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Getting a job in the music business is not easy. But
getting advice from people who have already
succeeded could help. That is the hope of more than
one hundred young musicians who attended a camp in
Los Angeles this past summer. Nick Jonas of the
Jonas Brothers told the wannabe stars about the
importance of social media.
NICK JONAS: "Social media was incredibly important
for my brothers and I at the beginning of our career
and still is today. With Twitter and YouTube and
Facebook, there are so many instant ways to connect
with your fans."
Other music professionals also shared their
knowledge at the week-long camp. The event is part
of "Grammy in the Schools," a project from the
organizers of the music industry's Grammy Awards.
The summer camp gives students a chance to improve
their music industry skills. Ben LoPiccolo worked on
his skills as a music reporter.
BEN LOPICCOLO: "I found that I really enjoyed
writing and telling people about music that I like
to kind of expand their taste."
These teenagers hope to be part of an industry that
is going through big changes. Kristen Madsen at the
Grammy Foundation points to the influence of social
networking on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
KRISTEN MADSEN: "I would say that that's probably
the biggest theme that you can see, is watching the
artists and the professionals come through and talk
about, there are new ways and new roadmaps for kids
to succeed in the music industry, and they have a
lot more access to doing it themselves."
Thirteen-year-old Greyson Chance was preparing to
release his first album. He says his career began
with a music video on YouTube.
Camper Giovanni Quattrochi was hoping for a career
as a music producer. He likes the way music is
changing.
GIOVANNI QUATTROCHI: "Especially with hip-hop,
there's a lot of sampling of different genres of
music. And I think I'm excited to see where music is
going to go."
Young songwriter Elise Go says music is also
becoming more international.
LISE GO: ""I'm also pretty excited. I think it's
very cool, like I'm really interested in Korean and
Asian-genre music. So it's like Korean and Chinese
pop music, and they're like fusing American
influences into their music, and I feel that's very
cool to hear, like a pop song you think you'd hear
on the radio in America, in like another language."
Brian London plays keyboard for Lady Gaga and other
artists. He told the students that succeeding in
music takes more than just having skills.
BRIAN LONDON: "Being a great player -- everybody's a
great player. So a lot of artists, management labels
and music directors look at more than just being a
great player in order to be hired for a gig."
The musicians say most of all it takes a love of
music to succeed in this exciting and ever changing
business. I'm Barbara Klein.
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