

“A lot of studios do internships we specifically do paid running positions. “On average, most of our employees we hire are going to be hired as a Runner, the main entry-level position at the studio,” Barnes says. It can also mean going to work for a famous studio that offers prestige and a bigger check, or it can mean opening one’s own studio. In this career, advancement can mean taking on greater ownership of the studio by assuming a VP role in addition to GM duties. They may then work their way up to a position as Head Runner, Assistant Studio Manager, General Manager, or Booking Manager, depending on what’s available at the studio. Recording Studio Managers usually start as Interns or Runners at a studio.
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In their daily work, Recording Studio Managers work alongside Recording Engineers and Record Producers, as well as with Recording Groups, Singers, Session Musicians and Session Singers, plus any other artists or record label execs involved in the process of creating an album. “The majority of that will be handled by Assistant Engineers and the tech department but I still want to keep an overhead view of everything to make sure we’re keeping up with all our responsibilities.” If we get a session with a big piano player like a John Legend or an Alicia Keys, making sure we have the piano they want in the room.” “Additionally, as it comes up, making sure any prep we need to do for sessions is done. At the end of the day, I do more views of the financial side of things and make sure that’s communicated to the owners.” “It starts in the GM world of managing a building and spreads out pretty quickly. If it’s a day where we’re not that busy it’s not that big of an issue but if it’s a busier day, which most of them are, we’ll have to deal with what’s wrong with the AC, how long will it take to get fixed, and see if we need to move the session to another room.” “For example, on a day like today, it’s warm outside so if an AC goes down we’ll need to deal with that. (I sort out the medium-priority emails and I deal with them at midday.) During the day it’s taking phone calls for different bookings and in the GM role, it can, at times, be sort of a reactionary position.” From the point I’ve woken up I’ve looked at emails to see where we’re at in that world and dealt with it prior to showing up. “If there’s anything that needs to be addressed I communicate it to the Runners. What’s a typical day on the job like? “If I were to come in on a day like today, the first thing I’m going to do is walk through the entire studio, lay eyes on everything and makes sure it looks the way I want it to look,” Barnes explains. “Also, I handle all the booking, so making sure we’re on track both financially and numbers-wise in terms of how many bookings we’re getting in a particular month.” On the VP side, it’s more of the business operations side of things dealing with budgeting.” those types of things to make sure our facility is presented as well as it can be. That’s going to entail everything from making sure if someone punched a hole in the wall (intentionally or accidentally) that gets dealt with. “There’s the GM side: making sure the building is both looking and operating correctly. “There’s really kind of two sides to it,” Jeff Barnes tells us of his work as the President/ Recording Studio Manager at Record Plant, the legendary Los Angeles studio that has hosted everyone from Black Sabbath to Kanye West.
