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Jobs, Interviews, Life

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So I met with a guy who writes for this podcast. They do sic-fi/fantasy/horror audio dramas. Its all unpaid now and done just for fun. They don’t have any real sound guys on their crew so I’m gonna work on their next episode and see where it goes from there. It’ll be fun and cool. Check them out at earbudtheater.com! Download the episodes when I start working on it!

I’m also having a phone interview with PSAV for a part time A/V tech job. Hopefully that goes well and they give me decent amount of work. It should defintly pay well too! If i get that then I won’t really have to work with the catering, which I don’t like doing. I’ll keep the part time job at the bar though. That should give me enough money to pay my bills and enough time to keep looking for a job to turn into a career.

Seems things are working out fairly well. Slow but its going. I still have high hopes for the next few months!

See ya guys.

A week and a half in L.A.

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So, its pretty awesome out here. Applied at a studio and a venue as well as a few restaurants so far. Possibly may get a job at Domino’s. It’s something to pay the bills for now. Tomorrow I have a list of about ten venues and studios I’m going to apply for. They’re all within a few blocks of each other. Over the weekend I’m going to map out other areas to hit. Gonna look at some post-production houses.

Talked to a guy today who seemed really cool. He’s from Mayfair and Father Judge, like me. He’s an established writer out here and seems like he really wants to help me out. He knows a few sound guys and is gonna take me to Fox Studios next week. He seems very Philly-like. So I’m pretty stoked about that.

I also have a job on Halloween with a lighting production company. So, it may not be audio but its a job and its a step in the right direction. Last few days were pretty stressful but today went pretty well. All in all I think it’ll all work out.

In Northeast Philly born and raised…..

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So, I moved to Los Angeles. It is awesome here! I never want to leave. So, I’m here to follow my dream. Being a bit of a tourist while my sister and dad are here but Thursday starts working. To prepare for this, I’m obviously doing research on places for work. But I’m also looking at things to remind me why I’m here. Im re-reading “Tough Shit” by Kevin Smith. If you want a job in the media arts read that book. Its about another east coast no body who made it. Kevin Smith is a big inspirations to me so naturally I’m also streaming his podcasts, and Tell ’em Steve-Dave. I also brought a stack of his movies along too. I’ve got all the bands on my ipod that made me want to do this as well. This obviously includes Blink 182, my biggest inspiration. They made me want to do what I do. I’ll be blasting some Starting Line, a bunch of PA kids who made it! SO here goes my adventure on the west coast!

It will be hard at first. I’ll miss my home and family. I’ll miss late night drinks with my friends. I miss my cat. But you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. I may have to mop floors and flip burgers for a while. But here its goes.

SOUNDS….

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So SIN liked the mixes!  Just gotta add a few sound effects and then do a master CD for them.  Nothing major, expect it up as soon as they release it!  Also, last week I ran sound for SmartCEO’s Brava awards.  It went really well.  Sound check went great, but as always problems arose when we started.  I managed to fix them and in the end everyone was happy with how it sounded.  Live sound is a tricky thing to master, but I’m getting better with every gig!  Got a few other projects lined up and I hope they all work out!

Until next time,

John