I had quite an eventful week this past week. On wednesday morning, I had an interview with Aaron Carpenter from fifty50 studios. It was amazing to say the least. He was a very down to earth guy and I learned so much invaluable information. We talked about a vast majority of things and I gained information that I couldn't get anywhere else. One thing he said was that as i'm learning ProTools (Industry standard recording software), I need to be learning as many keyboard shortcuts as I can. He said when a client is paying for your time in the studio, you need to be as efficient as possible and not be wasting the clients time and money. He also told me about some plugins that aren't very well know, but are very great so I will be looking into those. Another cool thing about the interview, was I got to tour his studio. I felt like a kid in a candy shop! It was an old '70s studio that they renovated and modernized. It was a very cool experience to be in a professional studio.
Another big thing that happened this week was the annual ISM Business Symposium. At Business Symposium, every ISM student gets the chance to get interviewed by professionals that volunteer their time. This helped me be more comfortable with getting interviewed and boosted my confidence with interviews. The professionals also gave me some critique about my resume, and some were even able to give me some contacts.
