Welcome

Greetings! Welcome to my latest blog centered around careers in the Entertainment Industry. If you haven't read any of my other blogs, here are the links: Artpreneurs.Blogspot.com and GStylfire.Blogspot.com

As for this blog, we will focus on "Behind The Scenes" careers in the Entertainment Industry/Business.

Handling an artist and promoting events takes a lot of work, and is often an around the clock job. There are dozens of people to introduce yourself to and establish a relationship with in order for you to be successful in the entertainment arena, in addition to knowing your artist. Your relationship with these individuals directly impacts whether or not your artist gets "work", for if you are an artist Agent/Publicist/Manager and promoters or venue owners do not like dealing with you they will not book your artist for their events.

Whether you are representing an artist or an event promoter or a venue owner, you need to build professional connections with the media, artist management conpanies, record labels, as well as, others who represent artists, promote events, and own venues. These relationships are critical to your success for you will find yourself working hand-in-hand with them at all times in order to help propel the career of your artist, as well as, your own career in a positive direction, and should be established as soon as you decide to make the world of entertainment your career base.

  You must be easily accessible to anyone and everyone in the entertainment business, and be available 24 hours a day to accommodate the various time zones around the world. You must be well versed in the area in which you decide to specialize, and be able to hold a professional conversation at a moments notice. You should be able to promote yourself, as well as, the artists your represent, the events that you are promoting, or the venue that you own.

Behind the scenes careers for those who work with artists that will be addressed in this blog are:
Publicist
Manager
Agent
Road Manager
Stylist
Contract Negotiator
Attorney (will not be addressed in this blog individually due to the complexity of the position)

Other behind the scenes careers that will be addressed in this blog are event planner/promoter and venue owner (bar/night club/concert hall/banquet facility).

I've given you some things to think about, and I'll let those things sink in over the next few days before I give you more!

In the meantime, polish you writing and speaking skils for they are very important in this industry!

Until Next Time,
G