03 pm

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Ethan
7/24/2018 12:02:53 pm

I'm currently a student at Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam. Your opinion is your opinion and I'm not going to say it's wrong. I do agree that a degree is pretty much worthless. That being said, I've taken a lot away from the experience. First of all, I'm from the States and this was my first time really leaving home, so to do it in a completely different country and experience a culture like I have is an experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I've also met some incredible people whether it be fellow students, the staff, or guests. I got an opportunity to hangout with Al Schmitt for an afternoon, which was a highlight. I'm currently working on my own album. I had high standards for what I wanted, so I knew I'd need a professional studio. I did the math, and to me it made perfect sense to do the course and get access to the studios in addition to all the other things the school had to offer. My tuition was about $14,000 for one year, but I can assure you I've made that money work for me with studio sessions. This is a field that takes people years and years to master, and the learning goes so far beyond any school or any one source. The school has done an unbelievable job (in my opinion) of getting us students ready for internships and assisting jobs in high level studios.

I get what you're saying 100%, at a time I agreed with it 100%. But I think there can be much more to it. I really think it's only worthless if you don't know where to go from it.

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Kendal
7/24/2018 02:10:01 pm

Hey Ethan -

It's great to hear you've had a good experience. It sounds like a cool deal. $14,000 for one year is not too bad. Just know that you are the minority.

I have talked to a LOT of people, specifically podcast listeners, about this topic. Some of them disagree with me, which is totally fine. Others have expressed DEEP regret for spending over $100,000 on a degree. I teach students locally and they get so stressed about college and say things like "well if I don't go to college I won't be able to get a job," -- that's the majority of people that I have experienced, and it has been hundreds and hundreds of times.

What I hate to see is people go to (insert popular recording school in the USA) and spend $30,000 a year for 4 years on a degree that is meaningless, and then not really have any direct work experience. It sounds like your program has a lot of direct, real world experience in the studio.

Personally, I'm also very frustrated by the way that America has handled Universities in general. Cost of tuition is INSANELY high, cost of living and books and supplies...it's just crazy. People can end up spending 20, 30, 40k per year on college. Many of my friends (over a decade after graduating) are STILL paying off student loans. The debt can be crushing.

Similarly, when the time has come for people to apply for internships at the studio, I may get 30 - 50 applications, and say half of them went to recording school. But after talking to them, meeting with them, hearing their skills, I've NEVER ONCE picked one to be an intern, because the ones who had more direct, real world experience and NO degree were just more skilled, had better people skills, and didn't act entitled as if they "deserved the position" because they had a degree. In my last round of internship picks, my #3 pick had a degree. He was very skilled. But my top 2 picks both did not. I picked #1.

So like I said, this is all definitely my opinion, and in my experience working in this field for the last 11 years. Obviously I am biased to what I know. I totally accept that people may completely disregard my opinion and instead choose to go to school, which is totally fine!

I appreciate your comment! Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Jade
8/6/2018 04:52:57 pm

I sort of am neutral on the academic side. I don't think going to audio school is a complete waste of time, but i don't think it's necessary either. I think the main point is whether you have experience and the skills. Whether that came from school or self-sourced experience. Skills are skills. Experience is experience. So if you went to audio school and but lack the applicable experience then yeah, you're gonna suck. I myself went to audio school but i never emphasize that fact, i always emphasize what i DID in school. It doesn't matter WHERE you learned those skills, it's the fact that you possess them and are actively developing them. There are tons of directors that never went to film school but there are tons that did as well. Same with actors and theatre school. You could apply this logic to any creative industry field.

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Daniel
9/17/2018 06:12:39 pm

Hey Kendal, I just read the post and felt the 'audio degree' paragraph very relatable. I'm from Bogotá, Colombia. As you can imagine, there are not much chance to even apply for an internship at a local studio. I do wish to intern at a studio in the US; but I'd really like to know what can you afford with an internship wage, is it enough to cover housing and basic expenses? (I'm just interested in the means to survive while the internship). On the other hand I would like to know if it's right to mention a Pro Tools operator certification or just mention that you're quite good at it?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Apologies if made any grammar mistakes but english is not my native language.

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Yack
9/24/2018 04:45:38 pm

Imo internship put the accent on learning otherwise you speak of an assistant but maybe this is not the case in studios or America. Also are you paying your interns? Otherwise the article is very informative thanks. I'm actually 25yo and searching myself am I too old in the eyes of studio engineers?

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Penelope Walcott link
1/10/2019 02:38:06 pm

Hi Kendal,

Thank you so much for this article! It was extremely helpful. I attended a school for sound design, (and another one for audio engineering!) but I got into location sound before I graduated. Did some sound design on the side, but decided after a few years that I wanted to get back into SD. I had made some good connections along the way and I have been networking like crazy. This is slowly paying off--you are absolutely right about the importance of networking. Sorry for long email--but should I approach audio post studios any differently (I understand the main differences) when asking about internships/new jobs?
Thank you so much!
ps one of the best sound designers I know has won a number of awards and was completely self taught--he started about 10 years ago...;)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/penelope-walcott/

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Zaid link
5/28/2019 01:39:05 pm

Hey kendal,

If I applied to a dozen studios and none of then replied what should be my next step? Should I start calling them , paying them a visit or send them another email ?

Here is my email below I sent it before I read your article.

My name is zaid aljebori and I have been practicing engineering for last 3 years. I was wondering if you had any internship opportunities available? You can check out some of my work on www.zaiiid.com . I am also a web designer as well and can help manage social media for your company. Feel free to reach me at 1119990000

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Kendal Osborne
5/28/2019 04:02:05 pm

Hey Zaid -

Your email is alright, although I would not say that you've been "practicing" engineering. I would just say you've been engineering, learning, developing. Practicing implies that you're not really doing it for real. And maybe you aren't. Realize that you're competing with a lot of other people for internship slots, so whoever is the most skilled will win.

Hopefully some of the tips in my article will help you to develop your email a bit further and provide a bit more information about yourself. Also know that some studios just suck at responding to emails. It's a shame, but it's true.

You might try to call, but certainly don't be a nuisance. If you do, you'll probably have to leave a message, so make sure you have a script ready in your mind to say for a message. Also realize that different studios in your area will talk to each other, and if you send the exact same email template to everyone, or say the exact same thing to every studio on a message, they will probably talk about it and you don't want that to happen.

I can't really give you a definitive answer here, just make sure not to be overbearing, or you'll never get a job anywhere. Studios will remember "that's the guy who kept calling and emailing, he's really annoying" - so just be patient. In the meantime, don't wait for an internship. Keep developing your skills and hopefully something will come along.

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Gustavo jara jr
6/10/2019 05:46:50 am

Hello my name is Gustavo Jara jr AKA Sologvdo. I am a artist/engineer, I was attending the Los angles film school and though I did not graduate I was able to absorb a great amount of knowledge on sound design/sound FX/ post production/ & event a little bit of film edits. I have been composing records and self recording for 6 years now and As this journey continues I am looking to keep improving my skills to provide a more professional service. I am more efficient on Logic Pro x but I also know how to work with pro tools & can be of great assistance to you while you’re cooking up in the studio so you can focus more on being creative appose to being both engineer & artist. Thank you for your time here is a link to some of my work.

https://m.soundcloud.com/era-241282641/with-you-ft-tabs

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