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9780634018688

How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry

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  • ISBN13:

    9780634018688

  • ISBN10:

    063401868X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-08-01
  • Publisher: Berklee Pr Pubns
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Summary

Live your dream of a life in music! If you dream about a career in the music industry, this book is for you. These practical strategies will help you to prepare for and land your dream job in the music business. Thousands of readers have used this book to educate and empower themselves and jumpstart successful music industry careers. You can, too! Contents include: the big picture on career opportunities in the music industry; details on booming job prospects in new media, including gaming and the Internet; strategies for networking; a resource directory of key publications, web sites, and trade organizations; workshops to help you assess and develop your own personalized career path; interviews with top pros who discuss how they got their starts, plus what skills today's leading job candidates must possess; step-by-step guidance for developing a first-rate resume and acing your interviews; and more!

Table of Contents

Foreword vi
Tony Brown
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction x
PART ONE
Today's Job Market: The Big Picture
2(7)
Create Your Own Career Book
5(4)
Why Geography Matters
9(2)
What Kinds of Jobs Are There in the Music and Recording Industry?
11(3)
Gizmos, People, and Gender
14(2)
Career Ladders in the Recording Industry: The Technical Career Track
16(8)
Career Ladders in the Recording Industry: The Management Career Track
24(6)
PART TWO
Excuse Me, What Do You Do?
30(4)
Your Dream Sheet
31(3)
Analyzing Job Descriptions
34(4)
Your Marketable Skill Set
38(10)
Foundation Skills Assessment
39(6)
Job-Specific Skills Assessment
45(3)
Building a Winning Resume
48(10)
Beginning Your Resume
57(1)
Make Your Resume Sparkle with Worth Points
58(5)
Worth Point Development
59(4)
How to Write Effective Cold and Cover Letters
63(5)
PART THREE
Why Most Music and Recording Industry Jobs Are Never Advertised
68(4)
Schmooze or Lose (Secrets of a Networking Guru)
72(6)
Networking Exercise
77(1)
Digging in the Dirt (or How I Learned to Love the Internet)
78(4)
Alphabet Soup: All About Trade Associations
82(2)
Goal-Setting Skills
84(3)
Preparing for Interview Success
87(9)
Informational Interview Guidelines
89(4)
Develop Your Interviewing Skills
93(3)
Internships: Learn Before You Earn
96(6)
PART FOUR
Preparing for Your Job Search
102(5)
Are You Ready to Hit the Streets?
107(6)
The Three Best Means to Land a MRI Job
113(7)
New Media Opportunities
120(6)
PART FIVE
Views from the Top
126(51)
Skywalker Sound
126(8)
Leslie Ann Jones
Electronic Arts
134(12)
Murray Allen
Gand Music & Sound
146(13)
Gary Gand
TASCAM
159(9)
Gregg Hildebrandt
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Author's Career Path
168(4)
Appendix B. Selected Resources
172(2)
Periodicals
172(1)
Books
172(1)
Industry Biographies
173(1)
Professional Associations
173(1)
Appendix C. Trade Associations
174(3)
Index 177

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