This piece actually came off of a chain in a Music Industry forum on Linked In. It was in response to someone who wanted to break into the touring side of the music industry. She got a lot of advice, but this is so detailed and smart, such a from-the-trenches story of how to get started, [...]
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This is our third Entry Point profile, stories of people breaking in and landing their first paid post-college job in the industry. This one is particularly near and dear to Your Industry Insider, as I was briefly an assistant property master very early in my career. Also, today’s subject, Jeremy Bond, identified what he wanted to do while [...]
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As longtime readers of Your Industry Insider know, the name of our weekly newsletter, the Mogul Mindset, was inspired by Richard Branson’s autobiography, “Losing My Virginity,” in which he shared the first part of his entrepreneurial journey. This book, which I highly recommend here, contains many lessons which anyone aspiring to big things can apply [...]
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Music has enormous power. Even though you are not creating the narrative as a director does, you are helping determine the pacing, the tone, and the emotional impact of a scene. The right music can make a punchline funnier, a death more heartbreaking. Today’s Industry Pro has worked on TV, movies, and video games. His work ranges from a trailer for [...]
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Today’s profile subject is a working musician who has played, in the studio and onstage, with some of the top acts of the 70s and 80s up to the present, as well as being in a popular 90s band, Blessid Union of Souls. He’s currently the drummer and musical director for comedian Denis Leary’s band. His story contains many [...]
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Today’s profile is a guest post from Alexa Brooks, a Bay-area blogger with a serious passion for music and the music biz. Her subject, Andrew Prince, is a music industry executive who didn’t wait until he had his undergrad degree to test drive his dreams. It resulted in ruling out one aspect of the business [...]
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Those of you who subscribe to the Mogul Mindset eblasts (which is easily done via the subscription box on the top right of the homepage) probably already know that the name “Mogul Mindset” was inspired by Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin brand. From reading about this billionaire businessman, extreme adventurer, and bon vivant, [...]
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I know by now (2nd week of 2011) you are probably wondering, “Where’s all that new content she’s been hyping on the Facebook page and on Twitter?” I know, I know… but it’s coming! I’ve interviewed some great entertainment industry professionals – with many more to come. I’ve got some fantastic entertainment career advice in the works. [...]
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Jason Schwartzman is an actor who currently stars in the HBO series, “Bored to Death.” He was interviewed on the best radio show in the history of the planet (IMHO), Fresh Air with Terry Gross, earlier this week. I got a chance to listen to the podcast of it this morning and I must say, [...]
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Today’s profile subject, music manager Jennifer Yeko, started out doing music management as a side project while making a living in a very unique way. The creativity she demonstrated during that period, before she was able to call herself a full-time music manager, as well as the foresight she had to focus on licensing music to [...]
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