Music Business Interns Needed

 

Want to learn the music business - MUSIC BUSINESS INTERNS NEEDED

 

 Dark Moon Music Management is gearing up for some expansion and  looking to find the right intern or two or three to help us in the office and field. Dark Moon Music Management is currently seeking part time/full time interns for its NJ office to assist in our day-to-day activities 

This is an unpaid internship for experience, credit (if you need it), and possible future employment. it is a good chance to learn the business end of the entertainment industry. We manage bands, solo artists, etc, offering professional artist management, marketing, and  public relations. We also have an indie label record label Dark Emissary Records.

 We would love to hear from you if you think you'd be a good fit and interested in the work we do. Email a cover letter (PLEASE don't be formal - be real and personable!), resume, and also your myspace or facebook link if you have one. We'll take all of it with a big grain of salt and we promise to follow-up if you sound like someone cool to work with. Whenever we post for an intern we get too many responses to get back to everyone, but we look over everything and follow-up with anyone we're interested in talking to more. It's based less on prior experience or quality resumes and more on how you present yourself and if you seem like someone who'd get something good from this, be successful in the music business industry, and give us some real help with our projects in return.
We want to give you hands-on experience in the music business and a chance to learn by asking questions, exposure to the terms and lingo, understanding of who does what and how things work in this business. In turn, we want you to be a valuable part of the team. We expect you to do reasonable amounts of work.. Sometimes the work will be monotonous data entry or web site research, but even then you're still getting exposure to the business of music….

The right person can get more done in a couple hours than the wrong person working a full day. It'd be good if you were a self-starter, organized, knew how to ask questions, can COMMUNICATE – verbally and textually, computer and Internet literate, trust-worthy, and most of all PASSIONATE about being in the music business. Seeing bands and visits to different venues could require travel and late night hours.

This IS a business so don't expect it to be just chilling' listening to music. We have a lot of work to do to help our artists succeed, to pull off our events, to promote and support all of our clients.

Your job will include the following:
- Answering the phones

- Coordinating tour work for our artist – in advance of shows (checking times and getting perfect directions), sending out press releases, etc.

 

Promoting artist online at Myspace and on message boards, along with communicating with fans around the world

- promoting other artists online and on message boards

- reaching out to artists to check out Dark Moon Music Management (email after email to good bands)

- Internet promotion for some hard rock artists/projects from our label 
- … and anything else that comes up (including some non-music promotions coming down the pike possibly). From burning CD's to stuffing envelopes to searching out email addresses and creating tables in Word for lists of information we need.

Interns will be involved in the marketing, publicity, and management campaigns for our artists, including creating and compiling promotional materials, media/venue outreach, administrative duties, etc.

This is a great opportunity for someone seriously looking to gain knowledge and experience in the music industry.


IF YOU HAVE READ THIS FAR, then please send us your goods! I might quiz you on this stuff to make sure you actually read this listing. Please do not apply unless this is right for you. We want to give you your start or continued education in the music business. This is a midsize  company – the boss Jim, and few assistants – we're very friendly but very serious about getting work done when necessary, in a casual atmosphere. Be the kind of person that wants to do more than they are asked and wants to really get involved in order to score points and create support/loyalty from us!

This is the kind of opportunity where you'll get out of it what you put in. if your from out of the area we may be able to provide room and board, if your willing to stay with Jim feel free to inquire. I love to give great references, but they need to be earned….. Oh and if you wish to inquire if we can manage your band that's cool. If you're in one, that's fine because you will learn much to help your group. While my plate is somewhat full I'm always open to looking at new artist and interested in right now in finding a good intern or apprentice to learn the music business!

Email:  MasterofDemons07@aol.com

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