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Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000

Music Industry News

Touring
Teeth & Tongue Lands in the US : (Music Jobs Blog)

Advice
Didn’t Get the Job? Make Sure You’re ‘Covered’ : (Music Jobs Blog)

Taxes
Gear Review from NAMM 2012 : (Freelancers Union)

DJs
5 Best Practices of Today’s DJ : (DJ Marketing 101)

Supergroup
Damon Albarn/Flea/Tony Allen form Rocket Juice and the Moon and Announce LP : (Pitchfork)

Quick Tip of the Week

Customized Job Alerts
This Quick Tip will walk you through the process of tailoring your emailed Job Alerts to alert you of more job opportunities, in the regions you wish to work.

Music Video of the Week

Jazz Tribute to New Orleans
Erykah Badu, Mos Def and Mark Ronson team up to make a soulful gumbo with New Orleans jazz icon Zigaboo Modeliste.

Music Jobs

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:45:33 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Global Mix Series
DJ Sneak Fabric 62 Compilation Release and Tour : (Music Jobs Blog)

Grammys
Adele performance confirmed : (Music Week)

Music Technology
Gear Review from NAMM 2012 : (Resident Advisor)

Sustainable
Modified Turntable Reads Tree-Rings as Music : (Tree Hugger)

RIP
Soul Train’s Don Cornelius Commits Suicide : (TMZ)

Quick Tip of the Week

Customized Job Alerts : This Quick Tip will walk you through the process of tailoring your emailed Job Alerts to alert you of more job opportunities, in the regions you wish to work.

Music Video of the Week

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can´t Stop
From their 2002 album, By the Way, this was the Chili Peppers’ eighth number one Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and it also hit #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:17:54 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Music Industry Career Profile
Audio Engineer / Sound Technician : (Music Jobs Blog)

Cool?
LL Cool J – Still super-cool? : (Red Eye Chicago)

Applicants
Why No One Is Writing Back? : (About.com)

Good-Looking Sounds
Audiophiliac readers show off their sweet systems : (Cnet)

RIP
Musician Johnny Otis Dies : (The Daily Beast)

Quick Tip of the Week

Customized Job Alerts : This Quick Tip will walk you through the process of tailoring your emailed Job Alerts to alert you of more job opportunities, in the regions you wish to work.

Music Video of the Week

Soul Train Dancers: Jungle Boogie (1973)
A little slice of music culture history this week, in the form of a Soul Train video. Arguably, many of the best performances on this show were from its formative years. Six-inch platforms and all…

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The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:42:21 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Data
State of Online Music 2011 : (Music Jobs Blog)

Silencing is Golden
NY Phil Interrupted by Cell Phone : (Music Jobs Blog)

Physical Media
Are music magazines singing their swan song? : (Ryerson Online)

Listen
Bon Iver and the Chieftains: “Down in the Willow Garden” : (Pitchfork)

Birthday Girl
Janis Joplin on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1970 : (Rolling Stone)

Quick Tip of the Week

Customized Job Alerts : This Quick Tip will walk you through the process of tailoring your emailed Job Alerts to alert you of more job opportunities, in the regions you wish to work.

Music Video of the Week

Jimmy Castor Bunch – It’s Just Begun
Although not released as a single, this title track from the 1972 album became one of their most well-known songs, and went on to be sampled over 40 times by the likes of 2 LIve Crew, Pharrell, and even the Spice Girls.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:39:01 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Festivals!
Coachella 2012 Line-up Announced : (Music Jobs Blog)

Vinyl
Vinyl sales jumped 39 percent in 2011 : (Death & Taxes)

Hip-Hop
Why Rappers Are Suddenly Speaking Out in Support of Gay Pride : (The Daily Beast)

Disco Mixtapes
Larry Levan | Live from Paradise Garage, 1979 : (IsoDisco)

Epic
Heartbreaking Country Ballad Paralyzes the Trucking Industry : (The Onion)

Quick Tip of the Week

Music Jobs Facebook Page: All about our Facebook page, how you can connect and interact with us there, and how it may help you spot some new music jobs….
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Music Video of the Week

System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
This is the first track from the second album from System Of A Down, titled Toxicity. The Chop Suey! single was released in September 2001 and earned the band its first Grammy nomination.

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The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:06:03 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Digital
Remembering Napster: How Curiosity also Killed the CD : (Music Jobs Blog)

History Lesson 1
Frankie Knuckles Lecture at Red Bull Music Academy : (Music Jobs Blog)

History Lesson 2
Jack White and Third Man Records to appear on the History Channel : ()

Feud?
Nickelback Thank Black Keys After Insult in ‘Rolling Stone’ : (Rolling Stone)

Guest Star
Kim Jong-il dropping the bass : (Tumblr)

Quick Tip of the Week

Music Video of the Week

Snoop Dogg – Beautiful ft. Pharrell
We come flying into the 21st century for a change this week, with one of the most polished producers ight now, Pharrell. He also features on vocals on this hit from Snoop Dogg, Beautiful, from 2003.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:29:22 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

The Best Songs of 2011
25 of the year’s most memorable moments : (Music Jobs Blog)

Live
Snow Patrol perform an acoustic set of ‘Fallen Empires’ : (Rolling Stone)

Steal Me!
Skrillex: If You’re Broke, Please Pirate My Album… : (Digital Music News)

Lost
In Memoriam: Musicians Who Passed In 2011 : (NPR)

Poll
Music Jobs Poll: Tell us your Music Consuming Habits : (Music Jobs Blog)

Quick Tip of the Week

Music Video of the Week

Andy Williams – Music To Watch Girls By
A classic performance from 1967, with crooner Andy Williams singing his popular version of the big band-driven hit.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:50:35 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Christmas Music
The Buble Still Hasn’t Burst : (Music Jobs Blog)

Copyright Battles
Syl Johnson Battles Jay-Z and Kanye West : (Music Jobs Blog)

Best of…
The 5 Deadliest Grooves Of 2011 : (NPR)

Infographic
The World of Online Music : (Null Co.)

Poll
Music Jobs Poll: Music Consuming Habits of 2011 : (Music Jobs Blog)

Quick Tip of the Week

International Jobs: Allowing you to connect to a number of other job search websites in the Music, TV, Film and media industries in various countries for free……
http://us.music-jobs.com/forum/quick-tips-international-jobs-5835053

Music Video of the Week

Ray Charles – Hit The Road, Jack!
Time for a classic! Ray Charles earned another Grammy in 1961 for his rendition of “Hit the Road Jack”, written by R&B singer Percy Mayfield.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:25:08 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Christmas
6 Music-Themed Holiday Gift : (Music Jobs Blog)

Frontin’
Hans Zimmer vs Pharrell : (Music Jobs Blog)

Undun
A Day in the Life of The Roots’ Questlove : (The Daily Beast)

Trent Reznor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack : (Null Co.)

Poll
Music Jobs Poll: Music Consuming Habits of 2011 : (Music Jobs Blog)

Quick Tip of the Week

Music Pioneer Video of the Week

Where Daft Punk Got Their Samples From
Electronic artist Moldover present a unique concept to promote his debut ‘Circuit Board CD’. New Deluxe Pocket Edition & Second Awesome Edition now available: here.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team

Music Jobs Weekly Round-Up

Lee Jarvis — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:54:36 +0000

This week in Music Jobs’ world…

Poll
Music Jobs Poll: Music Consuming Habits of 2011 : (Music Jobs Blog)

Charity
Donate Arcade Fire’s money! : (Music Jobs Blog)

Le Sigh
12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music : (Buzzfeed)

2011 Round-Up
Discussion: The Year In Music, 2011 : (NPR)

Paying Dues
Hip-Hop Gives Back : (The Source)

Quick Tip of the Week

Music Info Video of the Week

Where Daft Punk Got Their Samples From
A cleverly edited video of original tracks and their Daft Punk equivalents, displaying the range of backgrounds and influences of the french disco-house legends.

Don’t forget to check out the latest jobs in the music business .

Enjoy your weekend!

The Music Jobs Team