Jukebox: For Students in the Music Industry

Jukebox: For Students in the Music Industry

Does Your Location Really Matter For the Music Business?

New York, LA, or somewhere else?

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Ian Parten
May 15, 2025
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I lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, while getting my degree, and while close to Nashville, it is not even in the top 25 of music cities in the US. Aside from a few venue jobs and nonprofits here and there, the opportunities, especially for finance in the music industry, were scarce. I’ll tell you now that unless you’re planning on having a career just in L…

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