So... you want to be in the music business? There are a lot of you out there. I know this because I own a music PR firm and every time we put out a call for interns or jobs, we get somewhere between 100 - 250 resumes. Once upon a time, I was just like you- dying to follow my passion and aggressively trying to land a job in the industry of my dreams. It was a humbling and, at times, humiliating exercise so this dear young aspiring music business mogul is for you. Interns are much needed in every facet of the industry, and most of my music industry friends (myself included) started out as unpaid interns back in their day and we leveraged our unpaid internships into paying jobs.
In short, if Dave Grohl writes a song that a million people want to hear, that fact by itself doesn't justify a million dollar paycheck. But SOMEONE is going to make a million dollars selling that record. It might as well be Dave. If LeBron James averages 74 points a game for a whole season, that's going to lead directly to someone selling a billion hideous Cavs jerseys. Shouldn't LeBron get a piece of that? Shouldn't LeBron get a BIG piece of that?
However, it is not easy to get these type of jobs especially for folks who are first timers. Yes, there are a vast number of music jobs that you can get from these online companies but it's very risky to trust someone anonymous to you. For a new music fact, they can choose to ignore and not to pay you for your services. It is easy for them to escape because of the anonymous approach of transactions.
Some of the best inventors have a great ability to rethink how we already do things and improve upon it. Think about it... people like music. People like to listen to music. Jobs asked the question: how can we get them to listen to that same music-in a way they never thought they could? This was known as the birth of iTunes.
Then, when Apple was on its death-bed in the late 1990's, Jobs triumphantly returned to Apple to breathe new life into the old company. He launched the iMac and followed that with the ultimate game changer: iTunes and the iPod. That led to a music revolution that saw the death of the record store and life support for CDs.
Personal Trainer: If there's one thing women are always worried about, its getting fat. So being a personal trainer is a great way to meet beautiful women. However, its also a great way to meet large, out of shape women as well! Being in the gym most of the day will give you exposure to other female personal trainers and women who like to work out, so the possibility for meeting gorgeous girls is definitely there.
With a lot of talent, some luck, and great connections, your career as a musician could go very far. Keep trying and don't expect success overnight. With a lot of diligence and determination, you may be the next hot item in the industry.