Music Career Project

iName:Kate
Checklist to Complete Assignment
Read the article
Complete From the Source Section #1
Complete In Your Own Words Section #2
Complete Your Final Job Description Section #3
Complete Best Fact to Share Section #4
Complete Think About It Section #5
Complete the Career Jump Activity Section #6
Is my work neat, in complete sentences, and each
section is completed.

Period:6a2
Music Career Jump Grading
_____Individual Participation During Project
3 on task, involved all the time
2 on task, involved most of the time
1 off task, wasting time, teacher reminders to
work needed/not on task, ignores teacher
reminders

_____Completed Project
3 all tasks complete, in detail, neat, and
thoughtful
2 all tasks complete, satisfactory answers, and
legible, most tasks complete, answers are brief
and not detailed, work is sloppy
1 few tasks complete, answers are incomplete,
and little effort is shown

his information based on the information on the M

usic Careers Website. Dont use other sources!

#1 From the Source

#2 In Your Own Words

Job Title: Music Producers write, arrange,

produce, and record songs, whether theyre
shaping the sound of another artists album
or creating beats or songs for their own
projects.

Job Title: Music Producers, produce, and

record songs, for artists album or create
beats or songs for their own projects.

Career Overview:A Music Producer writes,

arranges, produces and records songs for
other artists or for their own projects.

Career Overview: Arranges, produces and

records for artists.

About this Music Career (Career Description)

About this Music Career (Career Description)

1. usually work for about 10-12 hours

throughout the day.

1.work from about 7:30 to about 9:30

throughout the day

2.Music Producers write, arrange, produce,

and record songs, whether theyre shaping
the sound of another artists album or
creating beats or songs for their own
projects.

2.As a producer I would arrange,

produce,record and maybe right or make
some changes.

3.With the growth of home recording

technology and boutique recording studios,
many Producers find themselves pulling
double or triple duty as Studio Owners and
Sound Engineers, as does the Rattle Rooms
Jaron Luksa

3.With the growth of home recording

technology, Producers find themselves
pulling double or triple duty as Studio
Owners.

4. A typical starts with checking my Producer 4. A typical day would usually start with

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notes, prepping the studio and checking
gear functionality.

checking my Producer notes, prepping the

studio.

5.Once the client shows up, I want my

attention 100% on the artist and the music
creation process. Nothing else comes first.

5.you have to give the client 100% of you

attention on the client and try not to get
destracted of of topic.

Salary

Salary

1. Annual Earnings: $49,000

1. Annual Earnings: $50,000

2.Range: $25,000 to $1,000,000

2.Range: $30,000 to $1,000,000

Employment

Employment

1. Its about taking advantage of networking

and learning opportunities.

Take advantage of what you have and what

you can learn from new opportunities.

2. Obviously it isnt as straightforward as

submitting an application or a resume.

2.You have to be patiet and wait to go throu

the prosses of what need to hapen. You cant
just snap your fingers and get what you want

Advancement

Advancement

1.Production is an extremely competitive

field, and advancement comes as a Producer
builds and diversifies his or her skill set or
works with more prestigious artists.

1.You have to build your way up, you cant

just start there and you have to remember
that there are a lot of other producers out
there.

2. The game has changed and you have to be 2. You have to keep up and stay with the job
more than just a Producer nowadays.
as it change and just go with the flow.
Education and Training

Education and Training

1. As you learn to use new gear or software,

you can use that formal education as a
platform to grow on.

1. An education becomes important as a

foundation to learn new skills like using new
gear or software.

2.You need to follow production trends and

methods.

2. Its best to try to follow methods and

trends of production.

Experience, Skills, and Personality

Experience, Skills, and Personality

1.there is no right path or specific skill set

that will make you a great Producer.

1. Follow your own path as a producer and

you will have success.

2.The two things that are essential are

passion and a diverse skill set

2.Having a love for something and various

skills are important.

3.There is no one single magic solution to

3.There are many different ways to becoming

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launching your career as a Producer.

a producer.

Unions and Associations

Unions and Associations

1.Producers arent unionized, but networking

and community are vital for success.

1. Community and networking are very

important for success.

2.There are so many resources out there, it

just depends on the music and scene you
want to be a part of.

2. it just depends on the music and scene

you are a part of.

Suggestions for Getting Started

Suggestions for Getting Started

1.You will learn more from your mistakes

than your successes.

1. Take advantage and learn from your

mistakes instead of getting upset.

2.This applies to not only creating the music

but the business aspect as well.

2.dont make it all about you, make it about

your company and the artist.

#3 Your Final Job Description: Convince someone this is the best job in the music

industry! Write in complete thoughts and sentences IYOW. When you read this out loud, it
should be about 30 seconds.
Being a music producer is awesome! You get paid a good salary and work a decent amount
of the day. Its creative and not like most other jobs. You get to meet talented musicians and
work to make them better and heard by the world. Producers help get songs on the radio
and to produce music videos which is really cool. They have a behind the scenes seat and get
to learn everything there is to know about the artist and their music.

#4 Best Fact to Share: Write one sentence summarizing and highlighting the best part
about this job. The best part about my job is that I get to work with stars all around the
world.

#5 Think About It
-List 4 school subjects that would be useful to know to perform this job.
1. Language arts
2. science
3. CMA
4. music
-Would this job be a good fit for you? Why or why not? Support your opinion in complete
sentences. It would because I am an extrovert and love meeting new people and working
with people.

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(THIS SECTION IS AN IN-CLASS ACTIVITY! DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS YET!)

#6 Career Jump Activity: Quickly write down the job title and one interesting thing
about each job as you rotate through the career jump.
1. Reese stage manager you set up stages
2. Carmen recording producer work with stars
3. Hanna personal manager you get to work with famous people
4. Jeremiah nightclub manager make a lot of money
5. Lucas bodyguard you get to punch people
6. Gavin nightclub Dj its fun
7. Noah sound designer work with people
8. Ryan composer no cool fact
9. bryce music website master make money
10. Joe singer you get paid
11. Danni sound technician you get to use a launch pad
12. Jack rock star right to smash guitars
13. Vivien booking agent You get to work with stars
14. Jennet session singer you get to work with other singers
Best Job: Personal manager

Worst Job: music website master