Devin Rose's career goal is to become a recording engineer and studio owner. His plan includes obtaining a bachelor's degree in music production by 2019, interning at a larger New England studio in 2018, continuing to own and operate his home studio Resistance Studios, and getting more involved with social media and online distribution of his work. He aims to build a team for his studio to take on more projects and distribute recordings more widely.

1. Lesson 4: Developing Your Artistry
Devin Rose’s Career Plan
Career Goal: To become a recording engineer/studio owner.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in music production and engineering (2019)
• Excellent business skills
• Excellent time- management skills
• Ability to think on my feet
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of both analog and digital equipment
• Ability to work with the recording artist’s ideas and insights
• Ability to record every type of instrument with different recording
techniques
• Ability to create open and tight mixes
• Ability to create crystal clear masters
• Not having to stop the session because I can’t figure out what is wrong with a
piece of equipment
• Occasionally take over the role of the producer if the situation calls for it
Current skills, interests, and experience:
• Current owner and lead engineer of my home small business, Resistance
Studios (2015-Present)
• Interned for a summer at Bluebox Audio Studio in Franklin, MA, 2015
• Recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered in a variety of styles
• Played in rock and metal bands at venues such as the Worcester Palladium
• Freshman at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Published recordings online at places such as Soundcloud
• Excellent communications with the local New England music scene
• Decent GPA in high school
• Vice President of the Science Club at Medway High School, 2014-15
Plan to reach career goal:
• Bachelor’s degree in Music Production at Berklee College of Music, 2019
(Potentially Master’s, 2020)
• Intern with a larger New England studio (2018)
• Reach out to new artists and promoters to continue building connections and
business

2. • Continue owning and recording at Resistance Studios, Medway, MA (2015-
Present)
• Look for opportunities to do live sound at parties or venues
• Continue playing in local bands to get to know the artists and the music scene
REVISIONS:
• Considering the steady decline of physical copies of recordings, make more
use of distribution of my products via iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, etc.
• Start building a team for Resistance Studios: Advertisers, other audio
engineers, artists, session musicians
- A team is needed to have a high amount of success in the modern
D.I.O. music industry.
- Having more people on the team means that we can take on more
work, get the recordings distributed farther, and turn a larger profit.
• I would like to get more involved with my business on social media and the
Internet.
o I want to start developing a professional website for my brand and to
provide a showcase for the artists we produce and record.
o I want to start posting on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and
Twitter at least every two to three days to really create a following
• I’m going to start getting more organized with the running of my studio
business.
o I am going to make sure all the files on my hard drive get into the
folders they belong in and that everything is accounted for.
o I want to keep folders of detailed graphs and schematics for the gear
we have. This would include things like frequency response graphs.
o I want to make sure all the past projects are totally mixed and
mastered properly and posted as samples to our Google Drive for any
potential clients to listen to.
• I want to try to keep up with all the modern advancements in music business
and audio technology.
o This ensures that we are always at the forefront of distribution so we
can be ready for the next step in the industry. This will be whatever
comes after music streaming.
o This also ensures that our mixes are on par with the current radio hits
and the big name producers and labels.
• I want to constantly be building connections and gaining new contacts.
o These new contacts can have any possible role in the music world.
o New people can help with advertisement, distribution,
instrumentation, etc.
o New people help to bring in new business.