Should you go to school for audio? There are many factors that play into this conversation. This is a difficult topic as weighing out the pros and cons can be different for each person and school. We attempt to have a healthy discussion about this with Eric Ferguson and Hannah Goodine.

Eric Ferguson is an assistant professor of Live Sound Production at the New England School of Communications at Husson University in Maine. He also has extensive experience in the studio and with sound reinforcement, including world touring with artists such as Lee Ritenour and James Ingram. Eric is also a ProSoundWeb contributor.

Hanna Goodine is a student at Husson University as well as Michael Lawrence's apprentice

This episode is sponsored by: Audix

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The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb, hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside / Chris Leonard