Career description: Broadcast technicians, who are also called broadcast engineers, use specialized equipment to regulate the strength and clarity of the images and sounds we see on television and the sounds we hear on the radio. They operate transmitters to broadcast radio and television programs from studios and remote locations. What it’s like: Common duties: […]
Category: Music
Singer
Career description: Singers sing in recording studios or for live audiences in a variety of settings. Many professional singers have the ability to perform in a variety of styles like rock, classical, jazz, country, opera, or hip-hop. Though you can hear professional singers on the radio, you can also be a professional singer in a […]
Music Agent
Career description: A music agent is a person who is responsible for booking shows for bands. Agents, more broadly, also approach promoters about shows, negotiate contracts for live performances and basically make sure the wheels of a concert tour, or just a single show, turn smoothly. An agent will work with a promoter to make […]
Music Composer
Career description: Composers write, direct, and create music for various genres. They may produce compositions, scores, and arrangements for theatre, film, television, and even video games. Composers have an excellent musical ear and often advise musicians. They are typically skilled in one or more instruments. What it’s like: Common duties: Analyzing projects and specifications and […]
Music Producer
Career description: A music producer assists artists and groups in the studio to create recorded music, for an album, a film, advert or any other kind of creative output. Music producers are responsible for developing and making creative content. You could work in a studio, as a live events producer or as producer/sound engineer. The […]