Finished Uni, Now What?!
June 24th, 2008 by Hattie
Posted in Hattie Murdoch, Music Industry Career Advice, Recent Graduates
I am delighted to introduce myself as a UK Music Jobs blogger! I have a bit of a varied background regarding music but I’ll give you a bit of a lowdown, and over the coming blogs share with you my journey into the world of professionalism (ha!) and any musings that I have along the way.
Hailing from the darkest depths of Lincolnshire, I am now based in the home of fake tans that is Newcastle. I came up here in 2004 to follow a degree in music at the University of Newcastle, which I have just finished, so will (fingers crossed) come out with a Bmus (hons). I am a classically trained flute player, but have always had a passion for playing guitar and singing. After playing a lot of open mics/local gigs over the last few years, I’m getting an E.P recorded over this summer to be released independently. My other music passion is underground hip hop, which my final year dissertation was focused on. As part of my degree, I spent a year studying in America, and was lucky enough to tour a lot of the Midwest with a Chicago hip hop group called Treologic, doing some guest vocals which was a pretty amazing experience to say the least!
My graduation is in July, and I plan to stay here in the Toon for a wee while- it’s a pretty great place to be. The music scene is quite small, but it means it’s manageable – you can really stay on top with what’s going on and the venues are all pretty localised. The Sage Gateshead is an amazing venue with a huge amount of stuff going on. This July for example, there’s Goldfrapp, The Northern Sinfonia and Deacon Blue playing, just a taste of just how varied the venue is. If Deacon Blue is your kind of thing…..
So there we go!
I’m guessing there are probably a few new graduates browsing the site, so get involved and let us know how you’re getting on. It’s pretty tough when you’ve finished a music degree, because if you don’t particularly want to teach, it’s a competitive field to get a job that’s related. I have no idea what direction to go in! I’m just networking a fair bit (if going to the pub counts as networking), and crossing my fingers!
I’ll let you know the progress…so far I’ve got a degree in music and all I have to show for it is pretty good busking skills!
Hattie
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