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Unit 1: The Music Industry
What is marketing?
What is a composer?
Unit 1: The Music Industry
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The BTEC music industry exam
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What is a composer?
Someone who performs music
Someone who mixes music
Someone who sells music
Someone who writes music
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What is marketing?
The business of selling tickets for large events
The business of promoting and selling products or services
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What is a promoter?
Someone who supports an act at an event
Someone who publicises an event
Someone who plays at a big event
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What does a music journalist/blogger do?
Write about music for websites/magazines etc
Blog about how to become famous in the music industry
Write about how to make music
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What does a software programmer do?
Develops youtube videos
Develops apps such as spotify, reason etc
Write about new software
Fixes broken software
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What is venue management?
The management of events
The management of performances spaces
The management of bands
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What is a permanent contract?
Working somewhere until you decide you want to leave
Working somewhere for a low income
Working somewhere until you are promoted
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What is a live sound technician?
Someone who controls sound at live events
Someone who records music live
Someone who owns a studio
Someone who plays music live
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What is artistic management?
Manegement of major record labels such as Sony.
Managing how to promote a gig/event
The management of bands/singers/artists
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What does a producer do?
Oversee and manage the artist
Oversee and manage the running of the studio
Oversee and manage the staff in the studio
Oversee and manage the recording of an artist’s music
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What is retail & distribution ?
Managing the sales of CD's in shops, online etc
A job role - someone who works in a music store such as HMV
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What is a session musician?
A musician who has lessons in one to one sessions
A permanent musician who plays with one band.
A freelance musician hired to play on recording sessions.
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What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who works for a large company
Someone who sets up their own business
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What is mastering?
Listening to music and adding new parts
Listening to music and refining it before publishing it
Listening to music and sending it to the record label
Listening to music and deleting parts
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what is a free lance contract?
Working for one company on one project
Working for one company forever
Working for different companies on different projects
Working for free for a short contract
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What is a casual contract?
Working when needed by your employer
Being able to choose your own working times
Being allowed to wear casual clothes at work
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What is volunteering?
Working as an apprentice
Working for a small amount of money
Working without being paid
Working for the same company forever
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What is a musical director?
Someone who leads other musicians
Someone who provides background support
Someone who looks after instruments
Someone who controls live music
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What is a musician?
Someone who plays an instrument
Someone who sells instruments
Someone who buys instruments
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What is a roadie?
Someone who fixes instruments when broken on tour
A support act for a band
Background support - helping set up equipment etc
A manager who goes on the road with a band
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What does A & R stand for?
Artists and Repertoire
Artists and Recording
Artists and Records
Artists and Record Label
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What is instrumental support?
The making of instruments
The loading and unloading of instruments
Looking after and fixing instruments
The selling of instruments
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What do recording studio personnel do?
Day to day running of the artists whilst they are on tour
Day to day running of studio, engineer, tech support
Look after the staff in a studio
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What is A & R?
Part of a record label that
Part of a record label that play their own gigs
Part of a record label that look for new talent/musicians
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What is a broadcaster?
A way of sending music
A signal in the mixer when editing music using technology
A TV or Radio company
