Careers in Audio

Whether you're thinking about a career in audio but aren't sure where to start or you're already working in the audio industry and looking to advance your career, this book has all of the information you will need to get your audio career on track! Careers in Audio is the definitive career guide for the rapidly growing (and evolving) audio industry. It details job descriptions and career paths, while providing suggested entry avenues and growth opportunities within these paths. Each section includes information on salaries you can expect, potential risks for a given career path, work/life balance, traits and skills valued in the industry, and much more. Best of all, each section includes interviews with successful audio professionals in that field who relate their real-life experiences for your benefit. The book also includes an extensive list of educational facilities, published works, websites, discussion boards, and professional organizations to help you make your audio career search as easy as possible.

Whether you're thinking about a career in audio but aren't sure where to start or you're already working in the audio industry and looking to advance your career, this book has all of the information you will need to get your audio career on track! Careers in Audio is the definitive career guide for the rapidly growing (and evolving) audio industry. It details job descriptions and career paths, while providing suggested entry avenues and growth opportunities within these paths. Each section includes information on salaries you can expect, potential risks for a given career path, work/life balance, traits and skills valued in the industry, and much more. Best of all, each section includes interviews with successful audio professionals in that field who relate their real-life experiences for your benefit. The book also includes an extensive list of educational facilities, published works, websites, discussion boards, and professional organizations to help you make your audio career search as easy as possible.

JEFF TOUZEAU is a writer and musician living in New York. In addition to Home Studio Essentials(Course Technology PTR, 2009), he has published three books, including Careers in Audio (Course Technology PTR, 2008), Artists on Recording Techniques (Course Technology PTR, 2008), and Making Tracks: Unique Recording Studio Environments(Schiffer, 2006). As a journalist, Touzeau has written stories for magazines including EQ, Tape Op, Professional Sound, Professional Songwriter, and many others.His feature column,“Music, etc.,” appears in Pro Sound News each month.When Touzeau isn't writing, he enjoys composing, performing, and recording music at his studio, Hummingbird Sound.