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Unpaid Internships: Do They Make Sense Anymore?

Source: Digital Music News
April 5, 2011

You know the drill: fetch some coffee, answer the phones, kiss some butt, and hope it all goes somewhere. It's the unpaid internship, a well-worn rite of passage in the music industry. But does this make sense anymore, especially with so many established companies struggling and cutting back? And remember: there's less guarantee than ever that you'll get a gig, so can you afford that risk? That was a huge question over the weekend at a conference held by the ...

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Even Without a U.S. Launch Date, Spotify is Hiring

Source: HypeBot
March 29, 2011

Spotify hasn't completed its deals with U.S. record labels, but that hasn't stopped the music streamer from ramping up its hiring here. “Spotify is looking for rock star engineers and product people in NYC!" the company tweeted on Friday, even in the midst of an online attack that forced it to pull third party ads from the site. After fulling a number of key executive positions, Spotify is now also hiring in both engineering and finance for its New York ...

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5 Tips to Keep Your Gig

Source: MusicianWages.com
March 28, 2011

Much has been written recently on the topic of networking, and as a freelance musician, I fully understand and appreciate the importance of constantly seeking new sources of work. But what about keeping the gigs you already have? Assuming you have a handle on the most commonly discussed factors like punctuality, reliability, playing in tune, keeping your chops up through regular practice, and even personal hygiene and social skills, there are other less obvious traits I've discovered (many through trial ...

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Scott Ambrose Reilly Exits Amazon to Helm US X5

Source: HypeBot
March 19, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Ambrose Reilly, better known to his longtime music industry friends as Bullethead, is leaving Amazon after almost 5 years to become the U.S. CEO of Stockholm based X5 Music Group. Just months ago, X5 received $9.09 million in funding from Northzone Ventures, who are also a lead investor in Spotify. Ambrose Reilly started as a key member of the team that launched Amazon MP3 and made it iTune's most aggressive competitor. 15 months ago, he penned a farewell ...

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Queens Theatre Appoints Ray Cullom as Executive Director

Source: Julia Sadlowski
March 14, 2011

New York—The Queens Theatre in the Park Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Ray Cullom as executive director. Cullom brings 20 years of experience in arts administration, programming and production. Prior to this appointment, he was managing director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn. “Ray's experience and expertise will assure the continued success of our vibrant and diverse performing arts institution in New York," said Frances A. Resheske, Queens Theatre President of the Board of ...

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The Art of Getting Funding for Your Art...

Source: Digital Music News
March 11, 2011

Unfortunately, this discussion only seems to happen outside of the US. But lots of other countries actively fund the arts, and that can mean everything to a developing artist. Still, getting the money can be tricky. “Artists really need to know how to write good proposals," Fredrik Soroea of Datarock recently told Digital Music News in Oslo. You see, in Norway, millions aregiven to artists every year by the government and corporations, part of an export-minded mentality. And, at Canadian ...

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Want to Make $50,000 a Year in Music? Start with One Dollar a Day

Source: HypeBot
March 10, 2011

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Terence Blanchard named Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the UM Frost School of Music

Source: Muse Media
March 9, 2011

Coral Gables, FL—Five time Grammy Award winning jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard was named Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI), a prestigious program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music that is training a new generation of orchestral and jazz artists to create and perform in mixed-genre, collaborative settings. Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of his generation, a member of a jazz legacy ...

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