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Part One:

There’s one star in this video, but there are hundreds of music industry stars who make Pink LOOK like the only real star in the room. Which one are you? Take a look at this video, the song will always rock, but I also would suggest taking a look at it with a keen eye on the types of music jobs that exist within every element of the production.

Do you see ‘em? There are TONS of things going on here and TONS of jobs for those of you who are seeking a career in entertainment. As I mention in my book, music isn’t just about promotion, publicity and artist management. There are SO many opportunities in music its insane really. . .so please don’t limit yourself to the few that are the most apparent. I’ve listed out just a few of the music jobs I see in this video:

Grips
Riggers
Lights
Dance Coordinator
Sound
Production
Licensing
Promotion
Art Direction
Session/Touring Musicians
Acrobatic Training
Video Production
. . .and tons more. . .

Always keep a keen eye open when looking at movie and video credits. . .look at the job titles and think about what it is you might want to do as a result. If you’re a musician, look at what it takes to be a session musician, if you’re a designer and love music look at costume and stage design. The possibilities are endless, really.

Part Two: Okay, so I wanna’ get the party started here on the page as well. For some time now I’ve been blogging about what I think you want to hear, now I would love to hear what it is you want me to write about. I’ve got a lot of contacts and ideas to share, so fill me in. What do you want to know? What careers are you interested in? I’ll highlight the things you want to know about so everyone benefits. How about descriptions of what certain jobs are like. . .a “day in the life”,or something like that? Give me some feedback in the comments section and we’ll be off and running. (scroll to the bottom to see the comment form after you click on the link!)

This page will really start to hum if I can get some community feedback!

The Bribe: For those of you who submit AT LEAST three ideas, you’ll be eligible for a bit of a prize. Once we’ve tallied all the ideas, I’ll pick a winner at random, and offer a free half-hour consultation with me to ask anything you want about the music business! Ask anything you can dream of. . .but you’ve gotta’ submit AT LEAST three suggestions first! (scroll to the bottom to see the comment form after you click on the link!)

Good luck!!

Doc

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A little off topic today, but I wanted to share a few links with everyone regarding the important election we’re facing this year. As most of my reading audience is in college or getting ready to go to university, I thought these few links might help courtesy of Lifehacker. They’re all non-partisan and should serve to help you if you’re undecided, or think you might be leaning a certain way, but aren’t sure as to why, or even if you’re correct. I particularly liked Select Smart’s “Compare the Candidates” link.

It’s interesting to note that even in tight-knit families political persuasions can run deep on completely different issues, so because your parents, brothers and sisters might believe in one way of looking at things, you may have a completely different viewpoint. My brother and I, whom I thought leaned the same way, were way different in the results this week when testing ourselves against the issues using Glass Booth. I suggest you give it a shot to see if the candidate your planning on voting for believes in what you do AFTER the election. Have fun, and please VOTE!

Not sure where you will be voting come November 4th? Try Google’s handy-dandy polling place map finder. Just enter in your zip code and you’ll be off and running. I would recommend calling the suggested place to make sure you don’t end up running around in circles though, when I typed in my address it pulled up a location that I probably could vote in, but didn’t I voted early and did so at my local library. Google’s tool suggests another place and several others didn’t know where I should vote. So, I’m recommending Google because of it’s ease of use and the fact that at least they gave me a location I could call. If that doesn’t work, you’re local board of election office will certainly do the trick.

Good luck!

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If you’re the creative type, you might want to take a look at this opportunity to pal around with Russell Simmons and participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week USA. I’m the regional director for Chicago and thought I would share this with each of you. Aside from the cool-ness factor of this contest, there is also a 5K prize. Not a bad deal at all. Good luck! Doc

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS,
MUSIC ARTISTS
AND FASHION DESIGNERS!

Global Entrepreneurship Week USA is sponsoring a creative entrepreneurship competition
to find the next big names in film, music, and fashion. Win $5,000 and the opportunity
of a lifetime to be the next entrepreneurial star in the Race to BE.!

Sorry about the feedburner re-send. Hi Guys, this is Doc. Don’t know why you got another email today from SAE Atlanta. I posted it way back from July. I’ll look into what’s happening, and let you know. Thanks, and sorry again for the intrusion.

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Howdy, folks. I’ve finally taken the step of creating some video content for everyone using some of the many new tools I love to play with on a daily basis that help me retain my productivity goals. So, for this first tutorial of sorts, I’ll walk you through some of the better ways to search for things using Google.

Just by looking at the analytics for the site’s visitors it’s easy to see that many of those who land on the site do so by using “general” search techniques in Google. This is fine for really generic searches, but for the types of searches you really should be doing to help you find a career in entertainment, general searches are not enough. So sit back and enjoy (hopefully!) this quick little lesson in advanced Google search techniques for your job search and employ some of them this week as you’re looking for a gig. I’m sure it’ll help to some degree.

I look forward to your comments. . .this is my first attempt using such a tool! If my broadcast is a bit slow let me know as well, but keep in mind that if I talk too fast the program won’t keep up with my mouse movements. It’s instructional, so it’s supposed to be a bit drawn out. At least you can fast forward!! Cheers, Doc

Tune-up your resume and get a Christmas Job fast

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