A Music Executive: An Important Role In My Career

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Marilenny Donis Ms.Milliner EES21QH- 01 09/28/16 Having a job is an essential part of living on this earth. Without having a job we would be homeless or suffering. As I grow older and am slowly approaching adulthood I have to start thinking about what career I want to pursue. College can be an essential thing and a advantage for when looking at a job. After I am done with college I want to become a music executive. Becoming a music Executive is an important role in my life. I say this because I will achieve this goal. A music executive or record executive is a person in a record label who works in senior management, making executive …show more content…

They make a great living because of all the successful artists in their record label. The more successful the artist the more successful music executives get. Having experience is very important when it comes to working in this kind of job. Music executives are also in charge of A&R, contracts, management, publishing, production, manufacture, marketing/promotion, distribution, copyright, and touring. Even though they also work in senior management they could've started off as a artist or A&R for a number of years while building a strong reputation start a record label later on in their …show more content…

Whether it be in music or business it is good to have that kind of knowledge. I say this because the music industry can be a hard thing to comprehend and get the hang of. It is good you have an education when it comes to this career choice. It’s not required but I believe you should finish college to pursue this career. Without that kind of education you will be lost and not handle the music business well. The good thing is that as stated before I have experience in this sort of field. I volunteer at my cousins record label called ‘Gifted Ppl”. I work there over the summer and help out during school weeks. When I work there we try to find new artists for them to sign. I have a good ear so I know talent when I hear it. Music Executives work in multiples settings. They can work for big record labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony entertainment or Warner Music Group. But many music executives choose to work or start their own record label. For example Bad Boy Records was started off by P. Diddy and Roc-a-fella records was started off by Damon Dash and Jay-Z. All three of these men are are still music executives today. These are all important factors of becoming a music