First Act Podcast

The "How-To" Guide on breaking into the music and entertainment industry.

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In our latest episode, we sat down with @davewinther to talk about the life of a talent agent in the music industry. Here are some of our favourite takeaways from the episode: (A THREAD)

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“Companies are built when entrepreneurs get through those hard obstacles.” - Sung Cho

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“The music industry is a crazy industry. You really have to 100% commit yourself to it and know that this is exactly what you want to do.” - Alec Steinfeld

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“Anytime anyone asks me…‘I’m in college and really want to get into the music business. Where do I begin?’ I always think the number one place, for the live side of things, is to go and work for the concert promotion board.” - Wilson Zheng

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“Try and look at job descriptions. You’ll see similarities from job to job to job that require your knowledge of certain tools.”- Harrison Goldstein

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“My general Job hunting philosophy is to really hyper focus on 2 or 3 jobs that you really want and do whatever it takes to get that opportunity.” - Rohan Raj

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Job hunting: “You throw darts and eventually ones going to stick. Even if a hundred don’t hit the board, one of them will! That’s how I got started.” - Harrison Goldstein

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“If music is your outlet, that’s your product…If you don’t look at yourself in a business sense, you can get taken advantage of. “ - Darshan Kaler

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“If they don’t give you responsibility, take responsibility. If they have a coffee machine, clean it. If they have bathrooms, clean them…If they have a floor, come in early and vacuum it and let people see that.” - Harrison Goldstein

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“Find something that you love to sink your teeth into and express that passion in the work that you do. Otherwise, it will be obvious that you don’t care that much and thats going to be a turn off for those who might want to turn your internship into a job.” - Sam Tall

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“The whole point of an internship is not to get a name on your resume. The point is to learn about the industry you want to work in… and the more you delve into roles, the more you’ll understand what you like and don’t like” - Harrison Goldstein

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“If you don’t respect this industry, no one will respect you…take the time to learn a few key things” - Portia Sabin

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“You have to fully believe and know who your artist is and where they want to go, and then just basically go, I’m devoting myself to making that happen.” - Dougie Bohay

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“You have to be scrappy to succeed in business...jump and take a chance and then open your eyes and ears and try to understand what could be improved” - Pascal Pilon

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“Start documenting all your successes and pull those out when you’re interviewing for a job...Impress me with actual things you’ve done.”
- Tim Chan

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“Our mission is to unite the world, and artists, and fans through live music leveraging digital...expanding the definition of a virtual experience beyond just a show.” - Mary Kay Hughs (Mandolin)

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“The study of music theory was one of the most important career developments for me to become a great analyst...taking little bits of information and turning them into the whole. What do you do as an analyst? Exactly that!”- Jonathan Tesser

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“The biggest thing in life is who you are as a person, your character, and work. That’s worth more than money....and if you really show that, the person you are inside, you can unlock many doors.” - Jesus Martinez

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Great episode on publishing and sync and all things music from @FirstActPodcast and @mcxyz

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Our Senior Vice President of Publicity @RebeccaRShapiro shares her expertise on The @FirstActPodcast🎙 - listen to her episode here: https://t.co/6aEBMOC0cu

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This week’s episode features the one and only, “Parkside” Mike Renaud, founder of @HiddenPony. We talk about finding your identity as an artist and his path to success. Episode is available across all streaming platforms!