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- Audio advent calendar: Download Seefeel's Faults
11 December: After a 14 year break, this seminal Warp band are back. And they've got a free track to give you as part of our 24 Plays Of Christmas countdown ...
We're losing track of the treats on offer with our Audio Advent calendar. But it seems we're already onto Day 11 (doesn't time fly?) and so here's a lovely acoustic download from the influential Warp act.
guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsПереслать - Behind the music: Want a music industry career? It helps to be rich
A new study reveals the wide range of salaries in the music industry. Another suggests former public school students dominate the charts. Is there a connection?
Most parents shudder when they hear their child wants a career in music. My own weren't exactly thrilled, no doubt envisioning a future of poverty for me; they would have much preferred I pursue a "normal" job. For young people who face resistance to such a career choice, Berklee College of Music's career development centre recently published a study of music industry salaries that may – or may not – help its cause.
Since Berklee is in Massachusetts, the figures are based on the American music industry, but they correlate with the UK industry. Being able to say: "Look Ma, I could end up earning $1m a year as a record producer, or more than $275,000 as a conductor" could work in your favour, but your parents would probably be happier if you decided to become a music attorney ($70,000-$150,000+) or a sound designer for video games ($80,000-$120,000+), as the starting salaries for those professions are a lot higher.
Looking closely at this study, however, I find it would have given little comfort to my parents. The category "songwriter/lyricist/producer" (the latter apparently different from record producer) is the only one that offers no guidance whatsoever (featured artists are not included in the study). It simply states: "Ranges widely. Success comes from creating good enough material to either build a large following or sell to already successful artists." As a matter of fact, that isn't even accurate, as artists don't buy songs – the songwriters make their money through royalties from record sales and performances (radio and TV etc), or if an artist decides to record and release their songs, or if the song is used in other commercial ways, such as in an ad or a computer game (known as synchs).
The study does supply figures for "club gigs": $75-$125 per person, adding that some bands play for a percentage of the door and well-known musicians can make much more. A session musician's salary, according to the study, varies widely "up to $100,000+".
Of course, it's next to impossible to say how much a musician makes a year. It would be like asking the average income of an actor. (Answer: it depends what restaurant they work in.) Even when taking that into account, the study's salary figures for musicians appear optimistic to me. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Berklee College of Music is reliant on thousands of students enrolling in its music programmes. The reality facing the majority of its students – and the thousands of music students at colleges and universities across the UK – when they graduate isn't quite as rosy. Once past the first hurdle of actually getting a job, they may find that club gigs often pay nothing at all. Some promoters even demand that you pay to play.
According to the Musicians' Union, 87% of its members are making less than £16,000 a year. For songwriters, the prospect of making a sustainable living out of writing is even less likely: 90% of PRS for Music members earn less than £5,000 a year. This indicates that being independently wealthy is a serious advantage if one wants to make music a full-time occupation.
The Word magazine recently published a survey suggesting at least 60% of chart pop acts are now former public school pupils; 20 years ago it was just 1%. With university fees set to rise, this trend could continue, at least for trained musicians. Those who are still set on working in the music industry may want to consider a career as a booking agent – according to Berklee, their salaries can be more than $1m a year.
guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsПереслать - Audio advent calendar: Anna Calvi playlist
10 December: Another day closer to Christmas and Domino's latest signing unveils a playlist with a story-telling theme
We love Anna Calvi even if our New Band of the Day writer wasn't so keen. Her playlist features everything from the Cocteau Twins to Ennio Morricone. Let's see what she has to say about her track selection ...
I want to be moved by music – I want to hear passion. I want to hear a singer give everything to a song, and for them to be as raw, honest and open as possible, like Antony Hergarty.
As an artist I try to create a world that my songs can inhabit. I want the music to illustrate the story as much as the lyrics do. Scott Walker does this so beautifully in It's Raining Today. The strings create a subtext to the story – you can almost "see" the rain. The strings hang on an unusual chord, creating texture and suspense.
Composers such as Ennio Morricone, Olivier Messiaen and Bernard Herrmann are masters at telling a story through music. The listener is taken on a journey. Cocteau Twins also manage to create an amazing atmosphere in a simple way – through melody. Without needing to hold on to the lyrics, and with beautiful simple melodies, the listener is pulled even deeper into the heart of the song."
Anna Calvi's playlist
•Cocteau Twins – Cherry Coloured Funk (from Heaven Or Las Vegas)
•David Bowie – Always Crashing in the Same Car (from Low)
•Scott Walker – It's Raining Today (from Scott 3)
•Messiaen – Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus (from Quartet for the End of Time)
•Wild Beasts – The Fun Powder Plot (from Two Dancers)
•Grinderman – Evil (from Grinderman 2)
•David Bowie – Heroes (from Heroes)
•Antony and the Johnsons – Hope There's Someone (from I Am a Bird Now)
•Ennio Morricone – Ecstasy of Gold (from The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)
•Bernard Herrmann – Vertigo – Prelude and Rooftop (from Vertigo score)guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsПереслать - Music Weekly: John Lennon remembered
This week, 30 years ago, John Lennon was shot dead in New York. How would he have felt about the candlelit vigils in his honour? Would he have wanted to be canonised and worshipped by so many? Of course, no one can truly know.
But this week's podcast looks at the lesser-known aspects of Lennon's life. First up, we hear from director Tony Palmer, who explains how a chance meeting with Lennon many years ago spurred him to make the documentary series, All You Need Is Love.
In Singles Club, Alexis and Rosie are joined by John Harris to cast their ears over some of Lennon's music; Nobody Told Me from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Milk and Honey, God from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and I'm a Loser from Beatles for Sale.
Finally, in Feature With No Name, the panel discuss Yoko Ono's music from screaming prog-rock to krautrock, and Alexis re-examines our ideas about her.
And that's your lot. Enjoy this week's show, as always come and say hello on Facebook or Twitter if you so wish.
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