Career Opportunities in the Music Industry - 9780816078028

Jump-start your career in music with this helpful career resource.

Praise for the previous hardcover edition:
"...a practical and concise guide...a valuable resource...recommended."—American Reference Books Annual

"...organized, comprehensive, and easy to use...Highly recommended."—Choice

From making and selling records to managing the technology that helps record companies and musicians create and distribute music, the music industry offers a wide variety of exciting career options. Career Opportunities in the Music Industry, Sixth Edition provides current information on more than 90 specific jobs, including job duties, salary ranges, skill and education requirements, helpful organizations, tips for entry, and much more. A valuable starting point for career research, this book offers important information about positions of interest to job seekers. Each profile features a special Career Ladder charting the path for advancement.

This new edition includes updated salary ranges and employment opportunities, as well as comprehensive, updated appendixes of organizations, periodicals, associations, schools, and resources. Along with recent statistics and data, Career Opportunities in the Music Industry, Sixth Edition also contains a new appendix listing music career Web sites.

New and updated career profiles include:

• A & R coordinator
• Booking agent
• Business manager
• Music journalist
• Publicist
• Record producer
• Recording artist
• Session musician
• Sound technician
• Stage manager
• Songwriter
• Tour coordinator
• and more.