School of Sound Recording - Charlie Jones Scholarship

Published research reveals that the music industry is worth £6 billion (£1 billion more than previous reckonings) and the live music sector is growing, with 46% of employment.

Following are just some of the jobs available in the live audio industries:

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Front of house Engineer: Mixing sound front of house on tour or special events
Monitor Engineer: Mixing on stage monitors for Artistes and musicians
Backline Technicians: Responsible for setting up and maintaining the bands stage equipment, including guitars, keyboards, amplifiers, drum kits, effects boxes etc
System Technician: Installing and setting up sound systems on tour/special events
Hard Drive Operator: Overseeing Pro Tools or hard drive machines on tour/special events
Sound Designer: Design of sound systems for theatre or special events.
Installation Engineer: Design and installation of sound systems in theatres/venues etc
Broadcast Engineer: Engineering for broadcast/media In house or outside broadcast
Radio Mic Technican: Looking after large radio systems in theatre / touring etc

Audio Visual (A/V) industry

With the move of the BBC to Manchester, many new jobs will be created in all areas of sound for film and TV. It is expected that many new independent companies will spring up as a result of the move, so now is a great time to get to grips with audio training.

1.	Location Sound Recordist for TV or film: Must be skilled at capturing the best possible sound quality for the programme. A good location sound guy or girl can save thousands on the post production budget.
2.	Boom Operator for film or TV: Sounds easy, but this job requires many skills. A mic in shot can cost thousands to re-shoot, and the boom must follow the action. Boom operators also need to learn actors lines so they can follow with the mic.
3.	Post Production Sound Editor: Responsible for bringing the sound quality within the guidelines for broadcast. A specialist job requiring longs hours, hard work and an understanding partner!
4.	Assistant Dubbing Mixer: Assists in replacing audio, either voice-over, foley or any of the many other post production audio tasks.
5.	Film sound design: Location recording, sound effects, Foley and making the picture and sound work together is a big business. There are plenty of places to start a long and satisfying career.
6.	Sound Director: Like the film director but in charge of all sound.
7.	Dubbing Mixer: Works on recorded audio to replace or add new audio before broadcast.

If you would like advice and guidance about any aspect of the audio industries, please contact our Careers Department via the main telephone number: 0161 276 2100, or email bill.devon@s-s-r.com

Click the links below for further information:

> About the scholarship
> About Charlie Jones
> How to apply
> The live sound course
> SSR & Wigwam