Work For a Sound Engineer in Dublin

DIRTY69

Hey guys,

just wondering where to go and how to get a job in the Audio/Visual sector to put my sound eng qualification to use. I know its a noutoriously difficult area to get into but hey why not give it a try eh?!

I am qualified out of FAS and am currently living in Cork. Will consider the move to Dublin if I believe I can get a job in the process. Anyone have any advice?

PaulBrewer

DIRTY69 wrote: »

Hey guys,

just wondering where to go and how to get a job in the Audio/Visual sector to put my sound eng qualification to use. I know its a noutoriously difficult area to get into but hey why not give it a try eh?!

I am qualified out of FAS and am currently living in Cork. Will consider the move to Dublin if I believe I can get a job in the process. Anyone have any advice?

Get to know lads ...... I'd guess this is the only way to get work.

DamagedTrax

DIRTY69 wrote: »

Anyone have any advice?

yeah.. stay the fook outta my job market

artvandulet

If its the live music/event scene you want to get into you could consider getting work as 'local crew' with companies like Roundshire.

Keep checking the add section in the paper every week...go for everything from mcdonalds on up...Twas hard enough to get into that line of work before the recession..Colleges are firing out graduates for the last few years..not enough work to go round even before that..

mrDerek

Theres no application or information on roundshire's website regarding how to get into the line of work

hexagramer

when i was in college a guy i knew worked in the point and with <snip> and i got some work pushing and shoving flight cases onto trucks...but i was a bit young to believe id be the next sound engineer when i was doing that....but if you think about it, those are the jobs that you get talking to people in...

maybe you can go to the point or somewhere and ask to help out, its always a start into the muso ind, even if ur just pushing crates.

and on the other hand it helps to go out and record bands, i got alot of offers to do there live gigs for them when u know them and they feel u know there music.

i kinda got into the habit of buying good equipment that made bands sound nice, i started with buying protools, then a desk, then mics, then rack-gear, and then you have the power to offer something to bands,

just my 2 cents

artvandulet

mrDerek wrote: »

Theres no application or information on roundshire's website regarding how to get into the line of work

but there's a phone number, an email address and the location all listed.

The kind of work you'd be looking at is more setups, 'humper' crew and derigs.
Loading and unloading trucks of gear. Its not a 'sound engineering' job but gets you experience in the larger event/music set ups and would help you decide if thats the route for you.

Oh, and Roundshire used to provide crew for the Point. Don't know if they do for the O2

Survivin' Ivan

Start by calling Venues and PA companys and go for work expierance..if you work for free and are any good you may get employed. I knew a guy who worked for over a year without getting a penny just to get his foot in the door in a place. Get to know the gear and how it works and bend your knees and keep your back straight when lifting. (important)
Its up to you at the end of the day.

PaulBrewer

Survivin' Ivan wrote: »

Start by calling Venues and PA companys and go for work expierance..if you work for free and are any good you may get employed. I knew a guy who worked for over a year without getting a penny just to get his foot in the door in a place. Get to know the gear and how it works and bend your knees and keep your back straight when lifting. (important)
Its up to you at the end of the day.

This post would reflect the reality of the Industry as I see it.

Survivin' Ivan

Quoted from Recordproduction.com..
"You need to understand just how tough it is out there. It's never been easy to get in to the business but these days where many major record companies have not been investing in new talent and a vast number of the public don't expect to pay for a record, the people who dedicate their lives to creating great music are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet let alone earn a decent income.

To be a producer or an engineer has always been a vocation - not a job. It will not pay that well unless you are really lucky and if you stick to your guns and spend years establishing yourself, learning and networking. Actually, even getting your first step on to the ladder means that you've been very lucky as there are so few jobs around.

If you are really dedicated and understand that your going to have to put in many years of hard, unglamorous work, and if you really are vitally interested in this industry you will need to have a single minded determination to succeed"

PaulBrewer

Who said that ? Recordproduction.com is a labour of love by SSL's Mike Banks.
It's a terriffic website. There will be some Irish guys being interviewed for it this year too.

Survivin' Ivan

Its lifted directly from the website. I agree its an excellent site.
http://www.recordproduction.com/JOBS.HTM