Back in 1994, I hand-coded the first version of this site. By way of reference, this was so long ago the page was actually featured in a supermarket checkout book called something along the lines of The Hottest Job Sites on the Web. Eons ago.

I decided to give HTML a go and share my experience finding work in the business because there wasn’t really anything out there that showed folks how to get their very first gig. And, because I had a decent amount of success landing some pretty cool internships while in college (including a multi-year stint at Virgin Records), and people always asked how I did it, I decided to put together this page.

Over the years, it’s been up and down, and morphed every which way. In 2002, I took everything that was here on the site, improved upon it, and slid it all into a book entitled The Music Industry Guidebook. The first edition helped people find work within weeks of reading. Not bad.

In 2022, I updated the book  a bit, and basically let this page archive itself into the ether. After all, the book is all you need and I’m too busy with other things to update the site.

The important thing to know is there really isn’t much to getting your first few gigs, and in the book I show you precisely how to do it—even if you’re still in high school. In fact, especially if you’re still in high school. If you’re looking for a job in the music industry and follow the simple steps I lay out for you in the book, I’m pretty positive you’ll land something. And, no matter where you live. You can grab it here for yourself, or for someone as nuts about the business as I was, at that place called Amazon.

Cheers, and I’ll see you at the meet and greet!
Doc Kane
Japan, October 7, 2024