Is The Future For Audio Professionals In Games?
Are you an audio professional? If so, it is slim pickings finding a job that is best matched with your skill set. Maybe the next frontier is in the world of gaming.
The music industry is filled with lots of hungry people just waiting for an opportunity to do what they love and actually be paid for it. Unfortunately, those opportunities are few and far between. So, they work for free in hopes to build the skills they need to one day be paid. This is especially true for audio professionals. They have all of the knowledge and skill sets to make a great career, but the opportunities are limited. David Reeves shares in this article how the gaming industry may be an audio professional's new job market.
As the music industry is changing, jobs that were traditionally available for audio professionals are getting smaller and smaller. The demand for people to mix audio in traditional studios is dwindling. However, there may be a place to work in the gaming industry. When looking for a job it is important to think out of the box and go to where the need may be. To check out David Reeves' article on finding work in the gaming industry, check out his article on MusicThinkTank.com.
"Just like musicians, audio professionals (sound engineers, sound designers, mix/mastering engineers etc.) are often highly skilled and highly under paid. It is difficult to think of another industry in which highly educated and skilled workers are routinely expected to work for free or in unstable or very low paid positions. Audio professionals are usually highly passionate and driven about their work and often take on unpaid projects or jobs, especially early on, in the hope of building a portfolio strong enough to find regular income. Getting a well-paid UK music job is tough and demands patience and determination to succeed."
