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Jim Cobb

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« on: April 22, 2009, 12:04:13 pm »
So I lost my job today.  Original music for advertising is a dying business and the company I\'ve worked for the past 5 years is closing its doors.

That said....

Anyone who knows any bands looking for a producer or mix engineer, please send some work my way.  I can supply a work reel to anyone who wants one.  I can work out of a GREAT studio in Somers, NY.  We can track pretty much anything but live piano there, although I have a place we can overdub a Steinway D if need be.

You can read about the studio in a mix magazine article here:
http://mixonline.com/sound4picture/facilities/audio_jim_roberts_brandon/
and you can PM me or email me at RightOnMusic (at) gmail .dot. com for my reel.

I WILL WORK WITHIN YOUR BUDGET TO GET YOU NOT ONLY THE BEST SONIC QUALITY, BUT THE BEST RECORDED REPRESENTATION OF YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS.
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2009, 12:06:33 pm »
Sorry to hear that!

Maybe put up a lot of posts on craigslist and such?
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2009, 12:13:01 pm »
Work up your own client base, build relationships, and eventually you\'ll have your own business. Sounds simple enough, right?

Seriously tho, I think now is the best time to start something new and dramatic. With the economy, esp. music industry in the shitter, something fresh needs to be created to revamp music. I just don\'t know what that is.

What were you doing at your old job Jim? I\'m just curious.
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2009, 12:16:32 pm »
I was an associate producer.  This basically entailed calling a whole bunch of ad agency people who\'d rather spend peanuts on a shitty stock track than actually use music that will help sell their product.  On the rare occasion, we\'d get a job, I\'d produce the job.

Before that, I was the company\'s head engineer at our studio.


Also, I\'ve recently become a certified hypnotist.  So if anyone wants to quit smoking, lose weight, or pretty much anything else your subconcious mind is giving you a hard time with, please PM me.
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2009, 12:33:24 pm »
hey jim sorry to hear that.

so can\'t you just combine your skill sets and hypnotize someone into giving you a music job?


j/k buddy ;) good luck, you\'ll bounce back

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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2009, 12:45:31 pm »
i\'m not worried.  gives me an opportunity to pursue hypnosis and do more record work.  music for MUSIC\'S sake.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2009, 12:54:06 pm »
Sorry to hear that... Something will come up...
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2009, 01:42:20 pm »
I liked your work on Sonic The Hedgehog a few years back - have any gaming industry contacts?
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2009, 02:11:55 pm »
Oh yeah that shit was SER!
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2009, 02:38:37 pm »
http://www.youtube.com/v/XgvBQYg_9fM&hl=en&fs=1">http://www.youtube.com/v/XgvBQYg_9fM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344">
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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2009, 02:40:51 pm »
haha i forgot about that!
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2009, 02:48:09 pm »
Well, you could whore yourself out to 1,000 fat chicks for $50 apiece. Or 50 really fat chicks for $1,000. What? Don\'t look at me like that. Fat chicks need love, too. But they got to pay.
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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2009, 02:53:47 pm »
dude i just used that line to my boss today.
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2009, 03:20:43 pm »
Jim, sorry you got let go.  Join the club,  I have been out for 3 weeks and have nothing lined up for full time work.  Lets start a small audio/video live music production business.  It\'s all about networking and making connections with people.  Do what you love, thats been my motto as of late.

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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2009, 03:23:42 pm »
:lol: manager for the breakfast? :duck:
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