Careers in the Music Business

Neil Portnow, current President of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) and former West Coast V.P. of Jive Records, was asked how he got started in his music career. He states that there is no real road map for a career in music. It is not like following the yellow brick road and the end destination will be predictable.

Portnow says his breaks came... Read More

You don't have to be a singer or be in a band there are many different kinds of record label jobs.

Record Company Executive: This person would usually be employed at a record label and could have the title of a director, vice president, or president of any of the various departments or areas within the business.

A&R Coordinator:The main duty of the (A & R) artist... Read More

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Music licensing opportunities
By: Jamie Hanson

From a musical band or lyrics artist outlook, music licensing is authorizing the right to make advantage of one's copyrighted music for use in different means like TV shows, radio, websites, videos and commercials. The musical band or lyricist would be the music licensor if they were the owner of copyrighted music. The... Read More

For years the music industry has been making great strides and taking extreme measures to prevent pirates from illegally copying and downloading music.

Illegal file-sharing services are responsible for billions of dollars in lost sales.

Now, music industry executives are stating that websites and mobile service which offer listeners access to an unlimited number songs at no... Read More

Shazam has increased its music database to eight million from its previous six million tracks after some new partnerships and direct sourcing activities. Users will be taken from new music discoveries to knowledge about artist biographies and album reviews and finally to beoing able to purchase the music through affiliated partners.

Users can find any song they want to... Read More

Wired reports that several companies in the recording industry are in talks with universities and colleges to add a flat fee into tuition that would give students legal access to all music on the Internet. All students at a university would pay a small fee—around $5 a month under the plan, which is still in the early stages, and in return would then be able to download... Read More

MusicStation allows unlimited music downloads, discovery, playing and sharing, on a mass market basis and on a wide range of devices. Whether MusicStation is offered on mobile, on desktop, or on a dedicated home entertainment system, it allows a consumer immediate unlimited access to millions of tracks, any time, any place. Furthermore, a MusicStation user’s experience... Read More

Musana lets you store your online music legally and securely and listen to your tracks or favorite albums from any web browser or mobile phone wherever you are. You can touch your CDs, look at their covers, read about the artists, get music recommendations according to your own taste as well getting into existing services and discuss your favorite playlists with friends.... Read More

PartyStrands gives you more ways to have fun with the people around you at bars, clubs, or house parties.

How does it work?

At a bar music is chosen from the bar’s music library or a pre-selected playlist, and the song and album art are displayed on the screen, together with the names of the the people choosing the song. Some DJs or venues want to decide what music they play... Read More

The first cell phone equipped with Google's mobile Android software, the G1, will go on sale October 22 at T-Mobile outlets and some electronics stores. The phone will cost $179, if a 2 year plan is purchased. Without a plan, the price jumps to $399.

With a touch screen you can whip through images with the swipe of a finger. There is also a full keyboard. The G1 can download... Read More