Local Venues
Large:
Gordon Craig Theatre (multiuse venue)
The Alban Arena (multiuse venue)
Campus West (multiuse venue)
Medium:
The Marne In (bar, continuous live music / open mics)
Small:
Cannon Tavern (pub, live music every friday, saturday and sunday)
Hertford Corn Exchange (pub, live music most weekends)
Lord Haig (pub, live music every saturday)
Hopfields (pub, live music)
Molloy's (pub, live music)
Royal Oak (pub, live music)
Club 85 (gigs, music venue)
Old Barge (ale and cider house, live jazz every thursday)
Sir John Barleycorn (pub, live music)
The Red Cow (pub, live music)
The Cowper Arms (pub, open mic, music quizes)
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages of big venues:
- Big venues can fit a lot of people in.
- They can have multiuses.
- Ticket sales will be higher.
- They can't be used for small things like open mic.
- There're only ever used for a big event which isn't always going on.
- Electricity bills etc, will cost a lot.
- Places like pubs tend to have a fair amount of people in them.
- Attract people who want to have a simple meal and listen to some live music at the same time.
- Doesn't usually cost much to put on a gig.
- If a big event is being held, it can't always be used.
- Not a lot of people can fit in at once (small audiences).
- Ticket sales can be low.
Job Roles in the Industry and Their Responsibilities
Musician (eg. orchestra player)
Responsibilities:
- performing in concerts and participating in recording sessions;
- practising regularly;
- preparing for auditions;
- preparing for and attending rehearsals;
- maintaining the instrument;
- setting up/tuning the instrument and other equipment as well as arranging for its transportation, if it is large;
- learning new pieces of music to extend their repertoire;
- handling the administration of business activities such as promotion, handling accounts, negotiating fees and organising distribution of their recordings both offline and online, e.g. making their music available for sale on iTunes;
- seeking out and liaising with new venues in which to perform;
- delivering educational work in schools, businesses and the wider community.
Responsibilities:
- Determining the types of instruments and voices needed to achieve the intended effects of a composition.
- Transcribing created music into musical notation, either by hand or with the assistance of software.
- Guiding musicians during practices and rehearsals.
- Working with directors and producers to write scores for film and television.
Producer (eg. Ryan Lewis)
Responsiblilites:
- selecting music and contacting musicians
- identifying music with commercial potential
- setting the budget and recording schedule
- negotiating and signing contracts with performers and with the artists and repertoire
- departments of music publishers or record companies,
- engineering the recording
- delivering the product to the A&R department of the company
- within budget and on schedule
Responsibilities:
- help groups of instrumentalists and singers to interpret and perform pieces of music
- they prepare musical scores for performance
- form clear ideas about how they should sound
- they then lead a group of performers and help them to realise these ideas
- making sure that performers understand their roles and play and sing well together
- producing the right notes at the right speed
Responsibilites:
- discussing the production’s sound needs with the director or sound designer
- exactly where changes in sound levels are needed
- pre-recording any sound effects and music to be used
- choosing suitable microphones and equipment
- positioning and rigging up microphones
- doing sound checks before a performance
- operating the sound desk during shows
- following a sound plan and cues from the deputy stage manager
- looking after and repairing the equipment
Responsibilites:
- lifting and carrying equipment and sets
- driving, loading and unloading vans, trailers and tour buses
- acting as security for equipment and band members
- setting up and looking after sound equipment
- setting up video equipment and screens
- rigging up wiring and lighting
- setting up pyrotechnics (fireworks) and laser displays
- tuning the instruments during the show
Responsibilities:
- set up the equipment, including laptops and keyboards if necessary
- be responsible for tuning and testing
- maintain the equipment and keep the systems running
- need to be highly organised and are responsible for troubleshooting and providing spares for equipment if things go wrong
venue costs
must make money:
- Tickets
Some venues give the artists/band the tickets to sell themselves as they know their followers. This results in more ticket sales as they are being to the people who are interested.
-Alcohol
-Some small venues are multi-use therefor have a greater income than if they were just for new music. Because new music may not have many followers, the ticket sales may not be great so the venue needs things like baby showers and weddings to get more income.
overheads:
-Lights
-Equipment
-Sounds
-Electricity
-Building safety
-Staffing
-Advertisement
-Water/Gas
-General Maintenance
Jobs in the Music Industry
PromoterWork for artists or bands by helping them putting on a live show. This includes reaching their target audience and selling: tickets, music recordings and merchandise. To do this, the promoter talks to people such as broadcasters and audio-visual technicians to make sure this happens.
BroadcasterProvides advertisement for the artist/band with things such as YouTube adverts, radio and TV adverts and flyers.
Union
Allows workers have a right to impact wages, work hours, benefits, workplace health and safety, job training and other work-related issues. This is important every job role is in a union as if something goes wrong, they have the union to help them out.
Artist Representation
Organise the concert with the promoter. Organises everything in place for the artists concert.
Audio-Visual Technician
Install and operate multimedia equipment, such as video, TV, sound equipment and lighting.
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