Music Production Degree

Is it absolutely necessary to have a music production degree to make money in the music business? I am emailed this question a lot by fellow producers and the answer is simply NO!

I have not stepped foot in a class room that has a music teacher professor or anything else for that matter.

Everything I have learned came from the streets.

What I mean by that is I have a self taught education in music production.

College is not a bad place to be to learn some structure and to teach discipline. I'm just saying that it's not necessary to succeed.

If I had to fill out a resume right now about my music career it would read something like this.

• 3 years - Mars Music, Marietta, Georgia
• 4 years - Guitar Center, Smyrna and Atlanta Georgia
• 2 years - Alesis QS6
• 1 Year Roland XP-30
• 2 1/2 years - Roland Fantom X6
• 6 years - Roland JV 2080
• 3 years - Korg Triton
• 2 years - Korg Trinity
• 6 months - Korg Karma
• 5 years - EMU MP-7
• 2 years - Cakewalk
• 4 years - Cubase 3 SX
• 4 years - IK Multimedia T-Raxx
• 4 years - IK Multimedia Sampletank
• 6 years - Fruity Loops
• 2 years - Master Tracks Pro
• 2 years - MPC-1000
• 7 years - MPC-3000
• 3 years -Korg D1600 digital Recorder
• 4 years - Yamaha - Motif

hell this can go on forever...

You know what I'm saying here though. I have learned all that I know by teaching myself or learning bits and pieces from other producers.

Taking courses is great but start learning yourself by watching online video like Youtube. Music college could never teach you some of the things they show on the Internet.

No program you pay for anywhere in the world can substitute for ground work knowledge acquired by a producer in the trenches.

This is the type of education that will propel you into the atmosphere of big money monthly.