List of Careers & Job Ideas

Music is a hallmark of human civilization. It has the ability to stir complex emotions within the Human Being. Almost every culture has their own brand of music. In this modern age, new forms of music has been created by cross-cultural influences.

To work within the music related industry, one must have a talent with sound, song and music.

Here is a compilation of music related careers.

Musician. A musician is one who plays music. There are many classification of musicians. An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.

Vocalist. Singers also known as vocalist uses his or her voice to create songs. There can be different types of singer.

Music Conductor. A music conductor’s job involves leading a musical ensemble. A conductor can at the same time take on the role of the instrumentalist as well.

Music therapist. A Music Therapist treats patients using the therapeutic power of music. A music therapist should have a genuine interest in caring for people. They must be able to combine music, coaching, and therapy to help persons with disabilities improve their physical and mental health.

Lyricist. Lyricist writes lyrics for songs. They have to be very creative. Lyricist are typically engaged and hired by music bands to write a songs for them. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist.

Disc Jockey. A DJ broadcasts songs and music to an audience. Disc Jockey must also be verbally expressive. Radio disc jockeys play music over the radio. Club DJs mix  and play music in a club.

Disc Jockeys are the ‘link’ between the music and the audience. This essay is about the career profile and information for the Disc Jockey.

A disc jockey job scope involves selecting and playing prerecorded music for an audience. They are also known as Dee-jays.

There are several types of Disc Jockeys. There are as listed below:

Radio disc jockey or Radio DJ. Radio DJ broadcast their music over the radio. Radio DJs often become popular household names too.

Hip hop disc jockeys. This kind of DJs may play and/or create music which may be accompanied by hip-hop performances.

Mobile disc jockeys. Mobile disc jockeys are DJs that are on the move. They travel to where their service is required.

Reggae disc jockey. The Reggae disc jockey may raps as well.

Club disc jockeys. As the name implies, the Club disc jockey works in a club.

Car Show disc jockey. This guy works at car shows.

How to become a Disc Jockey? Personality-wise, a Disc Jockey must love music. He or she must also have the gift of gab. Dee-jays should ideally have out-going personality and are very up-to-date in terms of music and songs. Many Disc Jockeys are celebrities themselves that can garner a large following or fan base.

It can be quite hard to become a DJ as the competition is very fierce.