If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Check out our new Music Industry Jobs and Internships board at MusicIndustryJobs.com It’s FREE! Over the years, a lot of people have asked me when I thought was the best time to begin looking for an internship in the music industry. My answer has always been, and still remains, the same. The absolute best time to begin looking is right now. And it doesn’t matter if you’re 15 years old and in high school, or 20 years old and in college. Heck, if you’re 34, or 50 and still think you should be working in music instead of wherever you’re at currently, the time to get that gig, is still right now. And, really, getting an internship is not all that hard. Of course, there are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind as you plan your journey, because getting and keeping a music industry internship is not quite the same as snagging and keeping an internship in corporate America. Hmm…um,... Read the rest of this entry »
Check out our new Music Industry Jobs and Internships board at MusicIndustryJobs.com It’s FREE! To read part one of this story, visit: How to get an internship at Fashion Rocks: Part One. Welcome back, folks. Alright. So you’ve invested some time and energy into locating the names of music business companies affiliated with Fashion Rocks. Maybe your little list contains a few of these types of firms: record labels, band managers, booking agents, street team companies, brand ambassador firms, lighting companies, rigging companies, modeling agencies, Fortune 500 firms. First of all, great job! Now let’s think of a few ways we might get a hold of the right person at one of these companies who can help you get in the door at the event, and perhaps lead you to your first music business internship experience! What to do with all these names? Your next steps If you have individual contact names: If you’re fortunate to have found a direct contact, then quite... Read the rest of this entry »
What a record label internship might look like Internships can be a funny beast. In one regard, you’re treated as part of the team, hanging out with the Vice President of Promotion, hanging out with your favorite bands backstage and walking around with that laminate of yours that screams “I’m with the band”. And yet, on others, back at the office (if you’re lucky) or on campus ( if you’re not as lucky, but still in like Flynn). . .you’re just the kid from the street team that hangs up posters and stickers the heck out of campus. And, truth be told, for many of the music business internships you’ll have, the latter is more likely the role you will fill during a record label internship. Or, any internship for that matter. If you’re in radio, the same thing applies except maybe you’ll get the keys to the van. . .concert promotion you’ll get to hang out backstage and help move crates with the roadies, but... Read the rest of this entry »
There certainly is no dearth of music business news out there lately. . .what with all the junk about the music industry’s death and all, you’d think music blogs around the world would all be out looking for new gigs. Maybe writing about petrochemicals is the way to go? Hmm. . .I don’t know. . . So with all this recent exposure It got me thinking about a few of the music bloggers out there that I like to read, or the online places in general where you could still find excellent commentary about what’s really happening in music instead of what they’re talking about on your late night news channel. So, with no further adieu, and in no particular order, here are a few that I’m enjoying as of late! David Beronja’s “The Nashville Feed” is a group blog with with accompanying podcast produced and hosted in Nashville. The site covers topics from music business, events and culture with a Nashville perspective. I like David’s... Read the rest of this entry »
So the music industry is dead, eh? Well, I guess this you’d better pack up your bags then and become a plumber. I hear there’s good money in it and all. Heck even my own family thought picking up a trade wouldn’t be a bad idea. . .and having been a wood framer and house repairer for a number of years in high school, I could probably make the transition quite well. But still. . . Not Dead Yet What’s really going on Look. The music industry isn’t near death anymore than the wealth of other business going through the same sort of growing pains which accompany change, new technology and the move toward creating a lean business model. (I covered this briefly in an old blog entry about the radio industry back in February) What is happening, I believe, is that a very vocal minority is trumpeting the demise because unfortunately they can’t see what the future holds for them, and they certainly can’t predict where the music industry ... Read the rest of this entry »
This is a question I have received quite frequently over the years. And, despite the fact that I graduated with a degree in music with a specialization in business (read: music business degree) from Southern Illinois University, I still say that getting a music business degree is NOT a prerequisite to a career in the music industry. And I say this not only as a veteran of the music business, but also as a former academic advisor to hundreds, if not thousands of students, at the University of Minnesota. Now don’t get me wrong. A music business degree is a wonderful thing, particularly if it is also centered around music performance, you’ll boost your musical talent which always rocks and you’ll be focusing on a discipline you’re truly passionate about. . .not a bad deal. However, I can also tell you with 100% certainty that if I wasn’t out there busting my but at internship after internship, I would have had a nice degree in the music business... Read the rest of this entry »
The running theme in just about everything I say as it relates to jobs in the music industry, or an entertainment career in general, is that it’s not as hard as it looks. The most difficult thing you’ll have to tackle if you’re going to pursue this trek is your own reticence to move forward and take a gamble — and perhaps equally as important — the necessity of working for free. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at what sort of approach might land you a plum internship gig working for something like Fashion Rocks 2007, which will air on September 7, 2007 on CBS. Now, I’m going to assume for the sake of argument that you’ve got very little if any experience in the music industry for this experiment. Heck, you might even live in Podunk-nowheres-ville, or even live overseas which would be a real challenge! You’ll see, however, that even with these apparent limitations, landing a music industry internship really isn’t... Read the rest of this entry »
Hey folks, after considerable thought, I’ve decided to move the blog from the hosted Wordpress spot to a more friendly html extension right here on musicbusinespage.com. If traffic continues to pick up I’ll ultimately move this over to the hosted version of WordPress, but for now I”m using Google’s Blogger. . .at least this way when I do switch things over, the blog address will remain the same at this location. SO! If you’re looking for the older posts you can check them out over at www.musicindustryjobs.wordpress.com. Otherwise, stick around here to see what I can churn up! Gotta’ love that pic of Tom Jones helping us move, eh? I just read that they’ve finally released the DVD version of the “This is Tom Jones Show” which was on television in the early seventies. If you would like to see one of the best live singers in the world in his heyday, you might want to take a look see. . .this dude was famous for rocking the pants... Read the rest of this entry »
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Ever wonder why a great song sends chills down your spine? Or up your spine, as it technically does in my case? I couldn’t resist posting this slightly off-topic, but still relevant article from Scientific American magazine about music and the brain. It’s an easy an fascinating read that’s well worth your time. To learn more visit, Music and the Brain at Scientific American and read neuroscientist Norman M Weinberger’s easy to read article. Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed in the upper right-hand corner, to never miss a post. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Great music can send chills down your spine. Proven!", url: "http://musicbusinesspage.com/2007/03/19/great-music-can-send-chills-down-your-spine-proven/" }); Read More →
