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Jun 2 2009, 11:31 AM
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Sound engineering is a very cool profession and just like you said,
you won't be a lot away from music plus you'd hopefully still have enough time to practice and work on yourself as a guitarist/musician. I can tell you few things from my personal experience tho. I "abandoned" studying here in Sarajevo cause there wasn't any kind of course that'd cover contemporary music, not to mention sound engineering or anything more advanced or modern. And so I started diving into music business. I played a lot, started my own bends, got in touch with some local major stars, met most of the people who run major studios here etc. So lets say "the education" hasn't been much important in my case, why I did was lot of hard work, pushing and pushing. There must be some luck as well but at the end it's just how GOOD are you in the field that you work. Degree is great but it doesn't promise you any kind of career IMO unless you really, I mean really know what you're doing. Yeah, degree is a must if you wanna continue working within official educational system but for most other jobs you simple have to be good. And you also need to keep nice and friendly relationships with everyone in music industry, some things you'll simply have to let go and keep calm in order to gain more in the future. Of course it's pretty hard to compare Bosnia with any other western country regarding music business and industry but I believe some basic rules are kind a same. Let me know if you would like to know more from what I've experienced. 
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Jun 2 2009, 11:49 AM
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Muris said it all as it is. I have the degree but I am trying to make it the same way as Muris. The degree can only help me if I want to work as a teacher. Music is the most exciting profession I can think of but at the same time it's the hardest one to count on a serious career and make living of it.
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Jun 2 2009, 11:55 AM
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Go for something fun, an education that will lead to a job that you'll still enjoy 10-20 years from now.
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Jun 2 2009, 11:55 AM
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QUOTE (Fsgdjv @ Jun 2 2009, 12:48 PM)  It's great to hear that it's possible without an education, Muris, but that also makes me doubt the audio engineering thingy a bit since I'll be leaving the band I have here. But I don't know if it's that bad for my career since I know there's virtually no chance at all to make a living out of a band, even a pretty succesful one. Band is just one thing that you can be working on. I play in few bands, give lessons, doing recording sessions etc. And there are many bands out there doing just fine, playing quite enough gigs to make living out of it, cover bands or bands with original songs, doesn't matter, but there are many. You do need to make a step or few, risk is sometimes very worthy, you never know what waits for you around the corner. And don't forget to stay friends with your band even if you leave them.
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Jun 3 2009, 01:12 AM
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The guy who produced our first album is professional full time sound engeneer and producer and he also plays guitar in a blues band. You can do both, and let the first option be your primary one. Try to do what you like mate and it will be alright
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Jun 3 2009, 05:28 PM
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QUOTE (NoSkill @ Jun 2 2009, 03:14 PM) Audio engineering gives you another skill set within music. I come from the, "Stay in School," camp though. I graduated my first degree in the late 80's and was a professional athlete until a catastrophic knee injury ended that dream when I was 21 years old. At that point, I went on to become a physician. If I had not had my degree, my motivations may have lay elsewhere. Get the schooling. You can stand on your head for three years and not remember the struggle. If you become any good at sound engineering, you may find yourself with your own studio, playing in your own studio, recording your music in your own studio, making money recording others music with your own studio. Something to think about anyway...from the non-virtuoso opinion. Just my 2 cents...as I wait for a plane. Hey, it was a long reply, hope you didn't miss your flight??? 
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