rachel
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rachel singer/songwriter/performer
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RACHEL INNES MEETS RECORDING ENGINEER TONY KOROLOGOS Tony Korologos is a leading Utah-based recording engineer, with over twenty years of experience as a sound engineer. Rachel Innes caught up with him at a recent recording session in his FAST FORWARD RECORDING STUDIOS to see what it's like to be on the other side of the music: Name: Tony Korologos Occupation: Certified digital media guru. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Rachel Innes: How did you become a recording engineer? Tony Korologos: I started out my career as a drummer. I wanted to record myself so I bought some equipment and twenty years later I'm still buying equipment!
RI: What training did you complete? TK: I attended the University of Adversity and The School of Hard Knocks! (laughs!)
RI: Do you offer Apprenticeships? TK: I'm affiliated with a Beverly Hills based company who run a correspondence course for individuals who want to become engineers. They complete their hands-on training here at Fast Forward Recording Studios.
RI: What do your graduates do after they have completed their training? TK: Often graduates work for recording studios, open their own studios and some people just want to be able to have a small home studio and know what to do with it.
RI: What components make a good recording? TK: Every component is crucial, if one of the components is bad, it affects the balance of all the other components. Just using a bad microphone can potentially ruin a recording. Proper pre-production is essential. Rehearsing each part of the music/vocals can save bands/artists lots of money.
RI: What musical genres have you worked with over the year? TK: Punk to Classical, Hard Core Metal to Born Again Christian, we even had some Roman Catholic Monks from a Monastery who had to get permission from Rome to make a CD of chants. Rock and Roll, Country, R&B, even genres that didn't exist before they walked into the studio, (smiles) we've done it all.
RI: Who would you most like to work with and why? TK: Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd. These artists spend years making their albums and always produce stellar recordings that are amazing to listen to and totally original. RI: Do you still play Drums? TK: I play drums for 2 bands, a band called "The Gamma Rays" a cover band that performs around Salt Lake City and an original band called Spazz.
RI: What is Spazz? TK: It's a combination of Jazz and Rock.
RI: Do you think you have to be a musical to be a sound engineer? TK: While it's not impossible to become an engineer without musical experience it is difficult. You have to know how to communicate with musicians and be able to hear the music. Overall, apprentices that have no musical experience have often been at a disadvantage in the studio.
RI: Worst/Best experience as an engineer? TK: Worst experience was when an entire project was lost that had taken over a month to create, having to tell the band in question and then foot the bill ($9000) to re-record.
RI: And best… TK: The best moment was recently when an Artist I had engineered for, called me from San Diego to see how I was doing. He told me he was opening for N'Sync and had just been signed by Elektra Records. To know I had a part in that was rewarding. Job satisfaction.
RI: Who was the artist? TK: "Dante" RI: Wow! (for anyone who doesn't know he currently has a song out called "Miss California")
RI: What do you think of home recording? TK: Recording equipment has become cheaper and more accessible. However being a good recording engineer is an art form. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment cannot replace a good ear. Plus it's always hard to try and be the band and the engineer at the same time. For tips on how to make a great recording or to check out Fast Forward recording studios click below: http://www.fastforwardrecording.com
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