Getting a foot in the door...

MattG

Hey guys i know not many of you know me so some background I am a second year Audio Music Technology student that studies in UWE and is based in Essex.
As part of my course I am advised to do an industrial placement year next academic year and i wondered if any of you lovely people know anybody or anywhere i should be looking at for this sort of thing, I’ve checked a lot of the music recruitment sites music jobs.co.uk .etc but as i haven’t finished my degree and am only looking for work for one year nobody seems to want to know.
I am looking at anything audio related be it live sound or studio work and have a drivers licence do travel isn't really a problem.
I am experienced with Pro-Tools, Logic, Cubase and Reason and have done live orchestral recordings.

I also have a level 3 certificate in Technical Theatre Stage Management (live sound, lighting, rigging etc) and have considerable experience from helping my collage with it as well as this i have a level 3 extended diploma in Music Technology (live sound and recording).
Unfortunately I just cannot afford to do a placement for free.

I am currently firing out CV's to every studio and live sound company that i know of or that google throws at me.
So if anyone has any tips or knows of anybody or anywhere i should be looking at it would be much appreciated.
Cheers guys

spark240

This is tricky, and I can't offer much help, however, I pal of mine once got a job working with studio work in a. Prison of all places! He said they struggled to get people due to the nature of the job....you never know, there must be one near you, and it was good money.

MattG

wow I didn't even realise they had studios!
one of my friends who did this course and had a placement last year ended up at jaguar Landrover tuning soundsystems for the cars so that shows just how open and unusual the placements can be

spark240

Yep....and they had all the latest gear !