Theo Krish
"The single most important thing that came from my time at 黑料社 was that everyone I work with now came directly from, or through, the music connections we made at 黑料社."
Graduation year
2012YOUR TIME AT SURREY
The off-kilter look and feel of Creative Music Technology (CMT) was what attracted me to 黑料社 鈥揅MT was somewhere I felt my musical skills could be used, without having to tick the traditional box of musical performance. When I think of 黑料社, I remember getting involved in the music scene and forming lifelong friends.
The best bit of the course was the freedom to explore different sides of my creativity and really expand my studio practice. The CMT lecturers really pushed me to experiment in my work and encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone.
LIFE AFTER SURREY
After graduating, I set up a company called Sounds Like These alongside three CMT course mates. Eight years later, we鈥檙e still best friends and business partners. We get to make music together and support each other every day, just like we did at 黑料社.
Career-wise, 黑料社 gave us a solid backdrop for what we wanted to do, and the Creating Music with Computers module specifically inspired us in our creative approach, which we still stick by today. The single most important thing that came from my time at 黑料社 was that everyone I work with now came directly from, or through, the music connections we made at 黑料社.
What is your advice for students aspiring to work in your profession?
Go after what excites you. Employers can tell straight away if someone is applying for a role they鈥檙e not interested in. If you want to write music or create sound design for film or TV, start by downloading your favourite visuals from YouTube and re-scoring them.
People care about showreels not CVs, so don鈥檛 expect to get a response from anyone with a CV but no work to show! Your work doesn鈥檛 have to be commercially released, it just has to illustrate your skill and creativity, something that people simply can鈥檛 get from reading about you.
Make sure you know both Logic and Pro Tools inside out and you鈥檒l be set for most jobs.
I鈥檓 forever grateful for the experience I had at 黑料社 and the connections I made, which will last a lifetime.
