Popular music is a multi-million dollar industry, with job opportunities in areas from New York to Nashville to Los Angeles to the Bay Area, as well as numerous small studios and recording companies around the country. Career Opportunities Few careers are as exciting or as fast-paced as commercial music. Careers in commercial music range from performer to manager to recording technician to studio owner to marketing executive. Often those in this field find themselves playing many roles, particularly when they are first starting out, or when working for a small recording company. Even those who see themselves primarily as performer can benefit from a solid background in production and economics.
Salaries vary widely, depending upon the position, the company and the geographical area.
Salaries rise quickly once you have established your credentials the music business rewards success. The downside is that the business is somewhat unpredictable, depending as it does on the tastes, likes and dislikes of the public that buys recordings and attends concerts and clubs. This is all the more reason for learning as much as you can before entering this exciting and rewarding field of work. The program is designed to prepare the student for careers in commercial music performance, recording and the music business. Courses deal with economics, technology, management and techniques of a commercial music industry career.