majoring in "beatmaking" professionaly

so i want to make beatmaking my career when i grow up. what would i major in college? recording engineer and audio engineers aren't really beatmakers (i don't think). i will probably major in the recording arts and just beatmake on my offtime. but i really would rather be striclty a beat engineer as oposed to recording stuff for otherpeople. so what would be the best thing for this??

Check this site, loads of courses but i don't thionk it's easy to get in.

http://www.sae.edu/

beat engineer

you don't go to school for that type of thing

i know what you mean. i never heard of classes that can teach you how to make a beat lol. i always figured it was learned from experience.....

as far as audio engineering, it would be a nice thing to have under your belt no doubt

at least you're willing to go to school....take that route! its a good move

majoring in beatmaking

SAE is expensive as well as hard to get a place in, but that shouldnt put you off if its what you want to do - dont think you'll get your major in beatmaking there tho

..still good luck

if you dont mind me asking, how old are you now?

i just enrolled at IAR in nyc.
altho there is no major called "beatmaking", im sure by the time i graduate (13 months) ill be making beats with the best of them.
my local community college has a nice audio/midi studio that is open to students. before you go spending 15,000+/- do some research on what your local schools have to offer.
peace.

im 15 right now, soph in highschool. i will probably end up majoring in the recording arts because that is the closest path to beatmaking, i am guessing.

why not get a major in music theory? or get a major in performance for the piano or any other type of instrument. those two majors are offered at most major universities. From what I gathered the audio engineering degrees offered at non-universities mostly teach you how to use software, mixing consoles etc which you could learn by reading the manual

if you want to make beats, go get that college money, buy gear and start now!!! I wish i knew i wanted to do this when i was your age. good luck.

jonathan morris wrote:if you want to make beats, go get that college money, buy gear and start now!!! I wish i knew i wanted to do this when i was your age. good luck.

true that

hyraglific wrote:

jonathan morris wrote:if you want to make beats, go get that college money, buy gear and start now!!! I wish i knew i wanted to do this when i was your age. good luck.

true that

yeah me too.

rokuez wrote:why not get a major in music theory? or get a major in performance for the piano or any other type of instrument.

cosign

That way you have knowledge of what to put with your Beats, to make it sound nice.
You could also go to a local studio and hang out get to know those cats, they'll teach you about engineering if you're really interested enough.

Pe@Ce

I agree with those who say study music....I was in the studio yesterday with a composer who (really) writes music. It was a joy. We did about 6 passes - him steadily sticking to the sheet music he brought. Each pass added a different instrument and at the end everything fit perfectly. We were able to count bars and cut and paste quickly thanks to his knowledge. Good theory and writing skills cut his preformance time in half at least. He was also able to communicate to me what he wanted to do easily...I went in after him with the guitar and he sat down and worte tab for me in a matter of a couple minutes, allowing me to easily hit my parts....After a few sessions with this type of talent, you lose patience for those who dont take the time to learn thier craft....

something you should think about doing is getting a work as a runner in a music studio.. maybe over your summer holiday break or whatever. just a thought.

if what you wanna do is make beats, a "degree in beat making" is just gonna be a piece of paper nothing more...
What counts is ur skill and ur connects, its not about knowing every way to make a beat or record music, its about what you do. I have recently just finished a recording engineering program, and I learned above anything else is that, experience is what gets you the job more often than a piece of paper that says you learned to do something...

Go make beats, and get a degree if you need to, but remember in this business ur discography and the buzz round your name do most of the talking...
Good luck
sorry if that was long winded and preachey