Networking

I am researching organizations to join, events and groups to help me with networking and which events or groups I could join to help me in the future.

Megaphono started in Ottawa and it is a festival and organization that helps musicians in the local area. This year was their first festival and they showcased many of their artists some also performed at Canadian Music Week. Megaphono is run buy John Bartlett and Leslie Marshall who own Kelp Records.

The Music Business Network started by a student getting her M.A in Music Business at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development. It was set up to help students get more music business networking opportunities. Even though it is in USA there are other countries that hold networking events and some networking is done through their website which you can become a member.

https://themusicbusinessnetwork.wordpress.com/about/company-history/

Toronto Music Industry Meetup is a group that meets weekly of musicians, label owners, bookers, publicists, mixers, engineers and bloggers. They meet up to share their knowledge of the music industry and how they can change or strengthen it. I found this group interesting and very important as I want to move to Toronto and it will help me find work in the music industry there.

http://www.blogto.com/events/free-music-industry-networking-event/

Oimc is an event that was on the previous weekend and it was the first OIMC and they hope to continue it in the future. It is a platform for electronic and live music for audiences, venues and artists to connect. They started the OIMC to share knowledge and help grow the music industry in the capital of Canada. They hold events, seminars, workshops, panels and parties and spans over three nights and two days of convention functions.

5 to 10 year plan

5yrs- I will become recognized as a valued member of staff at my internship, and am no longer working in an entry-level position. I will have at least one person working under me bringing in new artist to work with. I still want to be working up the ladder working toward the big office job, at the same time keeping in mind of opening my own company in the future.

10yrs- I will be a running the social media department having multiple people working under me and have brought in many artists to help the company grow. I will own my house and have a great family life, and career still working towards my final goal of owning my social media company.

I will reach these goals by working hard and learning as I go. As soon as I finish my education I am going to apply for an internship. I believe you can do anything you can set your mind to and the more you work at it.

Where I Want To Be...

Where I want to be...

 

Starting out in the music industry is hard no matter where you want go I have determined the 3 fields of the industry that i would like to work in. These are: 

1. Social Media Consultant -http://www.lifeaftercollege.com/collegegrad/social-media-consulting-for-musicians-in-los-angeles-california/

2. A&R -http://musicians.about.com/od/musiccareerprofiles/p/aandrprofile.htm

3. Foley Artist -http://www.theartcareerproject.com/foley-art-career/569/

After reading these articles i have noticed that my order has changed my second and third spots switch. This is because it is harder to get into the A&R field than foley plus the pay is straight away for foley artists and A&R only get paid when their artist starts earning.

Social media consultant - I already know how to use many social media sites so it would be easy to get into but you have to know someone that is already working in the field. I am already doing this at my internship so i have experience with a local artist.

A&R - I would like to scout talent for a living find the next best thing. Like most music industry jobs i would need contacts that are in the field to actually get a job in A&R. I am willing to get contacts to achieve my dream job.

Foley Artists - It is a great team job working together to get the right sounds which i would like a lot also it is very easy to get into this field because you can start with an apprenticeship. I have already started to look for apprenticeships and internships to achieve my dream job.

I would be happy working in either of these fields and will work my hardest to achieve my dream job.