"The fastest way to get your first job in the music business guaranteed."
Does this sound like you?
You're probably sitting at home right now with the music going. . .surfin' the net looking for even more cool music, and wishing you were doing more than just listening. . .you want to be out there . .working behind the scenes with your favorite bands. . .promoting them to superstardom. Am I right? You're not just settled with having the biggest and baddest cd/vinyl/iPod song collection on the planet. . .you want to work in the music industry. . . hang out with the bands. . .help them get on the radio. . .get backstage at concerts, and have t-shirts and cds overflowing from your closets.
Or maybe you're not in school, but already a working stiff dying to do something different with your life. Essentially, though, my bet is you march to the beat of a different drummer. . .you devour pop culture like it's the only thing worth knowing, and your friends and family think your distracted. Face it. You're a music nut. So, what are you waiting for? What are your reasons for not pursuing your passion?
Look, getting a job in the music industry isn't easy, but it isn't impossible either. The business is jam-packed with
loads of talented people who work behind the scenes in everything from video production to record promotion,
to graphic arts, writing. . .you name it! The possibilities are almost endless, and even with all the nonsense
preached about the death of the music industry. . .it's silly, really. . .music isn't going anywhere. . .it's just changing, and if you're on top of things, and in the right place at the right time, with the right amount of knowledge, you'll be
ready to step in when the time is just perfect for you.
++++ "Doc, I actually read your book twice since yesterday! It's a great read! It's great to finally hear that the music business really isn't as hard to crack as most people think. All you need is a bit of hard graft and luck on your side!!" Grainne S., Limerick, Ireland
You're probably sitting at home right now with the music going. . .surfin' the net looking for even more cool music, and wishing you were doing more than just listening. . .you want to be out there . .working behind the scenes with your favorite bands. . .promoting them to superstardom. Am I right? You're not just settled with having the biggest and baddest cd/vinyl/iPod song collection on the planet. . .you want to work in the music industry. . . hang out with the bands. . .help them get on the radio. . .get backstage at concerts, and have t-shirts and cds overflowing from your closets.
Or maybe you're not in school, but already a working stiff dying to do something different with your life. Essentially, though, my bet is you march to the beat of a different drummer. . .you devour pop culture like it's the only thing worth knowing, and your friends and family think your distracted. Face it. You're a music nut. So, what are you waiting for? What are your reasons for not pursuing your passion?
Look, getting a job in the music industry isn't easy, but it isn't impossible either. The business is jam-packed with
loads of talented people who work behind the scenes in everything from video production to record promotion,
to graphic arts, writing. . .you name it! The possibilities are almost endless, and even with all the nonsense
preached about the death of the music industry. . .it's silly, really. . .music isn't going anywhere. . .it's just changing, and if you're on top of things, and in the right place at the right time, with the right amount of knowledge, you'll be
ready to step in when the time is just perfect for you.
++++ "Doc, I actually read your book twice since yesterday! It's a great read! It's great to finally hear that the music business really isn't as hard to crack as most people think. All you need is a bit of hard graft and luck on your side!!" Grainne S., Limerick, Ireland
It's not nearly as hard as you think!
People will tell you that getting a job in the music business is all about where you go to
college. . .or who your uncle's-cousin's-nephew is. . .or what stars are aligned when. . .
Well, they're all wrong. How do I know? Because I did it myself. I went to college in about as far-away a place as you could imagine. . .Carbondale, Illinois. . .
had no friends or relatives even peripherally related to the business. . .AND there were
most certainly no stars aligned in my favor.
What I did do, though, is work my tail off to get noticed, and made a plan to succeed. There is a great quote in a George Harrison song where he says: "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there". It's true in some sense, but not the best way to land a career in entertainment.
college. . .or who your uncle's-cousin's-nephew is. . .or what stars are aligned when. . .
Well, they're all wrong. How do I know? Because I did it myself. I went to college in about as far-away a place as you could imagine. . .Carbondale, Illinois. . .
had no friends or relatives even peripherally related to the business. . .AND there were
most certainly no stars aligned in my favor.
What I did do, though, is work my tail off to get noticed, and made a plan to succeed. There is a great quote in a George Harrison song where he says: "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there". It's true in some sense, but not the best way to land a career in entertainment.
So how do YOU do it?
This is where I can help. The people who succeed. . .the ones who are working in entertainment today, or who
worked in the business and got out to pursue other careers, all did it by being in the right place at the right time,
and by possessing the right level of knowledge and experience to get noticed. Now, before you say being in the right
place at the right time is exactly the problem you're having, stop right there. I'm going to show you exactly how
place yourself in more of the right places more times than you thought possible, using the exact methods I used to climb the ladder from being an obscure intern at WZZO radio in Allentown Pennsylvania, to independent promotion executive and music business consultant in just a few short years. In can be done, and I'll show you exactly
how to do this with a step-by-step plan used not only by me, but by hundreds of other music industry
professionals who did it the exact same way.
++++ "Nothing short of sensational! Doc Kane clearly shows the road to success in the music industry is not easy, but helps the people who second guess themselves succeed. The book will make you want to send out thousands of resumes and cover letters to every label and be more informed about the industry as well. Doc Kane demonstrates that persistence pays off handsomely in the end." Sid S., New York, NY USA
worked in the business and got out to pursue other careers, all did it by being in the right place at the right time,
and by possessing the right level of knowledge and experience to get noticed. Now, before you say being in the right
place at the right time is exactly the problem you're having, stop right there. I'm going to show you exactly how
place yourself in more of the right places more times than you thought possible, using the exact methods I used to climb the ladder from being an obscure intern at WZZO radio in Allentown Pennsylvania, to independent promotion executive and music business consultant in just a few short years. In can be done, and I'll show you exactly
how to do this with a step-by-step plan used not only by me, but by hundreds of other music industry
professionals who did it the exact same way.
++++ "Nothing short of sensational! Doc Kane clearly shows the road to success in the music industry is not easy, but helps the people who second guess themselves succeed. The book will make you want to send out thousands of resumes and cover letters to every label and be more informed about the industry as well. Doc Kane demonstrates that persistence pays off handsomely in the end." Sid S., New York, NY USA
Who the heck am I anyway?
Great question! My name is Doc Kane. I'm the founder of musicbusinesspage.com a music industry career advice site online since 1994 and veteran of both the music and education industries. For over
13 years I have helped thousands of people find their way toward a career in music by offering insight
and tips both on my site and in personal emails to my visitors. It has been a rewarding experience,
and for me it represents a passion of mine.
++++ "Doc's book speaks the truth if you want to make it in the music business. And. . .it's a positive, uplifting read!" Desmond E., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
13 years I have helped thousands of people find their way toward a career in music by offering insight
and tips both on my site and in personal emails to my visitors. It has been a rewarding experience,
and for me it represents a passion of mine.
++++ "Doc's book speaks the truth if you want to make it in the music business. And. . .it's a positive, uplifting read!" Desmond E., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
How and Why I Can Help You.
Another great question. Unlike some other people who insist on telling you how to get a job in the music industry and never worked in the business themselves, I actually worked in music. . .and did it for years in the following industries:
College Radio * Commercial Radio * Music Performance * Music Education * Record Label Intern * Record Promotion * Music Retail * Artist Management * Internet Radio * New Media * Music Industry Consulting * Career Advising * Songwriting * Concert/Events Management * Publishing * Engineering
Here are a few things that might help shed some light on my experience:
College Radio * Commercial Radio * Music Performance * Music Education * Record Label Intern * Record Promotion * Music Retail * Artist Management * Internet Radio * New Media * Music Industry Consulting * Career Advising * Songwriting * Concert/Events Management * Publishing * Engineering
Here are a few things that might help shed some light on my experience:
- Intern for Virgin Records, WZZO Radio, Soundcore Music, the BoDeans
- Degree in Music Business from Southern Illinois University
- Held on-air and promotions positions for WIDB, WSIU, WTAO and KFAI radio
- Managed the bands Halfway Jane and Syzygy
- Worked in concert management at Southern Illinois Arena
- Worked in record retail for Cheapo Discs in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Independent record promoter for Midwest Music Alliance where I worked with every major record label and most indies helping to promote hundreds of bands to gold and multi-platinum selling status. Don't believe me? Check out David Lee Roth's "DLR Band" release and you'll see me in the liner notes!
- I am a musician myself. . .a drummer and write my own music
- Music consultant for NetRadio.com the Internet's first radio station!
- Author of "The Music Industry Guidebook: a clear guide to getting a job in the music business. . .fast!"
- Music historian and author of a study on the evolution of rock music in Liverpool England in the 1950's
- AND> > >I spent 4 years as an academic and career counselor at the University of Minnesota
So what's the secret?
Well, there isn't a secret, really. The key to getting a job in music is having someone show you the path, from high school or college student with a dream to your first few internships and jobs in the music business. And THAT is exactly what I created for you in my book a ROADMAP that will show you the proven ways to get a job in the music business in now time flat. How are they proven? Because I did them to get where I am today, and countless readers of my book have done the same. You'll find no hype here, just advice in the style you've come to expect from me. . .loose and to the point.
++++ "Doc, I just finished reading your book this second. Very enjoyable I have to say. It wasn't like a book at all, more like a free-flowing conversation, obviously with you doing most of the talking! But you answered all the questions I had in my mind, you gave all the best situations one could be in and how to deal with them. I also like the fact that you keep letting the reader know about your online resources that I found really useful." Stephen S., Limerick, Ireland
++++ "Doc, I just finished reading your book this second. Very enjoyable I have to say. It wasn't like a book at all, more like a free-flowing conversation, obviously with you doing most of the talking! But you answered all the questions I had in my mind, you gave all the best situations one could be in and how to deal with them. I also like the fact that you keep letting the reader know about your online resources that I found really useful." Stephen S., Limerick, Ireland
So if you're willing to let me be your guide I'll teach you:
- The 10 best ways to get started in the music business even when you live in the most dead-end town imaginable.
- The single most important reason why anyone interested in a career in music MUST go to college. (and I can almost guarantee you'll never guess why!)
- 5 fail-proof ways to get noticed and increase your chances for internships at radio stations and record labels.
- How to get your first job in radio, the easy way.
- Tons of other useful information about how to get the career you have only dreamed about till now.
Get the information you need to start your career in music now.
++++ "I knew I wanted to step into the music business but had no idea where to even begin, having had little to no experience in the industry. This book not only gave me very useful information on where to begin my journey but also gave me the confidence to approach companies and also gave a heads up on what I might encounter. I quickly found a label to gain experience with and couldn't have asked for a better resource to get there than this book." Culebra, San Francisco, CA, USA
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My NO RISK, YOU WIN guarantee: I'm so certain if you take only a few of the steps laid out in my guidebook, you'll score your first job in music in no time flat. If you follow the steps and still don't find a job, just send the book back to me for a complete refund of your purchase price, PLUS, I'll send you a check for $10 just for trying out my system. You can't lose! So, buy the book, follow the steps, get that job, and "I'll see you at the meet and greet!" Cheers, Doc Kane