She's earning currently about $24,000 a week. Multiply that by 52 for a rough projected yearly income. Of course, this is if current trends continue i.e sales remain good, she gets a follow-up song out that is also popular, etc. At the very least, at the end of it she'll have enough for a nice deposit on a house when she's older. Mind you, she's been donating a lot to Japan so maybe not.Shivarage said:Holy shit a millionairre?!BonsaiK said:Rebecca Black will be a millionaire at the end of the year if current trends continue.
I know you've posted demos in my demo thread but I couldn't find one with vocals on it. If you record me some vocals and put it in the demo thread I'll promise to give you an honest assessment of your voice.
Getting a job: don't sweat it. Usual common sense things apply. The more qualifications the better, but what any employer, in any business, is really concerned about is:
* Is this person capable of the task I'm paying them for? Qualifications are just a way of proving 'yes, I can do this particular task'. That's all they're for. If there's no qualifications, do they have experience? If there's no experience, do they have good school results, some good work experience, volunteer work or anything that shows that they might be able to do good at the job I'm paying them for? Try and relate any experience that you do have to the job at hand. You can do it if you're creative. If you're going for a job stacking shelves in a supermarket and you've never stepped foot in a supermarket (just to give a really lowbrow example), then maybe you stacked shelves in your school library once, so you can tell them that you've got "shelf stacking" experience, and you can tell them how quickly you can do it, that you're good with ladders and heights or whatever. What about a job in a store, but you've never worked in retail? Well, maybe there was one time where you collected money for a charity as part of school or something - ahhh, now you can tell them you've got "cash handling" experience. Etc etc. Don't actually fabricate or make anything up (because liars tend to get busted) but just think outside the square a little.
* Will they actually do the task diligently and not waste time/cost me money? Is there something about hiring this person that could potentially cost me more money in the long term than hiring some other person? This comes down to your character. A performing arts qualification shows, if nothing else, that you've got the ability to do something and stick it through to the end. That's a quality employers like, it shows that you're willing to work at something and succeed in it. Sure, they'd like it if the qualification was relevant to their job, because then that also shows you might be able to do that job, but even if it isn't, it's still a positive point. Maybe there's a few employers who see a performing arts degree as a negative thing, but do you really want to work for such a non-understanding employer anyway? Think about how they'll react down the track if you get the job, when you need some time off work for your band to go on tour. Remember that going for a job isn't a one-way street - the job just isn't auditioning you, you're also auditioning them, and making sure this is a job you really want to do.
* Will myself and the other employees be able to get along with this person, will they be a good 'fit' for the business? This comes down to personality, you'll either fit or you won't. Sometimes the best, most qualified person doesn't get the job and this is often why - they just didn't 'fit' the culture of the business. Nothing you can do about this, just put your best foot forward.
Sorry, that wasn't very music-industry related, but then in a way it is, because you'll need a job in the 'straight world' anyway, at least for starters. Some well-known musos who've been around for decades still have day jobs. Did you know Bruce Dickinson is a qualified commercial airline pilot?
Is a cover demo okay since my lyric writing isn't great?
Thanks for all the info from my experience, I don't know anybody who didn't get their first job through connections, wether their parents friend took them on or a friend gave a good word... this is confirmed in my first job interview, the first thing an employer said to me was "do you not know anybody who can just give you a job?" yeah, I'm a little stuck financially thanks to the nepotism that rules in my area... also, I knew performing arts is much better proof for my abilities than just sitting in a room and writing >_>
Source: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/rebecca-black-s-first-week-sales-not-bad-1005084972.story
In your case, just to assess vocal ability, I'd encourage you to do a cover song.
Networking isn't just important in the music biz, it's important in many other aspects of life. If you know someone you don't need a qualification. Try and make nepotism work for you rather than against you, if you can. Tell your friends who have jobs to keep their ear out if anything comes up...