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Here is something to keep in mind when looking for a job in the music 行业: When you first start to work in the music field, you generally will end up getting a gig (或工作)，你觉得你不是百分之百胜任. 同样值得注意的是， whenever you are looking for music jobs, that you might feel unqualified based on 书面职位描述. 不要因此而放弃申请great 机会. 记住这一点:如果你是大学毕业生，行业专家 around the world are more likely to hire you because they understand that you can complete long term goals, learn new subjects, exercise patience, show up on time, do things even when you really don't want to, receive instruction in a professional 方式等. 同样重要的是要注意，你不应该有焦虑 starting a new job because, once you start a job, you will gain the experience and 你需要具备胜任那份工作的技能. 你也会学到新的知识 和技术技能，这将进一步建立你的市场技能组合. 这是 why you should apply for any job that you are interested in (New employers know that your college education is worth it and that you will probably do an acceptable job 尽你所能去学习你的手艺).
重要的事实: Every musician should strive to gain protools and finale experience, show "production" 经验丰富，对麦克风和混音板有一定的了解. 最简单的 of functionality on these platforms is highly valued and highly requested in any music 竞技场. 拥有这些技能将最终使你能够自己写作和记录 音乐在你的家里，因此节省你的时间和金钱在你的职业生涯.
祝你找到一份令人兴奋的工作! (游船、录音棚、电视台、 Radio Stations, Production, Musical Director, Talent Scout, Artist Manager, Stage 助理、录音工程师等).
注:我就是在这里找到了PG电子官方免费下载爵士研究主任的职位!
By Peter Spellman, Director of the Career Development Center, Berklee College of Music
This article is from his new book, Indie Marketing Power: The Guide for Maximizing
你的音乐营销.
音乐的世界太大了，不可能有一个放之四海而皆准的音乐事业成功模式. 音乐家的 职业道路就像每个人的指纹一样独特. 然而，有 a few guidelines that I believe apply to anyone trying to make a living career out 他们对音乐的热爱. 这里有五个:
磨练你的才能，意识到你有自己的位置. 不是每个人都是昆西·琼斯， a Beatles, or a Bruce Springsteen, but if an artist like Tom Waits is a vocalist, 那肯定也有你的位置. 做必要的工作来超越你的 niche, whether it's writing a chart, engineering a session, providing backup vocals, 或者教孩子基本的音乐知识.
Your goal, to use marketing lingo, is to "position" yourself in your "market" as the 有特定技能或才能的人. 不要过于担心工业 拒绝. 英国的每家唱片公司最初都放弃了披头士和滚石乐队 石头. 关键是相信自己，坚持超越别人的意见 “业界人士”).
Connect with as many people as you can because relationships drive music careers more 其他的，甚至是天赋. 音乐是一种“你认识谁/谁认识你”的生意. The quality and quantity of your relationships will be the primary engines of your progress. 试着和其他音乐家一起开发创意项目. 也许你可以 combine your live show with two other acts and present the package to a local promoter. 人多力量大. 找到正确的组合需要实验.
If you're interested in working in the business side 的音乐, then interning at a music company is the best way to both learn how the biz works and connect with those 谁能帮助你的事业发展.
Accept the new powers in your corner and take responsibility for creating your own 成功. 过去的二十年给了你们生产和分配的手段 在全球范围内播放你自己的音乐. 世界上正在出现新的商业模式 的音乐. “唱片交易”不再是目标. 互联网已经 clearly become your "open mic" to the world, and desktop technologies provide you 有办法拥有大公司的外观、影响力和效率. 敢于与众不同.
记住，新的权力也意味着新的责任. 全球影响力意味着潜在的 广泛的受众. 您需要准备好接收来自 这个新市场. 你是否创造了最好的业务结构来保持和表达 你的工作? 你是否建立了有效的系统来与你的听众沟通? It's up to you to create your own 成功 and not merely rely on a record company 或代理商来做让你在市场上可见的工作.
Understand that every business is becoming a "music business" and so musical 机会 越来越多. 是一家咖啡公司和一家电脑制造商教的 音乐产业如何在数字时代销售音乐! 非音乐行业无处不在 是否在寻找创造性的方式将音乐相关的服务添加到他们的组合中. 这意味着 you needn't be dependent on the traditional "music industrial complex" for music career 成功.
Think of companies you already resonate with and try brainstorming ways you can link up. 从当地开始. 它可能是礼品店、书店或艺术组织. It may even evolve into a full-fledged sponsorship for a tour or recording project. Find ways to add value to what these businesses are doing with what you have to offer. 打造创意联盟是打造多维度音乐事业的关键.
在你的“品牌”形成之前，要准备好多面手，一开始要身兼数职 建立了. 我认识的大多数音乐人都不得不拼凑几个收入来源 in the early stages of their careers in order to make enough money to support themselves. Many have also had to take on a non-music "lifeline careers" just to make ends meet, 偿还债务，或者补充他们从音乐中获得的收入.
I tell musicians to not so much look for "a job," but to seek out the work that needs 待完成的工作. 它可能是编曲，演奏婚礼演出，帮助组织 a concert series, doing a jingle session, offering private music instruction, or writing 对你最喜欢的乐队新专辑的评论. 最终，所有不同的经历 融合成咆哮的河流，这将是你的音乐生涯. 在这一点上 你会被人看到，被人需要，并且能够说出你的价格. 这就是事业上的成功.
Peter Spellman is Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of 音乐,波士顿.
