{"product_id":"the-best-jobs-in-the-music-industry-straight-talk-from-successful-music-pros-9781538137703","title":"The Best Jobs in the Music Industry: Straight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best Jobs in the Music Industry is an essential career guide for those who love music and are exploring different areas of the music industry beyond the obvious performer route. This second edition includes updates and even more interviews, giving a look at how music jobs have changed and the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Redman boils down the job requirements, skill sets, potential revenue, longevity, benefits, and challenges of a variety of music careers, from performer to label executive to recording engineer and music producer. Each description of a job starts with a short summary, followed by stories of the paths to success and the challenges you may confront—all in the words of real pros. Redman interviews over sixty professionals in the business, including Lee Sklar (session and touring musician), Damon Tedesco (scoring mixer), Brian Felsen (CEO of CD Baby), Mike Boris (worldwide director of music for McCann Advertising), David Newman (composer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer), Conrad Pope (orchestrator), Todd Rundgren (musician), Gary Calamar (music supervisor), Mark Bright (producer), and Scott Mathews (producer).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Audio Engineer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Semanick—Re-Recording Engineer (Film)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Mann—Re-Recording Engineer (Film) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmy Douglass—Recording Engineer (Music) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Gross—Audio Engineer \/ Composer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy Mease—Recording Engineer (Audio Post-Production) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamon Tedesco—Scoring Mixer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Gast—Mixing Engineer (Music)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Ann Jones—Recording Engineer (Music), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodd Rundgren—Recording Engineer (Music) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Chester—Recording Engineer (Advertising and Film Scores)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Booking Agent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd Hanson—Peyton Entertainment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. J. Casseiere—The Agency Group \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Bridgewater—The Agency Group\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Composer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Sims—Film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChuck Carr—Gaming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Newman—Film \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Sherman—Advertising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore Shapiro—Film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Masur—Film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Lott—Advertising and Film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Porcaro—TV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd Landesman—Advertising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Digital Distribution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Parness—Rhapsody, Amazon Music, Spotify \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Felsen—FormerPresident, CD Baby \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Entrepreneur \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Zaccagnino—CEO and Founder, Indaba Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Redman—Entrepreneur and Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristan Jehan—Founder, The Echo Nest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Lawyer and Business Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLance Grode—USC Law School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Cohen—Universal Studios Film, Television, and Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Winogradsky—Independent Lawyer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Live Sound \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Epstein—President, Paradise Show and Design \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Redman—Live Sound Mixer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Mastering Engineer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Boustead—Revolution Mastering \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Blanche—Criteria Recording \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Music Editor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Pettigrew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Rogers Swanson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Carlin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Music Educator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChuck Archard—Professor at Rollins College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith Lay—Chair of Music technology at Full Sail University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForest Rodgers—Musician, Instructor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Carlin—USC Thornton School of Music, Professor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Music Executive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Vincent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Production Music Libraries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Taylor—President, Associated Production Music (APM)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Redman—President, MyMusicSource\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Music Supervisor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Edelman—Metalman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Ladman—Droga5 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Calamar—Go Music Supervision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphaella Lima—EA Games \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Greco—Wunderman Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelany Mitchell—Independent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Freeman—Ogilvy \u0026amp; Mather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudy Chung— Co-Founder, Pusher \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Orchestrator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad Pope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenka Kouneva \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Part-Time Musician \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Matz—Lure Design \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Music Producer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuss Titelman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoenix Red \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeit Renn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Bright \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Mathews \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Music Publishing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Simoné—Partner, Primary Wave Music Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Bettelli—Music Connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Bright—Chatterbox Music \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenna Rubenstien—Jellybean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Record Label \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomas Cookman—Nacional Records \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThaddeus Rudd—Mom \u0026amp; 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