i have recently just completed a music industry course down at london and i am wanting to get into a and r.any ideas how to get into that line of work with record companies besides going and scouting for bands myself.i mean to actually secure employment.

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Well, boards like this one are a start.

Checking websites of record companies large and small, and writing to their HR departments. Many of them post vacancies on their websites. Also look for other industry websites - mandy.com for example.

Obviously to start with you'll be looking for a junior role, but once you're "in" with a company it will be a lot easier to move within it.

I'm surprised your course didn't give you more guidance here - I'd have thought they could devote a whole module to actually getting a job in the industry, it's possibly the most important thing they could help with! Mind you, neither did my course...

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hey there,i just started producing r n b,2-step and trance.i was just wondering how u get your music out there and be heard and secuer full time music employment.check out my remixes on www.myspace.com/catastrophyproduction many thanks dj subsonix