In the Center


Exposing Students to Different Career Paths in Music


Jimmy Brandmeier, Student Workshop Presenter


Upcoming Workshops Teachers


Times for the following professional development workshops at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, Waunakee, are 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. For details, registration and announcements of more workshops coming soon, visit wsmamusic.org/workshops.


October 29 WSMA Adjudicators Workshop


November 4–5 Personalized Learning in Instrumental Music Instruction


November 12 Association for Wisconsin Area Kodály Educators (AWAKE) Conference


November 18–19 The Language of Rehearsal: Enhancing Communication and Fostering Improvement in Ensemble Rehearsals


January 13–14 Ukulele, Let’s Get Them Strumming! February 3–4 CMP Winter Workshop


Students


The following workshops presented by Jimmy Brandmeier at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education are open to high school students interested in exploring a career path in music and/or music business. Each work- shop will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include an industry guest speaker for the featured topic. Please share with your students! For more information, visit www.wsmamusic.org/workshops.


January 14 “Be Who You Are” in the Music Business Workshop


January 21 Music Publishing February 4 Music Marketing March 18 Artist Management April 22 Artist May 13 Songwriter/Composer/Singer/Musician June 10 Live Touring/Sound Recording


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Click here in the online version for full interviews, plus resource aids for teaching music business.


A music student’s ultimate calling may be an unpredictable combination of interests and experiences that unfolds over time – a composite of curiosi- ties, likes and attractions, fused to form a purpose and place impossible to see in advance. Early awareness of different career paths like music supervision, could save students decades of trial and error. This article explores the field of Music Supervision, with John McCullough and Robin Kaye – two ‘A-List’ music supervisors in Los Angeles.


John McCullough was the music supervisor for TV shows such as, That 70’s Show, Joan of Arcadia, Dawson Creek, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Northern Exposure and The Wonder Years. Robin Kaye supervised TV shows such as American Idol, The Singing Bee, Nashville Star, Miss USA and the Nobel Peace Prize Special.


My conversation with John McCullough focused on music education. We discussed the benefits of supplementing core music curriculums with music business classes; reflected on how the big three high school music programs may only represent a small piece of the student’s full calling; the “why” of exposing music students to different music careers and a few suggestions on “how” to do it.


(Interview Excerpt) Q: If you had been aware of music supervision earlier, would you have taken a different path through your music education?


A: Had I known about music publishing, had I known about record com- panies, had I known about artist management, had I known about agents, I think I would have taken a very different path.


Robin Kaye delved into the day-to-day duties of a top music supervisor, discussed the skill sets and temperament it takes to have a successful career in music supervision and gave tips on how students can place their original music in TV and film.


(Interview Excerpt) Q: Could you give an example of the process of clearing a song?


A: Pitbull’s song “Timber” had 15 writers. We had to identify the writers, publishers and percentages of ownership. It had to add up to 100 percent. There are people who have .02 percent of a song. Used to be if we got 99.2 percent cleared it’d be ok. You can’t do that anymore.


Read full interviews in WSM online… Capital Times columnist Doug Moe said of Jimmy Brandmeier, “Every once in a while, a bold face name in the entertainment industry slips into Madison under the radar, like Jimmy Brandmeier did six years ago.” Jimmy Brandmeier’s deep-rooted music industry experience combined with his passion for guiding students in music and life spawned the seminar “Be Who You Are Inc. Your Life in the Music Business – The Fundamentals of the Music Business and the Fundamentals of Life.” Email: jim@180music.com


If you have ideas or suggestions for programming at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, please call 1-800-589-9762 or email melsner@wsmamusic.org.


September 2016


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