DISTRIBUTOR
A music distributor companies sign deals with record labels and music artists which allows them to be able to sell their music to shops around the world legally. To be good at communicating as well as having lot of business and marketing knowledge and also being loyal to your business associates. working as a music distributor you will spend most of your time in an office looking at statistics. The average salary for music distribution jobs range from £20,914- £22,723 a year. Music distributers often attend business meetings as well as monitoring sales and stock on their office computers. Some of the most successful music distribution companies are: LANDR, CD baby, TuneCore and Ditto Music. These companies are responsible for the getting their music transported into shops and online in the form of CD’s to digital files.
MUSICIAN FOR HIRE
a musician for hire is a musician that gets payed to play at; weddings, events, performances and on record labels. To be a musician for hire you need to have a lot of skill before having a career in it. A successful musician for hire should be prepared to travel to the places they have been hired for which could be abroad. Some of the skills that you may need; is a professional level of playing on at least one instrument, an advanced understanding of the topic, timing, communication skills and being a quick learner is important. The average musician for hire earns £29,799 a year. A musician for hire cam expect to work up to 6hours a day. Anybody can be a musician for hire if you are a famous singer or an unknown artist, its just about getting people to want you to play for them. Some well known musicians for hire are Toploader who wrote ‘dancing in the moonlight’ and Boys II men.
AUDIO ENGINEER
Audio engineers work with the technical sound of music which included mixing, recording and reproduction which helps the record producers reach their desired final product. To be an audio engineer you need to be a very observant listener and good communicator, you also need to know all the equipment and be very creative. A audio engineer average salary in the UK is £25,346 per year, but they can expect to be working 40hours per week sometimes evenings and weekends to earn your pay. An audio engineer will work more often in studios, live rooms and in broadcasting/ radio stations. Some famous and successful audio engineers are; Jim Scott, Todd Rundgren, Susan Rodgers and Bob Jones. These people are responsible for editing your favourite music artists song, making sure live performances sound good and to make sure broadcasts audio runs smoothly.
MUSIC TEACHER
A music teachers job is to give their students more knowledge and information on the subject and to enhance their performance and production skills. To be a music teacher you need many skills some of them are; patience, knowledge of subject, performance skills, explaining skills and communication skills. The average music teacher earns up to £140-200 per day. A music teacher can expect to work up to sixteen hours a week in colleges, universities or primary and secondary school. Many well known artists began their music careers as teachers, an example of this is Sting from the rock band the police. He studied music from 1971-1974 , he taught St Pauls first school in Cramlington for two years. After this he began his career as a music artist when he released many great hits like ‘every breath you take’
ARTIST
An artists job in the industry is to make new music using their creativity and emotion, they release the music and can perform it. Artists are well known and are often viewed as the face of the industry. Skills a musician must have are; development skills, patience, understanding of subject, creativity and the ability to play an instrument. A professional musician can expect to work 40-60 hours per week (info from Quora forums), in this time they will be practicing, working on their craft and discussing business including tour management and making deals. Music artists must be ready to work on a global scale as they can tour often. The average salary for a music artist is $44,798-$121,500 (info from ziprecruiter.com). Some successful and well known music artists are; Taylor Swift, Adele, Elton John, Eminem and prince.