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Music Business in Japan. Kazuki Uchida. 1. Purpose of this research. How to get an employment → Need preparations for the job Theme is “Music industry in Japan” → Listening m usic is m y hobby. 2. Research Questions. Ⅰ. What is the current situation of music industry in Japan?
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Music Business in Japan Kazuki Uchida
1. Purpose of this research How to get an employment →Need preparations for the job Theme is “Music industry in Japan” →Listening music is my hobby
2. Research Questions Ⅰ. What is the current situation of music industry in Japan? ↓Getting knowledge Ⅱ. What are the requirements to get a job in music industry?
3. Data Collection & Analysis Data from ○Column articles, News (Many on the Internet) △Academic Journals →Music industry is very changeable (in recent years ,especially).
3. Data Collection & Analysis • Qualifications of Analysis • About Japanese market (include Japanese article) • Within 5 Years • Helps my research questions
4. Research Findings Ⅰ. Music industry in Japan has weakened .↘ →Some companies do something to survive. Ⅱ. Music industry don’t need many new graduates.
4. Research Findings CD ALBUM sales have decreased. 60% / 8 Years (Thousand)
4. Research Findings CD SINGLE sales is almost same. Single Package is for “Deep Fans” (Thousand)
4. Research Findings Decrease the sales of CD package ⇔Some companies take actions to survive For example... Taking place of “Rock Festival” Victor EMI
4. Research Findings Then, Work situation of Music industry? →Very difficult than before The needs of new graduates is very small. Companies is difficult to glow greatly. There are some special skills and preference.
4. Research Findings 2 Types of the jobs in music industry Ⅰ. Need special knowledge and skills Ex. P.A., Lighting staff, Recording Engineer →Go to special school, work on the place Ⅱ. Not Need special knowledge and skills Ex. Management, advertising, and office work →Graduating from college
4. Research Findings Example:Sony Music Group 2015 Age: younger than 27 years old Study: Graduated from college and special school Needed license: None Work hours: 8 hours (But, there is usually overtime work actually) Salary: 3,600 thousand yen (starting, graduated from college) But, Normal Students can’t get a job.
5. Individual Concerns for Research Findings How to get a job in music industry? • Special / Original Skill and license (helps working) • Experience in music jobs →Having strong advantage is important →Making good use of studying in college
6. English and Career Not clear how much needed English skill (TOEIC score etc.). ↕ But there are some situation to need English skill • Communicate with foreign companies and musicians • Help to extend musician’s sphere of activity
7. Conclusion Music industry is in difficult situation. →Companies take new actions to survive the industry. Labor environment in there is not well. →Some strong advantage is needed to get an employment. =Making plan―What I should do in college―is important.
8. Reference Akemi Oshima. Way to the music industry. Akemi Oshima’sRock’n Roll Diary. Retrieved from http://www.esp.ac.jp/oshima/wanna_be/index.html. Alan Swarts, Evolver.fm. (2013 July 03). Why Japan’s Music Industry Is Booming… For Now. Billboardbiz. Retrieved from http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1568815/why-japans-music-industry-is-booming-for-now Ian Martin. (2014 April 04). Japan’s Music Industry: Back on Its Downward Track. Nippon.com. Retrieved from http://www.nippon.com/en/column/g00163/ Seikodo. (Homepage of the company) Retrived from http://www.seikodo.co.jp/ Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. (2015). Hiring of New Graduates. (Japanese article) Retrieved from http://saiyo.sme.co.jp/graduate_15/entry/ Steve Mcclure. (2013 Jul 3). Japan’s festival industry is stuck in a fine kettle of fish. The Japan Times. Retrieved from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/03/music/japans-festival-industry-is-stuck-in-a-fine-kettle-of-fish/#.VFEHPfmsUkp