Steve Lockwood

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Steve Lockwood
Exploring the Working Musician

• History - 2000 gigs, 60 albums, toured Europe and
  north America

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Your Perfect Job

• Accountants
• Business Advisors
• Personal Manager
• Business Manager
• Road Manager
• Artist and Repertoire
• Music Publisher

• Teacher
• Agent
• Music Performer
• Songwriter
• Audio Engineer
• Producers
• Manager
• Booking Agent

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What do I do?
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History

• Church music and passion for music
• Got into pop band singing
• Learnt how to play harmonica
• Started writing own material
• Played in bands and learnt stage gig skills
• Toured Europe/US
• Did a degree at ARU
• My world expanded because of more choices

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Live Performer

• Band leader, instrumentalist and front man
• In a variety of bands and solo ventures
• Guest and deputy slots with international acts
• Radio and TV appearances and interviews
• Booking and tour agent
• Equipment/band logistics
• Sponsorship

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Studio Musician/Producer

• Sessions with acts
• Own acts
• Music production
• TV and film music including library music

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Composer Arranger

• Writing new pieces for the media
• Own compositions for my acts
• Songs written for other acts
• Arrangements made to assist students
• Co-production/arranger for acts

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Teaching

• Lecturing at colleges and universities
• Interactive CD Rom
• Private teaching
• Workshops
• Demonstrator
• Band Coach
• School visits

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What is Success to You?

• Money?
• Fame?
• Longevity in work?
• Respect?
• Creativity?
• Facilitator?
• A product?

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Key Issues

• Self employed/employed
• How to get work and keep it
• Maintaining diary commitments
• Getting paid and paying out
• Contingencies i.e. gigs, lessons
• Industry groups (PRS, MU, MCPS)
• Thinking long term
• Taking a chance

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Am I

• A big Head?
• A ruthless self promoter?
• Desperate to stay working in music?
• A person without an option but to play?
• A natural born musician/learned practitioner?
• Just having fun?
• Going to play another song?