100 Careers in the Music Business by Tanja L. Crouch
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(Paperback - Revised)
- Pub. Date: May 2008
- 320pp
- Sales Rank: 196,196
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2008
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 320pp
- Sales Rank: 196,196
- ISBN-13: 9780764139147
- ISBN: 0764139142
- Edition Number: 2
- Edition Description: Revised
Synopsis
The music industry is flourishing—and young men and women seeking careers don't have to be performing artists to land a rewarding job in the business. Today's music industry needs composers, lyricists, creative managers, sound engineers, video producers and directors, booking agents, concert promoters, publicists, writers, marketing professionals, and even lawyers and accountants. 100 Careers in the Music Business takes the mystery out of job titles like song plugger, product manager, and engineer, and presents easy to understand explanations of duties and necessary qualifications. Most important, this book gives an overview of the industry as it currently operates—describing the roles of music publishers, recording companies, record distribution groups, the musicians themselves, producers, management teams, and marketing and promotion operations. Here too are inspiring stories of men and women who have made it in many different areas of music. A glossary of terms defines music industry jargon, and an appendix lists major music organizations. 100 Careers in the Music Business gives readers the most complete picture of today's music industry available anywhere. It's a "must read" for anyone considering a career in music, and it deserves a place on the reference shelf of high school and college guidance counselors.
KLIATT
This overview of jobs in the music industry covers just about every aspect of the business, from composing and songwriting to recording, marketing, jobs relating to tours and festivals, music in films, TV, and advertising, and education. Crouch, who works in the industry, provides job overviews for a wide range of positions, from jingle writer to agent to mastering engineer. She lists prerequisites and special skills required for each job, and describes a day in the life. She offers pointers for the job search and a brief case study of someone working in that position, with background on each one's career path (there's no salary information, however). Boxes labeled "Voices of Experience" list the best and worst things about various jobs; "Career Tips" boxes offer advice. Appendices list unions, performing rights societies, and organizations, along with directories and magazines and a list of schools offering degrees related to music business management. A lengthy glossary explains terms, but unfortunately there is no index. Many teens dream of working in music; this practical overview of professions in the field will acquaint them with aspects of the industry they never knew existed. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, Barron's, 278p. bibliog., $14.95. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; September 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 5)
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Tanja L. Crouch has spent several years on the business side of the music industry. She has worked on tours for major artists, placed music in movies and TV shows, and written extensively about the music industry.
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