Today we had a guest speaker, John Vanderslice owner of Tiny Telephone in San Francisco. Of the guest lectures I've attended this semester this was easily the most entertaining. John discussed everything from processors to studio etiquette, throughout detailing an intuitive process to owning and operating your own studio.
Vanderslice began his studio 14 years ago while studying Econ. however, he soon switched to studying the arts but found that the numbers didn't quit add up. To supplement his income he worked as waiter and consistently poured money into his company. While he went into great detail on various topics, one the most salient points for me was when he was describing the dilemma that his associate presented him with.
*At some point you have to choose, either your going to be an engineer or an artist its not realistic to try and do both.*
In the presentation he also touched on the importance of transparency & forming a web of connections. I personally noticed points when I allowed my personal issues hinder handling business and from this point forward plan to thoroughly exhaust connection and relationships. Another aspect i seen as amazing was that fact that he had staff of over 11 engineers which helps him to specifically cater to the artist that comes in. I plan on taking a tour of his facilities in the near feature.
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