Success When Youre

Young
By Karen Soltero

t 32-years-old, Josh Young not only has his nger on the pulse of the music industry, but hes gured out how to tie a life long love of music with a successful career in the lm and television industry in a way thats innovative, eective and nurtures new and undiscovered talent. And hes having a blast doing it. Young remembers as a young kid running down to the movie theater with his best friend to watch movies on the weekend, then he would sit through all the credits. He remembered thinking that one day he wanted his name on that screen. The dream of a little kid became a reality. But not without a lot of hard work and dedication to the craft that he loves. Josh found his love of music early, at just ve years old, when he learned the saxophone, clarinet, and ute as well as the piano. Trained at the Citrus College of Music, Josh spent time as a studio musician, in orchestras, and as a band member. All this time his love of lm stayed with him. He began working his way up in the lm and television business as an editor, cutting together the raw footage to make a cohesive show. Today he works as a lead or supervising editor on a number of major shows, including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Big Brother. Young told us he wanted to make a dierence in the world. I wanted to aect peoples lives in a big way. Nine years ago, he created a boutique recording studio with producer Darian Cowgill. It was a place for artists and composers to create quality content for the music and lm industry. It was a successful business adventure and a thriving artistic environment. But the main puzzle piece was missing, until three years ago when he had a new business idea,

one that would bring together his passion for music, movies, and making a dierence. At that time, Young was editing TV shows, recording music, knew a lot of artists and composers, when he realized that there was a real need for high-quality music in the lm and telelvision industry. Alias Atrium was born. The idea was to take creative artists and bridge them with the business side of entertainment. They allowed artists to be creative, do what they do well, and Atrium took care of the business side. It is clear from the excitement in his voice that Josh loves what he is able to do for both the end users of his system and the creators of the music. So not only are we licensing and placing music on television and in lms, he elaborates, but were also trying to take artists and give them a leg up by letting them use what were doing as a career booster. I asked Josh about the issues facing the music industry in the digital age, when everyone has access to the kind of equipment and software that the professionals use. He pointed out that like anything else, theres an art to this kind of work. Just because somebody knows how to use Avid or Final Cut or Pro Tools doesnt make them an engineer, a producer, or an editor. He admits that many people are trying to do it on their own, but that quality results really require the kind of knowledge that comes from the heart and soul, not the instruction manual. Young states When you become an artist at Atrium, you become part of something larger. They maintain close relationships with everybody in their group, and once someone becomes part of Atrium, theyre like family. Josh Young really loves what he does, which is simply the truest measure of happiness.

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