Music business?

uskoolfish
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:39:32 +0000

I think that my D would be happy in a few years if she is either in performance or working on the business side of the entertainment industry. Or both!

She is the kid who was both Belle in her senior show and also President of the school (with top 5% academics.)

I could see her going either way, based on what opportunites present themselves. I think that even if she is not able to support herself as a performer, it will still be part of her life.

I don’t see going the MBA route as a sell out. True, I don’t ever see her as an accountant, but I could see her doing an MBA specializing in entertainment. Not sure whether it is necessary career-wise. She is beginning to network through her internships, and that may be the best approach to getting ahead.

Interestingly, there is definitley a cross-over between the performance and business end. D was just asked to audition for a commercial for an upcoming CD by a producer who is freelancing from her music industry job. D has interned with her for a year and this producer knew that she was a musical theatre major. Somehow she conceived the idea of the commercial with my D in mind. They are meeting with the musician’s manager on Tuesday to discuss the concept and for the manager to meet D. It is for a very famous musician…a rock and roll icon. Who knows?