What prospects are there for sound engineering beyond being a heavy rock roadie?
shahbarak asked:
16 y/o Grandson seems to be suffering from myopia – or delusions of an easy road doing as little as possible.
Jeremiah
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16 y/o Grandson seems to be suffering from myopia – or delusions of an easy road doing as little as possible.
Jeremiah
September 28th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Alex
look in the dictionary for more info’
October 1st, 2010 at 6:09 am
Jaden
For 16 y/o’s that is common. Give him a couple years and don’t push him into becoming defensive. Hopefully he will notice how few older people there are in that profession. And how those few don’t live so well either.
October 1st, 2010 at 8:48 am
Landon
I have a relative who graduated with a doctorate from Harvard in an esoteric field and has never been able to work in their field. So it is not just sound engineers who may have a hard time finding jobs. It is anywhere where the field is small and the competition larger than what is available.
Specifically they might work anywhere where sound is being prepared for presentation:
film editing
sound displays at museums
radio stations
concerts
some of these gigs might be few and far between. In this way it is like being an actor. You will have to have a day job while waiting for the situations to develop.
And it would be best to have a job that you could leave on a moments notice to pursue opportunities. So instead of discouraging something that is presently of interest you might try to encourage options. (while perhaps pointing out that likely options may not be very stimulating and it is likely that a majority of time will be spent waiting. And it will be challenging to strive for great patience while keeping enthusiasm for the primary goals.)