Sean Smith's Blog

In a recent commerce class we had the pleasure of meeting a man by the name of Tom Dobrzanski. Tom was a recent Sauder graduate who visited UBC to tell us about his entrepreneurship in the music industry. Tom told us a simple story of finding a poster on the wall that was looking for a keyboardist in a band. Shortly after he joined this band and discovered himself and his passion for music. Tom knew he wanted to pursuit music and he decided that he would enroll in music management and marketing course. The band members found passions in different industries and this gave tom the space to combine his Sauder business degree with his musical management and marketing to start a recording studio

Tom started in the basement of his parents home. In the duration of five yeras he remodeled and rebuilt his parents basement and transformed it into a professional recording studio. Many high profile artists use Toms Studio. Tom has recently produced albums with bands like The Zolas, Lotus Child, We are the City, Said the Whale and Hello Ocean.Tom story was particularly intriguing because he had a heart for both music and business and what he did was study and combine his passions to make a recording studio. Running a recording studio has some definite advantages for example, no variable costs! I admire Tom and his entrepreneurship in following and linking his passions together. I think many people choose jobs they are not passionate about and they end up being miserable. I think Tom is great example of following your passions and modern entrepreneurship

(A picture of Tom in his recording studio)