Research

The two jobs I chose were DJ (disk jockey) and artist management. I chose these two jobs because they are something I am interested in and wanted to find out more information about them. When researching I mostly used the internet because I felt that it was the best source I could use because it had the most information.

When researching the jobs in the music industry I needed reliable sources as if they aren’t then the reliable sources gathered may not be right and this will then be misunderstanding to people. About.com was a reliable website because About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is owned by The New York Times Company. About.com has topics on it’s website something like google you can search for anything you like e.g Music Careers in that area you can find information to do with bands, musicians and jobs in the music industry. I also used the library for some second source and found a book called “all you want need you to know about the music business” this is reliable source because Quincy Jones the record producer, musical arranger film composer, television producer and trumpeter. He said ‘I highly recommend Don’s book to anyone who has ever been interested in the music business. His experience and insight into the inner workings of the music world make this an indispensable work’. Another second source I used was a DJ Magazine. It is a reliable source because the magazine has styled itself as “the world’s largest selling dance music magazine”. Another site i found was DJHistory.com I felt that this was also reliable because is a website that devotes it’s to dance and DJing. I also used eHow which is a online step-by-step guide program with more than 1 million articles and 170,000 videos. The website covers a wide variety of topics. I found another book called ‘Artist Management’ the books lets you know everything you need to know about being an artist and artist manager.

To help me with this project I gave out surveys which were about the music industry and I asked people if they were interested in it. I also asked if qualifications were important but not everyone felt that they were because you can still get into universities. This feedback helped me with my report because I could find out about other peoples opinions and not just my own. When carrying out these surveys I asked my Creative and Media class who know a lot about the course. It showed what other people think in the class.

I interviewed a journalist named Paul who knows a lot about the media business and knows that it is hard to get into it. He was talking about the industry and how it can relate to other things. Paul said that if you are interested in this specific industry then you should try out a job which is suitable so you have more experience before going into a permanent job which you might not like. I also interviewed Richard who is in-charge of this course and produces music for people. I asked him questions about the music industry and he gave me positive feedback about what I might want to do in the future. He also said that this industry is very hard to get into but if you would want it then you would do anything to get into it.