It's all in your attitude and how you carry yourself, so my advice would be to stay positive, no matter what! Be that guy people talk about after a session because of how helpful you were to making it go smoothly. Shaboom!
For interns/runner always carry pen and a notepad because assistants will just pop up on you with request and if you forget something for a client it could completely kill the vibe.
This setup is ridiculously awesome. Please, teach me your ways! I'm converting a box truck into a mobile recording studio and with such limited space it's a challenge to produce top quality sound. But I'm going to make it happen no matter what. Watch me do it 🤘🤘🤘 Oh and thanks for the dope vid btw
Hey, thanks for commenting on my videos! That's a really cool idea! You posting videos on your youtube channel about it? I'll check out your channel. I love the idea of a mobile studio, I've thought about it myself at points. What sort of issues are you running into while building it?
I'm a videographer so we are in the same situation :D my advice is be kind ,,, go out with your client have a cup of coffee and talk about anything just to make them feel comfortable. I do this for my clients and it makes it very easy to work. p.s also I'm a metal mixing engineer but we don't have studios in my country :(
it is nothing at all haha :D no bands no gigs .... etc yeah I do have my home studio, just a simple one, I've got Focusrite interface and Yamaha HS5 also the ATH M50x headphones. since I grow up in the digital era, all what I do is inside the box, I've got the everything bundle Slate Digital, some of my favorite Waves plugins, some of Universal Audio, and the whole collection of FabFilter cos it's my favorite of all the time :D using VST's like GetGood Drums, Toontrack Superior Drummer, Positive Grid, Amplitube. that's it :D
that's awesome, I have kind of the same deal with plugins at home. I got the slate bundle and the whole fabfilter too - I love both of those! and then I have an assortment of other plugins that I love. Both Slate and Fabfilter were such great deals though! I got 1/2 off on fabfilter because I teach at a college :)
Never mention that you personally know past clients of the studio or studio manager. There is chance that the client did not make a good impression, and it will ruin your relationship with your manager.
Anticipating clients needs is at the TOP of my list. I'm currently seeking an intern and if their body language doesn't say customer service, I'm not picking them.
Great advice, I am sharing this video with our interns/assistants. All your points are so good. Wow, completely right about a intern being on their cell phone, I find it very offensive. Like they're more interested in their Instagram than being present in the studio? Thanks!!!!
Hey, I’m from Toronto and I’m looking for a mentor or internship to gain some studio experience. Where can I look for job opportunities where I can assist an engineer. Is there a platform, should I randomly call studios? Any advice for this?
I actually don't like this idea of not asking questions or being slow about it. Don't hire interns /assistants if you don't want them around, as simple as that. More often than not, in my starting days, I was too afraid to ask questions and this I felt was actually a deterrent to me learning things faster.
Oh, that's not my argument here at all. It's not that you shouldn't ask questions - it's that you have to pace your questions. If you ask so many that it interrupts the flow of the session too much, then it can damage business. At that point, whether the engineer wants you around or not isn't even relevant.
Yeah, haha, I have a tablet there. I didn't get it for audio editing though (got it for visual stuff years ago). I don't really use the tablet functions when I'm working, just when doing visual stuff for fun.
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It's all in your attitude and how you carry yourself, so my advice would be to stay positive, no matter what! Be that guy people talk about after a session because of how helpful you were to making it go smoothly. Shaboom!
Yeah, that's great advice!
For interns/runner always carry pen and a notepad because assistants will just pop up on you with request and if you forget something for a client it could completely kill the vibe.
That's such a good one, because so many kids don't carry pends at all anymore! haha
Solid advice. My advice, to answer your question, is to take daily showers and wear deodorant. Smelly interns are the worst.
ugh, yeah! Don't be a stinker!
Incredible advice, Cato!
This setup is ridiculously awesome. Please, teach me your ways! I'm converting a box truck into a mobile recording studio and with such limited space it's a challenge to produce top quality sound. But I'm going to make it happen no matter what. Watch me do it 🤘🤘🤘 Oh and thanks for the dope vid btw
Hey, thanks for commenting on my videos! That's a really cool idea! You posting videos on your youtube channel about it? I'll check out your channel. I love the idea of a mobile studio, I've thought about it myself at points. What sort of issues are you running into while building it?
I'm a videographer so we are in the same situation :D
my advice is be kind ,,, go out with your client have a cup of coffee and talk about anything just to make them feel comfortable.
I do this for my clients and it makes it very easy to work.
p.s also I'm a metal mixing engineer but we don't have studios in my country :(
cool, yeah, makes sense ^_^ - what country are you in?
Cato Zane Libya in North Africa
oh wow! What's it like there? do you have a home studio setup then, since there aren't studios there?
it is nothing at all haha :D no bands no gigs .... etc
yeah I do have my home studio, just a simple one, I've got Focusrite interface and Yamaha HS5 also the ATH M50x headphones.
since I grow up in the digital era, all what I do is inside the box, I've got the everything bundle Slate Digital, some of my favorite Waves plugins, some of Universal Audio, and the whole collection of FabFilter cos it's my favorite of all the time :D
using VST's like GetGood Drums, Toontrack Superior Drummer, Positive Grid, Amplitube.
that's it :D
that's awesome, I have kind of the same deal with plugins at home. I got the slate bundle and the whole fabfilter too - I love both of those! and then I have an assortment of other plugins that I love. Both Slate and Fabfilter were such great deals though! I got 1/2 off on fabfilter because I teach at a college :)
Hi guys, thanks for watching! Let us know here in the comments what advice you have for people starting out in the studio!
Never mention that you personally know past clients of the studio or studio manager. There is chance that the client did not make a good impression, and it will ruin your relationship with your manager.
thank you so much for this help
Thank you Cato! very useful!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Anticipating clients needs is at the TOP of my list. I'm currently seeking an intern and if their body language doesn't say customer service, I'm not picking them.
Yeah, seriously! There's enough competition out there that you can be very picky about all this stuff when looking for an intern.
Great advice, I am sharing this video with our interns/assistants. All your points are so good. Wow, completely right about a intern being on their cell phone, I find it very offensive. Like they're more interested in their Instagram than being present in the studio? Thanks!!!!
Great video
Take your time
Got big shit on the horizon, dying to do my best.
Thank you!
Hey, I’m from Toronto and I’m looking for a mentor or internship to gain some studio experience. Where can I look for job opportunities where I can assist an engineer. Is there a platform, should I randomly call studios? Any advice for this?
Great channel and nice to see someone mentioning that phone and social media abuse. While working they should ban the whole thing. . . ;)
Thanks! And yeah, it's a real problem.
Engineer want you to Learn he would sit you down next to him and teach you something instead of worshiping him
I actually don't like this idea of not asking questions or being slow about it. Don't hire interns /assistants if you don't want them around, as simple as that. More often than not, in my starting days, I was too afraid to ask questions and this I felt was actually a deterrent to me learning things faster.
Oh, that's not my argument here at all. It's not that you shouldn't ask questions - it's that you have to pace your questions. If you ask so many that it interrupts the flow of the session too much, then it can damage business. At that point, whether the engineer wants you around or not isn't even relevant.
I find your video set up, behind you, very interesting. Are you using a tablet for editing?
Yeah, haha, I have a tablet there. I didn't get it for audio editing though (got it for visual stuff years ago). I don't really use the tablet functions when I'm working, just when doing visual stuff for fun.