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Job Highlight: Music Booking Agent

Music booking agents connect artists with venues - allowing live audiences to experience that IRL connection with the stars they adore. But getting artists to the right venues in the right locations requires business savvy, coordination, and networking skills. Here’s a look at what music booking agents do and

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Navigating the Music Industry: Avoiding Common Pitfalls on the Road to Success

The music industry is one of the most alluring and lucrative industries in the world, carrying a gargantuan volume of sales from decades past, and ever-expanding with new technologies and artistic ideas. It's capable of giving somebody the level of explosive business growth that can take someone from poverty to

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The Music Entrepreneur: Top 10 Artists Who Made It Big in Business

We’ve all heard about the kind of hardships the average musician faces. Long hours spent traveling or being interviewed by journalists, a lack of income from record sales, and no guarantee that you can ride out the next trend and still be relevant in 12 months’ time. As a

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Pros and Cons of the Music Industry

When it comes to opportunities, the music industry is one of the most varied and dynamic out there. From sales and marketing to coding and teaching, there are plenty of skill-sets you can transfer to the sector. And there’s also the added pull of being somehow connected to artists

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How Can Music Attract Top Tech Talent?

The pandemic brought along devastating effects that ran throughout all facets of the global music industry. It also activated a rapid adaptation of new technologies and the bold exploration for innovative new digital opportunities. While companies such as Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and iHeartMedia had already maintained exhaustive teams of

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The Beginner's Guide to Working in Music

The complex world of music has become intertwined with various sectors of business, performance art, and technology. This vast array of work has created one of the most exciting and diverse industries for potential job seekers looking for a new career path. The total revenue for the music market hit