Education · 1 of 4
The path
Short training, then a long apprenticeship in practice if not in name.
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High school
Grades 11 and 12
Music, physics and computer studies. Record your friends' bands. Run sound for the school play.
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Audio program
1 to 2 years
A one-year private audio school, a one-year film sound program, or a two-year college music technology diploma.
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Assist and run live sound
1 to 2 years
Bars, theatres, churches, conference centres. Hundreds of hours of fixing problems fast.
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Specialize
Year 2 to 4
Music mixing, film post-production, game audio, live touring or broadcast. They stop overlapping quickly.
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Lead the room
Year 4 and beyond
Mixing your own sessions, supervising a sound team, or running front of house for a touring act.