Hi I've just got through my first year of University (or whatever you guys call it). I was originally looking at going into Sound Engineering but missed out, so I had to settle for a Music Teaching course elsewhere. In my experience I found that the course actually changed me into a little bit more of a people's person than I was before, by having to perform in front of people and stuff like that. So the shyness might just take care of itself so there's my experience. keep playing!

Who told you that you need to be good with maths and science to have a recording studio??? You'll need a way to pay for all that recording gear, and the business acumen to attract clients to hire your studio. If you want to produce bands/talent yourself then you need nothing more than a good ear and the people skills. You can always hire audio engineers in for the technical (operations) stuff if that's not your stong point. Don't worry about choosing your 'career for life' anyway... most people change several times in their working life. I left school at 15 to work in a recording studio, a music nut playing every instrument I could get my hands on. Here I am at 29 finishing my post-grad thesis and lecturing in business management. In the years between there's several jobs and three companies I owned. Music is fun for me, not a career - a lack of skill on my part unfortunately!