Task 1: Develop a Career Action Plan for progression into the music industry. You must demonstrate your knowledge of the industry, and how you will achieve your creative and professional goals step by step. Include: -
SWOT ANALYSIS that identifies your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES with examples of companies that you have contacted or intend to contact in order to gain such experience. Remember, any industry experience can help you make contacts that can direct you to your ultimate goal. You don’t have to gain experience in your specific field of interest to progress towards your dream job! For example, gaining experience at STAGE ENGAGE can help you gain DJ gigs by meeting event promoters and venue managers!
LIVING COSTS Demonstrate your understanding of balancing a budget with the living costs of e.g. student life, or earning a living in the music industry. Show how career and lifestyle choices, incl. regional variations have an impact on income v. expenses
INCOME SOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES How will you generate money as a performer, artist, producer, promoter? Back this up with research that helps explain how much people earn from doing various industry jobs at different levels. Provide at least three examples. Explain how each area of work may be used independently or combined to produce an income portfolio. Evaluate whether this will be best approached as a potential employee or as a freelancer and explain why. How could you obtain funding to help your career off to a start or support specific projects?
PROGRESSION ROUTES Explore 2 – 3 areas of work in the music industry relevant to your own personal objectives. Assess their specialist and employability skills. Think about the small steps of the ladder required to help you towards a successful future in these areas of work. What promotional materials might you submit to gain work in those areas? Consider work and collaborations that you are doing in college as well as external creative processes that are helping you towards a career in the music industry or into Higher Education
HERO CAREER PATH - Research and explain how one or more of your musical heroes has achieved success. Examine their progression route with examples as to how this can influence you and help your route towards a career in the music industry.