Music Business Blog by Jason Feinberg

Late last night something fairly profound came to me.

Lately I’ve given a lot of thought to what it takes to find a career that truly works for you. Not just a job, and not a career that you do simply because it’s what is in front of you. I’ve mentioned the concept before of Job vs. Career, and now I am taking it a step further.

Far too few people actually take an introspective look inside themselves to determine their strengths, weaknesses, hobbies, interests, and desires when it comes to looking for work. This is unfortunate, as I feel the easiest way to find a career path is to figure out what you are naturally inclined to do, and find a way to make money. In other words –

Take a long, hard, objective look at yourself and determine what traits you inherently possess that can be used to build a living.

It’s an even bigger bonus of your natural abilities and interests are in line with what you think you’d like to do for work. I find a number of people in the music industry have this collaboration of skills and passion.

For those of you either in the Tulsa area, or looking for a great music conference, I’ll be speaking on a few new-media related panels at this year’s DFest Convention.

Diversafest is the most comprehensive music conference and festival in the Midwest, held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 7-8, 2006, and it includes two days of showcases and music conference panels designed to educate working musicians and impart invaluable information to artists in any stage of their career spanning a comprehensive list of topics, along with special instructional music clinics and workshops, plus one-on-one mentoring with A&R and music industry professionals.

Interested? Check it out here: http://www.dfest.com

So much going on! Tuesday saw the release of Of Whales And Woe by legendary bass player & Primus/Oysterhead frontman Les Claypool. We’ve been marketing this CD like crazy and having amazing response – here are a few links to check out:

Les Claypool’s Official Site

MP3.com Podcast – Les talking about his top 5 CDs, the new release…

Exclusive Les Claypool interview at Rock Confidential

Les Claypool contest at Jambase

We’re also promoting a Jerry Garcia/Merle Saunders live compilation, and the reissue of the soul/rock classic Home by Delaney & Bonnie. More info here.

Back to the grind!