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Most people looking at the music industry as a career only think of artist, producer, and engineer, but there are a multitude of other exciting options that offer financial security and keep you close to the music you love. The Best Jobs in the Music Industry is an essential guide for those who want to explore different areas of the industry beyond these obvious routes.

This second edition includes updates and even more exclusive interviews with top professionals, giving a look at how music jobs have changed and the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the industry. Michael Redman takes readers on a tour of different music careers--from performer to label executive to recording engineer and music producer, plus more--and boils down the essentials of each job and what you will need to get your foot in the door including:

job requirements skill set potential revenue longevity benefits challenges

Over sixty professionals in the business share their experiences, the good and bad, and how you might take your next steps in your career--including Lee Sklar (session and touring musician), Damon Tedesco (scoring mixer), Adam Parness (executive licensing at Spotify), Mike Ladman (music supervisor at Droga5 advertising), David Newman (composer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer), Conrad Pope (orchestrator), Todd Rundgren (music legend), Gary Calamar (music supervisor), Mark Bright (producer), and Steven Vincent (SVP of Music & Soundtracks for the Disney Channel).

usiness share their experiences, the good and bad, and how you might take your next steps in your career--including Lee Sklar (session and touring musician), Damon Tedesco (scoring mixer), Adam Parness (executive licensing at Spotify), Mike Ladman (music supervisor at Droga5 advertising), David Newman (composer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer), Conrad Pope (orchestrator), Todd Rundgren (music legend), Gary Calamar (music supervisor), Mark Bright (producer), and Steven Vincent (SVP of Music & Soundtracks for the Disney Channel).usiness share their experiences, the good and bad, and how you might take your next steps in your career--including Lee Sklar (session and touring musician), Damon Tedesco (scoring mixer), Adam Parness (executive licensing at Spotify), Mike Ladman (music supervisor at Droga5 advertising), David Newman (composer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer), Conrad Pope (orchestrator), Todd Rundgren (music legend), Gary Calamar (music supervisor), Mark Bright (producer), and Steven Vincent (SVP of Music & Soundtracks for the Disney Channel).usiness share their experiences, the good and bad, and how you might take your next steps in your career--including Lee Sklar (session and touring musician), Damon Tedesco (scoring mixer), Adam Parness (executive licensing at Spotify), Mike Ladman (music supervisor at Droga5 advertising), David Newman (composer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer), Conrad Pope (orchestrator), Todd Rundgren (music legend), Gary Calamar (music supervisor), Mark Bright (producer), and Steven Vincent (SVP of Music & Soundtracks for the Disney Channel).ven Vincent (SVP of Music & Soundtracks for the Disney Channel).

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CHOICE Review

In this 2nd edition of a book first published in 2012, Redman reveals and describes the broad scope of jobs now available in the music industry, from audio engineer to touring musician. Redman conducted interviews with prominent individuals in the music industry--prolific composer David Newman, songwriter and producer Steve Porcaro (founder of the rock band Toto), the multi-talented Todd Rundgren, session bassist Lee Sklar, session singer and touring vocalist Arnold McCuller, and many others. In the preface Redman (who has had a long career as a musician, publisher, composer, and producer) states that his one goal with this book is "to open up the world of music and the music business" to readers and point out that performance comprises only ten percent of the business. The author focuses on jobs that he considers to be viable in today's changing economy, jobs such as booking agent, digital distributor, music editor, music educator, music librarian, orchestrator, software developer, road manager, et al. Each job description includes information on skill sets, hours, upsides, downsides, salaries, locations, and future prospects. Most enlightening are the interviews, which open up other paths to success and the challenges individuals faced. A useful reference resource. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; students in two year programs; professionals; general readers. --Les Kong, emeritus, California State University, San Bernardino