Creative individuals have a desire to better themselves and push through to the next level. Due to this impulse, and the fact that creatives tend to constantly observe the world around them, certain stereotypes and hierarchies can become apparent over time. Hopefully, being able to see different hierarchies at work won’t make you shortsighted and […]
Being a creative person has its fair share of challenges. You have to constantly hound yourself to make things, to improve, and to produce content in a timely schedule. Whether it’s writing, drawing, filmmaking, or creating music, being creative will always have its ups and downs. As if the process of making something out of […]
You have goals, things you want to do in your life, stuff you want to achieve. While it’s vital that you’re willing to do the hard work, know this: there are probably a number of people you already know who can help you on your way. We call these people mentors. What we do is […]
Producers get a bad rap but the truth of the matter is that film producers aren’t out to cheat you and they’re generally not jerks. In the making of a movie, the screenwriter is like the architect who drafts the blueprint for the house. It’s their words, their characters, their idea. The director is like […]
Everyone wants to make movies. Everyone has ideas. They might even have a script or two lying around. They might have even shot some short films or made some web videos. But you know what they haven’t done? Just made a movie. Yeah, it’s kind of a big statement to make. But sometimes you just […]
There are two types of creative people in any creative industry: Creators and Cultivators. Creators are good at the nuts and bolts of creating and producing work. Cultivators are good at organizing people, organizing resources, and planning how things will play out. In the music industry, creators can be anything from an audio engineer to […]
You hear us say it all the time: on-the-job training is all about making connections. For Recording Connection apprentices Tanner “T-Strix” Bjorkland and Rodolfo “R-Lo” Lopez, little did they know how the connection they made with each other would lead to a potentially game-changing collaboration. Here’s the story. Tanner, a gifted teen rapper, went through […]
