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There are many different music-related professions in today's world. To expose students to the range of options, Music Alive! is pleased to present a different Cool Careers column each month. Because we believe so strongly in the validation and encouragement that these features might provide, we are offering articles from our Cool Careers archive here, with our compliments. Click on any image below to go to a printable version of the article. Then, bookmark this page and check back here regularly to see the latest career choices represented. We hope you and your students find these interviews with industry professionals to be informative and inspiring. To view more sample pages, click here. | |
| 2009-2010 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Sr. Director, VH1 Save the Music Laurie Lock |
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| 2008-2009 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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President, LoveCat Music Randy Frisch |
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Director of Licensing, Diamond Time, Ltd. Jennifer Gordon |
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Artist Manager Ty Stiklorius |
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Audio Engineer Josiah Gluck |
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Executive Vice President, Sony Music Label Group Lisa Ellis |
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Radio Personality and Host Terry Bellow |
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Director of Education, Jazz at Lincoln Center Erika Floreska |
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Founder, Notion Music, Inc. Jack Jarret |
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| 2007-2008 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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SVP, Director of Music, Grey Worldwide Advertising Josh Rabinowitz |
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Pop Music Critic, New York Daily News Jim Farber |
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Creative Director, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Michelle Berlin |
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Music Producer & Musical Director, Little Airplane Productions, Inc. Jeffrey Lesser |
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CEO, Buzz Marketing Group Tina Wells |
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Publicity Manager, Putumayo World Music Crissa Requate |
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Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, Pandora Media, Inc. Tim Westergren |
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Beatles Biographer Bob Spitz |
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| 2006-2007 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Fuse Veejay Steven Smith |
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Director of Publications, Cherry Lane Music Mark Phillips |
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President and CEO, Tu Casa Entertainment Maribel Schumacher |
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Tour Manager Ian McEvily |
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Author & Lecturer Yvonne Bynoe |
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Mastering Engineer Don Grossinger |
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Violin Maker Douglas Martin |
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VP Motion Picture Music, The Weinstein Company Rachel Levy |
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| 2005-2006 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Worldwide Executive of Music and Audio, Electonic Arts Steve Schnur |
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Composer Jason Howland |
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Music Therapist Connie Tomaino |
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Product Manager Nikki Hirsch |
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Executive VP, Warner Music Group Kevin Liles |
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President Mandolin Bros. Ltd. Stan Jay |
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GM of the Monterey Jazz Festival Tim Jackson |
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Vocal Teacher Seth Riggs |
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| 2004-2005 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Global A&R Rep Ruby Marchand |
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Artist Manager David Sonenberg |
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Program Director Meg Griffin |
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Executive Director Brian Rothschild |
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Hit Songwriter Katrina Willis |
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Sales Representative, Steinway & Sons Betsy Hirsch |
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Music Archivist Mark Kirkeby |
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Recording Engineer Cynthia Daniels |
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| 2003-2004 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Transcriber Adam Perlmutter |
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Music Expert Witness Sandy Wilbur |
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Luthier Scott MacDonald |
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Music Journalist Jim Bessman |
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Entertainment Lawyer Kristi Gamble |
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Music Supervisor Ann Kline |
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VP, Marketing and Licensing Rich Stumpf |
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Artistic Director Dianne Berkun |
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| 2002-2003 SEASON | ||||||||||||||
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Ethnomusicologist Kay Kaufman Shelemay |
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Stringed Instrument Repairer/Builder Manny Salvado |
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Music Marketer Ronny Schiff |
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A&R Executive Tina Davis |
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School Music Teacher Bruce Bednarsky |
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