Job In The Music Industry

Job in the music industry

• Sound Recording
• Publlcity/Promotion
• Club/Venue Staff
• Radio
• Musicians
• Retailing
• Graphic/Web Design
• Journallsm
• DJ's
• Photography

Musicians - are people who perform and write music. Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music.

Things You Need

• Choose an instrument to play. While certain musicians can play many instruments, they likely started with only one. This helps you focus your practice time and guide your stylistic creativity.
• Learn about music theory. This includes the musical notation, chord structure, chord progressions and melodic conventions of your musical style. Jazz, classical and pop all have different theoretical traditions that take years of study to truly master.
• Seek out and practice with local musicians. You might form a chamber music group, a quartet or just a jam band, but sharing and sharpening your musical ideas with friends is priceless.
• Listen to recordings of artists you admire and emulate their style. Even artists as famous as Elton John and the Beatles fell in love with music and built their reputations by imitating their idols.
• Create a structured practice schedule. Carving out enough practice time each week is hard, especially if you're already busy with another job or your family, so manage it wisely.
• Consider taking private or group lessons with an expert musician in your area. Colleges, conservatories and public schools all have good resources for connecting you with a qualified instructor.
• Work your way up to playing concerts and gigs. If you're a jazz or rock musician, bars and clubs are a great place to gain stage experience and build a following.

Types of musicians

• Composers
• Instrumentalists
• Vocalists

DJ (Disc Jockey):

Is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience.

Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the source.

There are several types of disc jockeys.

Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations.

To become a great DJ you must have an extensive knowledge of music, as well as the ability to lead a crowd.

Basic Skills

Find a local music shop with knowledgeable staff and visit regularly

Join online DJing and music forums

Keep up to date with new releases and trends by reading music publications, either online, or by buying magazine subscriptions²

Seek out and befriend other DJs in your area; if you can, try to build a network of like-minded individuals with whom you can share ideas, tips and tricks of the trade

Personality

You should also be able to efficiently perform several tasks at once. Without interrupting your set, you may need to speak with audience or club staff members who approach you to chat or make requests.

One of the key aspects of becoming a successful DJ is learning how to read the crowd. Although you must always have at least one ear and eye on the music you are playing, you must also be aware of your audience at all times. Watch how they respond to what you're playing, and always be prepared to switch it up if they don't seem to be enjoying what you're playing.

Long Hours

Keep in mind that DJs do not work regular nine-to-five hours. Being a professional DJ will require that you work mostly evenings and weekends, and your job will often keep you up and away from home into the late night and early morning hours. In order to maintain and grow your fan base, you may also be asked to travel both within your own country, as well as internationally.

Equipment

To begin DJing, you will need at least four basic pieces of equipment:

1. Headphones
2. Mixer
3. Dual audio player: Either turntables, variable speed CD players/mixers, or MP3 players
4. A large selection of music: Depending on what type of player you'll be using, either records, CDs, or MP3s

Phonograph

The first great thing made by Thomas Edison in 1877 was the tin foil phonograph. While working to make the efficiency of a telegraph better and he found out the tape of the machine gave off a sound resembling spoken words when played at a high speed. This made him think he could record a telephone message. He started to work with diaphragm of telephone receiver by attaching a needle to it. He reasoned that needlecould prick paper tape to record a message. His experiments led him to try a stylus on a tinfoil cylinder, which, to his great surprise, played back the short message he recorded, "Mary had a little lamb."

'Radio Drama can be produced by anybody with a microphone and a tape-recorder. The time is auspicious for rebirth of American Theatre, and radio could be a good place for it to happen.'- David Mamet 'Writing in Restaurants', Faber & Faber 1986. It would not be any surprise to the reader that the one character in British broadcasting who would give drama a go on the radio was the charismatic Captain Peter Eckersley.

The early history of radio is the history of technology that produced radio instruments that use radio waves.

Many people contributed theory and inventions in what became radio.

Radio drama is over 70 years old, for all serious purposes, has been for 50 of those years, being used only occasionally in the classroom as a novelty or curiosity. During the middle yo late 1940’s, radio drama reached its peak, then with the advent, expansion of television and it quickly faded into history.

• I logged on to the PC (iMac).
• Opened up a program called pages which you can only find on apples pages is like publisher.
• Then I looked for a template that matched my design and started to use it.
• Next I started adding features the my leaflet such as pictures, maps, informations and wording.
• While designing the leaflet I made sure that it was aimed at the target audience which was 16-19
• Then when I was happy with it I printed it in black and white just to see it folds good

Step By Step

· Log on to a pc (Apple Mac)
· Get the length and width of a CD cover and
· Open up Safari which is the internet on a Apple Mac
· Look for a picture that I can use for my background (look out copy write)

· Then open up fireworks

· set up the length and width so is the right size

· get a tablet and plug into pc

· then drew my design on the background picture using the tablet making my CD Cover

· then do the back cover of the CD on fireworks and write the play list

· find the length and width of the spine and write the name of the artist and the album

· when you think you have finished print out what you have done to see if it fits the CD cover

Health and Safety

· Don't sit to close to the PC

· No food or drink on the surface area

· Not waste ink print in black and whit first

· don't try to fix the printer your self because ink could get on you

· Don't copy write be aware of legal issues

· Be careful with shape thing like scissors

Materials and Equitment

· Photoshop/ fireworks

· Paper

· Glue

· Scissors

· pens/pencils

· Ruler

· Printer

· CD cover

· PC

· Scanner

· Tablets

· Camera

· Gillotene

Ranges of jobs in the industry are:

Artist Manager

Music Journalist

Music Promoters

Cover Art Designer

Music Agents

Choosing a Music Career 101

Record Producer

Cover Art Designer:

A cover art designer is really simply a graphic designer who happens to focus on music related projects. Often, designers who work on cover art and liner notes also dabble in designing posters, t-shirts and other merch for the artists with whom they work, although not all do. Many designers who work on album cover art work on a freelance basis and are hired on a per-project basis. Many designers who work on album cover art work on a freelance basis and are hired on a per-project basis. nce you get started, if people are pleased with what you're producing, then you will likely find that most of your work comes to you through referrals.

Task 1

Introduction To The Music Business

Record companies and how they work

Roles and responsibilities in the music industry

Management / agent / publisher - roles and rates

New music industry models - an introduction

Rights, Societies and Intellectual Property

The role of PRS, MCPS, PPL and other agencies

Rights and licensing - what you need to know

Royalties: What can I earn?

Rights issues for the digital era. What's changed?

Record Companies and Recording Contracts

A&R: how an artist is signed to a label

Advances & recoupment

Things to look for in a recording contract

Introduction to legal issues

Publishing Companies and Publishing Deals

Publishing deals vs. record deals

Licensing and synch opportunities for your music

Exposing your music via adverts, games, film etc.

Opportunities with Universal Music Publishing

Management, Contracts and Negotiation

Why do I need a manager?

Why do I need a lawyer?

Types of contract: what to look out for

What do we mean by a 360 deal?

Radio, TV and New Media

How to get exposure for your music

Pluggers and publicists

Playlists and promotional tours

YouTube, social networking and viral campaigns

Music Businees Career Paths: How To Get There

Growth areas in the industry and how to exploit them

Writing songs for other artists

Producing tracks for library music

Setting up and running a digital label

File Sharing, Piracy and Digital Downloads

Making money from digital music

Will piracy hinder your chances of a career in music?

How internet is affecting and changing the industry

Current hot topics. e.g. Pirate Bay case, YouTube vs PRS

Alternatives To The Traditional Industry Model

How to have independent success

Entrepreneurial skills: how to become a self starter

How to make a living from music

What's next? Spotting new business opportunities