Careers in Music Technician

Getting into backstage work

Simon Lovelace founded CrewClass in an effort to provide greater access to backstage training.

Simon Lovelace, founder of technical crew training company Crewclass, has seven tips for finding backstage technical work.

Creative Voices

Music technology education

Audio engineer, musician and former music technology teacher Andrej Bako provides insight into the problems of current music tech education.

Develop Your Career

Work in the recording industry

Working in a recording studio is a popular career choice. But what skills do you need to break into this highly competitive industry? We spoke to David Stewart, Studio Manager of British Grove Studios.

Industry Insight

Guitar technician

"Deptford John" Armitage has worked as a guitar technician for a variety of big-name music acts. He spoke to Creative Choices about his career in music, and why he enjoys working backstage.