Careers in the Music Business

Neil Portnow, current President of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) and former West Coast V.P. of Jive Records, was asked how he got started in his music career. He states that there is no real road map for a career in music. It is not like following the yellow brick road and the end destination will be predictable.

Portnow says his breaks came... Read More with Video

You don't have to be a singer or be in a band there are many different kinds of record label jobs.

Record Company Executive: This person would usually be employed at a record label and could have the title of a director, vice president, or president of any of the various departments or areas within the business.

A&R Coordinator:The main duty of the (A & R) artist... Read More

There are several different music industry careers for those who are interested in engineering.

One of the main careers in music for engineers is a recording sound engineer, working for a music label helping to produce the recordings and albums for different artists. They operate the soundboard and other electrical instruments during recording sessions. Some are responsible... Read More

Music licensing opportunities
By: Jamie Hanson

From a musical band or lyrics artist outlook, music licensing is authorizing the right to make advantage of one's copyrighted music for use in different means like TV shows, radio, websites, videos and commercials. The musical band or lyricist would be the music licensor if they were the owner of copyrighted music. The... Read More

by David Weston

If you desire a career in music jobs known as Recording Engineers, Sound Engineers or Audio Engineers could be for you. You could be on your way to becoming partly responsible for possibly some of the most explosive music in existence with this career in music! Actually, you could be partly responsible for some of the most interesting commercials and/or... Read More