jobs in dance music industry in ireland?

ibeatza

I was listenin to radio 1 last week, and they had a carrers week, a lot of it dedicated to a career in the dance music industry,

outside of djing, is there anything else in this beautiful country of ours that I could work as in the dance music industry?

i know it sounds a bit silly, but im miserable in my job at the mo!

any suggestions at all would be gr8


ps i am a bedroom dj but no where near good enough to make it !

seannash

promoter,you could do a&r work but with labels being so small these days theres hardly a demand for it really.
you could be a sound engineer,although youve got alot of competition.
you could produce(takes a few years before you get good though)
not a whole pile really i guess

seannash

oh id just like to say too that your probably not alone being miserable at your job,its more what people do in there free time that dictates how happy they are in life.if you lie around on the sofa all night you might be a bit more unhappy than the person whos out doing something they enjoy.
failing that you could always go to night school or do a course in the evening.
or if your still young get out and travel.plenty of time to be in a job you hate when your thirty

ibeatza

seannash wrote: »

promoter,you could do a&r work but with labels being so small these days theres hardly a demand for it really.
you could be a sound engineer,although youve got alot of competition.
you could produce(takes a few years before you get good though)
not a whole pile really i guess

ya i know, i was thinkin about producing i got ableton but its frickin hard to start on. i suppose if u rlly wanna job in this industry ud have to move over to uk or maybe america!

who know this time next yr i might have produced the tune of 2009 ha

ibeatza

seannash wrote: »

oh id just like to say too that your probably not alone being miserable at your job,its more what people do in there free time that dictates how happy they are in life.if you lie around on the sofa all night you might be a bit more unhappy than the person whos out doing something they enjoy.
failing that you could always go to night school or do a course in the evening.
or if your still young get out and travel.plenty of time to be in a job you hate when your thirty

ya thats so true, thanks man!

seannash

ibeatza wrote: »

ya i know, i was thinkin about producing i got ableton but its frickin hard to start on. i suppose if u rlly wanna job in this industry ud have to move over to uk or maybe america!

who know this time next yr i might have produced the tune of 2009 ha

not really,internet has basically enabled people to be involved in the industry no matter where they live(within reason)im sure the scen in ireland is big enough for you to carve out a career in it.although it does seem more closed off than in other places.
anyone these days can start a night so maybe try doing that.do a small venue first and see how you get on.
oh and production is hard but it tends to sort out the people who like it for the right reasons from the people who want to be a superstar

Nolanger

Nothing to stop you producing your own tunes with the PC.
Deep house is quite easy to make.

seannash

Nolanger wrote: »

Nothing to stop you producing your own tunes with the PC.
Deep house is quite easy to make.

eh what?
any music is easy to make but good music is hard to make,well made music is hard to make

jtsuited

seannash wrote: »

eh what?
any music is easy to make but good music is hard to make,well made music is hard to make

ah ffs, now you tell me!!!!

seannash

jtsuited wrote: »

ah ffs, now you tell me!!!!

i guess its obvious alright:D
but to say deep house is easy to make is a false statement

thecommander

Become a promoter
Light Jock
Visuals
Any weird talents that would look well on stage?

Could you strip off and dance in a cage, like those dancers you see at Manumission?

Neurojazz

I'm after talent scouts - i can offer a % of earnings if you find something that gets picked up

Jay D

Ireland dance scene sucks donkey balls

ibeatza

Neurojazz wrote: »

I'm after talent scouts - i can offer a % of earnings if you find something that gets picked up

hey ya i would definately be interested! can you give me more details pls

ibeatza

Deleted User wrote: »

Could you strip off and dance in a cage, like those dancers you see at Manumission?

ya dont think that would work for me ha ha ha ha ha