{"id":6532,"date":"2019-03-22T13:28:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T13:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/blog\/?p=6532"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:57:22","slug":"musicians-fortnight-career-advice-fun-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/blog\/musicians-fortnight-career-advice-fun-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Musicians&#8217; Fortnight: Career Advice | Fun | Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/musicians-fortnight.jpg\" alt=\"musicians tips advice careers\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" \/>To celebrate the launch of our new <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MusiciansJobs\/\">Facebook Musicians&#8217; Group<\/a><\/span> we ran two weeks of activity across all of our social media, focusing on the brilliant, exhausting, exhilarating, creative world of Musicians.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Throughout the two weeks we posted plenty of inspiration, ideas, blogs, guides and of course, jobs. If you missed it, then here\u2019s a quick summary\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Top Tips for Musicians<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We started the fortnight with our own 5 Top Tips for Musicians, including an infographic for you to download \u2013 just click below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/blog\/5-tips-for-professional-musicians\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-We-Won-Lux-Header-11-300x199.png\" alt=\"Tips, advice, musicians\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There were also tips on how to learn new songs really FAST to increase your repertoire:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Learn Songs &amp; Prepare for Gigs - Tips for Working Musicians\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_bvjMi1mTTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And a \u00a0video on how to be a truly professional musician that clients will want to hire time and again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"11 Things Top Working Musicians NEVER Do! (well...rarely) ;)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4D_vdZHKX-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Cruise Musicians<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This video was really popular &#8211; offering insightful advice for musicians looking for work on Cruise Ships. It explains why cruise companies don\u2019t usually hire individual musicians and what you can do about it, as well as the best way to develop a repertoire that will get you the gigs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOW TO GET A JOB ON A CRUISE SHIP! (Musicians and Band)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rGNOmShdCFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A year-in-the-life of a cruise drummer &#8211; the highs and lows &#8230; So this is what it&#8217;s like!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life As a Cruise Ship Musician!! Part 2 (Show Montage)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TEuJAelrJ04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #1db01a;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We hope you really enjoyed watching all of these videos and it has inspired you to move your career forward \u2013 please\u00a0 do join our<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MusiciansJobs\/\"> Facebook Musicians Group<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and do contact us anytime if we can offer any support.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #1db01a;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1fb01c;\">If you&#8217;re not already a member with us, <u><a style=\"color: #1fb01c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/user\/register-act.php\">sign up here<\/a><\/u> or <u><a style=\"color: #1fb01c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainersworldwide.com\/user\/\">sign in<\/a><\/u> to activate your profile &amp; get listed on our worldwide entertainment booking platform!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the launch of our new Facebook Musicians&#8217; Group we ran two weeks of activity across all of our social media, focusing on the brilliant, exhausting, exhilarating, creative world of Musicians. 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