Job Roles

Learning Aim B: Understand Job Roles in the Music Industry

For this unit you need to know the different areas of the Music Industry and the responsibilities of each role. You need to know who is responsible for what activity, why and how are things done and what are the advantages and disadvantages of relying on individuals for individual services in relation to the key stages of the production time line. 


1. Performance/Creative roles

Here we will look at the skills and responsibilities of each performer or creative role and find out who does what and why it is important. We will look at links between performers and the creative roles and how the industry is built on these relationships.

This includes the following Jobs:

2. Management and Promotion Roles

3. Recording Roles

4. Media and other roles

5. How and why workers are employed in the Industry