Industry Insights
Industry Insights is a free series of interactive webinars from London Mozart Players, created to help young people explore different career paths in music and arts administration. Hosted by Rebecca Toal (the co-host of popular podcast ‘Things Musicians Don’t Talk About’), the series brings together arts professionals to talk about their own career journeys and share their tips and tricks for forging your own career path.
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Creating a Portfolio Career
Linton Stephens | Musician, Presenter and Public Speaker
Reflecting on his varied career, Linton demystifies what it’s like to work as a performer and freelancer in the modern music industry. If the traditional 9-5 job doesn’t appeal to you, this session will help you to discover ways of building and enriching a portfolio career.
Call my agent…
Susie McLeod | Director, Artist Management at Intermusica
Behind every successful artist is a hard-working agent. Susie is a Director at Intermusica; one of the largest artist management businesses in the industry. In this session, Susie explains what it takes to manage star artists, creating opportunities for them and international travel.
Behind the curtains
Roanna Gibson | Concerts and Planning Director at London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ever wondered about what happens behind the scenes at a professional orchestra? Get the inside track on who decides what music gets played and how orchestras work off stage with Roanna Gibson, Concerts and Planning Director at London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Working your way up to the top
George Lee | Executive Director at Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
At its heart, every arts organisation is fundamentally still a business. But what does it take to run an arts organisation? How different is it to leading any other type of business? How do you get there in the first place? In this session, George Lee will share his top tips for future arts leaders.