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movin’ the studio

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- February 12, 2010 at 10:16 PM #43185
  
  Grinner Hester
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  I’m kind of stoked about this move.
  A production company downtown has a very artsy building, a little too much space, and lots of overflow work. They’ve asked me to move in with em at a price I just can’t beat. The company is not consuming mine and it’s not a partnership… just a sub lease deal amongst friends with lots of potential and very few downsides. Lower overhead will allow me to increase volume with a lower hourly rate of just $150/hour.
  It’s always fun to find new spots for the lava lamps…
- February 12, 2010 at 11:18 PM #180954
  
  Grinner Hester
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  will do. Here’s the old studio:
  
  http://grinnerhester.com/studio.wmv
- February 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM #180955
  
  Rob
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  daaamn…150/hr? I don’t even make 150/day. I think i’ll get there eventually though
- February 13, 2010 at 4:58 PM #180956
  
  Grinner Hester
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  I think you will too, man. Just a matter of time. I started out at a local ABC affiliate in small town Texas making less than 4 bucks an hour. It’s just a matter of giving yourself a good 5 figure raise every year or two in the form of moving onward and upward until ready to go out on your own. For most, that takes 10-15 years of working for others. The mistake I see a lot is a young person skipping that part, trying to start a business with no experience, and then not knowing why it didn’t work.
- February 25, 2010 at 2:48 AM #180957
  
  BrandonDull
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  That picture looks something like my dream studio. lol. sick studio!
- February 26, 2010 at 4:47 PM #180958
  
  sirbobls
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  here is a pic of a dream studio that i am looking into replicating, i am almost there!
- February 27, 2010 at 4:17 PM #180959
  
  BrandonDull
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  @sirbobls that is awesome, good luck getting it! There is nothing around Pittsburgh. I need to find a new market for a studio like the ones you all are showing on this forum.
- March 4, 2010 at 2:38 AM #180960
  
  Anonymous
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  congrats grinner! I would love to have a studio like that.
  
  Awesome advice too, about giving yourself a 5-figure raise in the form of moving onward and upward.
  
  However, I may be an exception to your rule… I started on my own very young, and I’ve been quite successful. I’m still young (only 23)… but I never worked for anyone else…
  
  I do agree that most young people that try to start on their own do fail tho. Starting on your own is a different game, and if you don’t do it the right way, it’s very hard to succeed.
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