Websites like MySpace have given EVERYONE the chance to showcase their music, whether you’re the next big thing to grace the centre stage, or a rookie musician with vocals flatter then a fried omelet. But with all this choice around, why should the consumer (The person you want to pay your wages by buying your music) choose to listen to and invest in you over the other thousands of people that do similar music?

Many people get overlooked because they don’t offer anything different. On top of that, many people get overlooked because they haven’t put that extra bit of effort into their music which in turn effects the quality. Whether you’re making a tune for MySpace, for your album or for a one off broadcast, YOU MUST ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR MUSIC IS OF THE UP MOST QUALITY! This will make you stand above the person that’s equally talented but doesn’t put as much effort into their music. Or the person who is equally as talented but uses an inferior recording booth so your vocals and mix down sound of a better quality then theirs. I can’t stress enough how important quality is in this over saturated music industry. It’s already hard enough for consumers to weed through the rubbish and find the quality, so why not make sure everything you do is of the highest quality and make it easier for them to find you?

Climbing the ladder to success in the music industry is a lot of work. It takes years of building networks, cultivating fans, practice, backbreaking work, and getting used to the word no. In the past, bands were just out of luck in getting their album distributed unless they could get signed by a record label. Getting signed by a record label took months or even years of work because of the intense competition in the music industry. Playing clubs and promoting your band can get you a lot of attention, but you can’t expect to make a lot of money without selling your music. Your fans want to be able to listen to you any time, and booking shows every weekend is almost a full time job. Times have changed, though, in recent years due to the popularity if the internet. It is now easier than ever to get your cd distributed to your fans.

In the music industry, you are the only one that is going to have a sense of urgency in making your product available to the masses. A&R Coordinators get hundreds of demo cds a week, and may not even listen to yours if they you don’t have a band manager to hound them. Even if you do get signed with a record label, they are dealing with hundreds or even thousands of other bands and musicians, so you aren’t going to be their first priority. Making money in the music industry is not about live performances in the beginning. You may make a little money from the club circuit, but chances are most of that will go to overhead costs like equipment, transportation, and practice space. Selling your music is the best way to get money from your hard work right away. Getting distribution was hard for a long time, until the internet came along. The internet is receiving a lot of criticism from the music industry because of illegal downloads, but the popularity of internet shopping could work in your favor. You don’t have to be signed with a record label to record your music. It’s not cheap, but you can purchase time in a recording studio to record quality, professional sounding albums. There is also new software that allows you to record from your own home. Home recording equipment is not optimal, though, so you may want to send your home recordings to a mastering technician to clean it up.

Once you have recorded and printed quality albums, you can offer them for sale on your own website, or sales sites like EBay or Amazon. Promoting your album is easier than ever too. Not only can you offer your albums for sale at your shows, but you can spread your website there as well. Your loyal fans will spread the word of your music, and direct sales to your site. Social networking sites are good for attracting new fans too. A link on your social networking site to your sales page will let new fans hear what you are all about. Once your album starts selling well, you might want to consider hiring someone to handle your distribution more efficiently.

You’ve chosen to make music your career. Many musicians don’t make a lot of money, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Distributing your own music is easy, and it promotes your band more effectively than you could possibly do through word of mouth. Don’t wait for someone to discover you to start making money. Take your career in hand and start distributing your own music.

The use of computers is very compulsory and mandatory in all of the fields of media. Whether you talk about audio-video film production or journalism, some ad agency or content writing it is required in every field. Another important area in which the use of computers is very important is the Graphic Designing and Animation. It also requires the computers as all the work is totally computer based. The animation is required in mostly all of the films and TV shows. The opportunities are also very much in this area. The animation sector has a great scope in working. Many students has opted this animation field as their serious career track in life. There are many advertising agencies also who are looking forward for these kinds of professionals.

They have to prepare ad films which are print as well as electronic. For that they need aspiring professionals who can work for them as per the need and taste of their client. In the film industry also, there is a new trend of animated movies. Films like Hanuman, Avatar, Dashaavtra; Ghatothkach etc were very liked and appreciated by the people. It is just due to the increased trend of animation in the media industry.

There are also many institutes who are offering various different courses to the students. These courses vary from audio-video post production, to graphics and animation. Rest it all depends upon the taste and interest of the student. As the media industry is expanding its roots and stems in the Indian media market so more and more TV channels and production houses are coming. Many Ad Agencies are also coming into existence as the trend for animation and film making with never end and will always multiply.