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Careers in the music Industry
Music graduates today have a great variety of professional fields open to them. The following are some of the careers that recent graduates have entered or that are available to those with a music degree. More info can be found in the ‘Access All Areas’ booklet. Page numbers are seen next to various jobs.

The Freelance World – Self Employed
National Insurance When becoming self-employed you must register with the Inland Revenue for Class 2 National Insurance within 3 months after the month in which you start up, or risk a fine of £100. If you’re self employed you usually have to pay class 2 and 4 National Insurance unless, at the beginning of the tax year, you are over state pension age, under the age of sixteen or not a resident of the UK for tax reasons. If you have income from employment as well, there are limits on the total Class 1, 2 and 4 contributions you pay.

Getting a Record Contract
Recording companies often invest a lot of time and money in discovering new talent or developing the talent of artists already under contract. The association of the brand with the artists helps define the image of both the brand and the artist.

Resources for bands
Lets have a look at some of my favourite unsigned bands, Dschinghis Khan Unofficial Austrian homepage of Dschinghis Khan / Genghis Khan Boothill Band Southern rock, country band in south Carolina Hallo Offical Site Hallo is an Alternative rock band out of West Michigan.