Imagine a world without music... is it possible to do it?? Obviously not. Music is everywhere, even when we don't realize it. In fact, there is a piece by composer John Cage called “4:33” that confirms this. Cage's composition, or lack thereof, places emphasis on how, even in silence, the beauty of music still shines. His work consists of a pianist sitting next to a piano for four minutes and thirty-three seconds doing absolutely nothing… or so we think. In reality, though, the real music is the little sounds like air conditioning, people whispering, etc. As outrageous as it may seem to some, I think it's brilliant. Like today's audio engineers or music producers, Cage put a lot of thought into his creation before writing or producing it. Furthermore, I believe that Cage's silent song paved the way for those working in audio engineering today and those of the future. By becoming a sound engineer myself, I also want to show the world how beautiful music can be. Before I can become a sound engineer, however, I have to dig deep and find out how this infamous career came to be. Audio engineering stems from Thomas Edison's invention of the rotating cylinder (techengineering.org). Made in 1877, this invention contributed greatly to advances in audio engineering and essentially recorded the first sound (techengineering.org). Without Edison's contributions to the field of Cody 2 music production, who knows where this career would be today. His invention also led to the formation of the Audio Engineering Society, known for short as "AES" (tech engineering.org). A man named Jack Mullin also contributed to the AES with his invention of an electronic device that recorded audio onto a single strip of paper... in the center of the paper... rs (earphones), and the engineer of sound will send individual mixes to each of these as requested by the band. This is not always as balanced a mix as the one in front, since the musician might [want] to hear only the main things, i.e. the singer might only want his voice, since he can already hear the drums and guitars quite loudly” (Kasprowicz 2014 ). I imagine this particular task is a little more challenging than being a FOH. Not only does Cody 4 need to focus on producing quality sound, but you need to work with high-class celebrities who may be very demanding. Here too, however, the opportunities are endless. The pay of an audio engineer is also quite good. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2012, the average pay for an audio engineer was $41,200; of course, depending on your capabilities, the monetary amount can go up to $79,170 (bls.gov).