Steadwood said:

iGracias me amigo! I just think this is a great oppurtunity to learn as much as I canz!! It'z gonna be 2 good I reckonz!!



Hope you're havin a fantabz one!!

lilmissmissy said:

Thanks lilmissmissy....

I'm having a reasonable Fantabz one Though I do need to sort out my emoticons

I'm sorta changin direction myself...though it's takin time....

Take every opportunity that comes your way...

.....(though I'm sure you don't need anyone to tell you that)....

....You will go places...I'm sure

FLUX said:

FLUX!! I've never studied sound engineering, though when I finished high school I knew instinctively i'd be into this kinda thing, although i had absolutely no experience in it what so everz!! So, some yearz down da track i've done radio and this year as part of my Multimedia/Media studiez course, I did a Digital Audio and Video subject which I had an absolute blast inz!!

So, da question u put forward 2 me is how did i get my foot in da door! Well, one of my subjects, Literature/Media Project had me sorting afterz some work experience. I was actually looking at film production companiez..and looked up da yellow pagez and wrang one place up, totally forgot what they're calledz! But they said they weren't really da sort of thing I was after and reffered me to this Film Victoria website, which had several catagoriez...havin scrolled downz..i came across music...i was like and thought, this is probably where I'd really wanna go..so I went through their list of contacts, and decided to call one particular company, where this man Ray McKenna answered. Anywayz, trying to cut this story short cause it's gettin long, he had no work on hand and decided to give me a whole list of reputable sound production companiez to go to..one of them was this place i'm at now..basically i was told that if there was any place i would want t get work experience from, it's this onez..so McKenna was nice enough to text message a lady dat workz there..put in a good word for me, and hey presto, she called me back a few hourz later n said she'd love to have me over!! N dat'z how it happened!!

lilmissmissy said:

thanks 4 that info lilmissmissy.Reason i asked is that i studied at TAFE,( U know what i mean ) only to find myself with a heap of dudes trying to get into exactly the kind of thing your doing.Some of the guys had been in the Media but with the frantic upsurge in computer Technology, had gone back to study to update their knowledge.We were studying Electronic and Computer Engineering.
Considered "Multimedia/Media studiez course", but didn't! Kicking myself now. Sounds like you've got things happening, good luck and keep us posted on your future projects. Exciting stuff ! !

Cool thread lilmissmissy!

I've thought about doing that kinda stuff before, just never really was sure how to go about it-what courses, or how to be sure I'd be able to get my foot in the door to find a job.

Good luck and thanks for the info! My interest is perked now.

Dude, u should consider doin this course, if u r diggin da technology!! Personally, I had very basic computer skillz upon entry (I had just completed Proffessional Writing and Editing!!!) I had also done experience at Hitz FM (you'll knowz cuz ur a Melbournite, true true?) Yeah, did a short course in announcing and got a taste of workin wif panelling for showz, and I was a newsreader there 4 a while tooz! Da subjectz in the course i'm currently doinz which suit me most are da onez which were sound/video orientated or media based! Hehe! But therez alwayz an advantage of having knowledge on everything else! Which TAFE did ya go to anywayz?

subhuman09 said:

Great to hearz ya interest has perked! Just set yourself no boundariez...da moment u think 'i can't' is da moment thingz can fall in a heap before you've given it a chance!!

Thankz!! ANd just to let u know too, dat da truth is, people in this industry are actually very encouraging and actually love to see people wanting to learn more and are more than happy 2 show ya how it'z done, u just gotta n express genuine interest.. ya just never know what could happenz!!

lilmissmissy said:

Thanks for the tips! I wondered how hard it was to get into it but I've always been drawn to that aspect of music-I've played guitar for 13 years and just would be nice to be able to do something I really love.

Thank you for the support as well!

Let this be a lesson to the rest of you all...

lilmissmissy said:

I went to Holmesglen TAFE Moorabbin
Seems 'missy that you have the personality and drive to dig in and get were you wanna go. It's kinda who you know, and how you go about things i'm beginning to learn ! Thanks 4 sharing your experiences as it's clarified things 4 me Keep at it, and good luck!