Media conference Wednesday 13th October.

On the 13th October I got the amazing opportunity to meet with people in the media industry, the first talk was about getting to work for the BBC and it was by a man called Phillip Thomas, this talk was very useful as I learnt a lot about how to work for different radio's, Television programs, and movies.
However I found the talk given by a man called Kumar Kamalagharan extremely useful, as he is a touring director and has worked with bands such as Razorlight (Fruit pie production's biggest success story), and Imogen heap. Meeting Mr.Kamalagharan gave me the chance to do industrial research and find out about things that i wouldn't know about if it wasn't for him. Such as the very busy schedule he has to go through, waking up early and going to bed late. That he has to organise the actual tours, employ the crew, organise transport, hotels, things for the musicians, converse with the management of the musicians he's organising the tour for. Make sure that press and promotion is achieved so that the artist sells and that he has to deal with the financial aspects of the tour. I found out that although there are good point to being a tour director such as meeting famous people and making really important decisions, there are also bad points such as working late hours (18/day), there's a lot of pressure involved, you may get unhealthy but you still need to get on with work and this is why most celebrities have dietitians, so that they don't need to stop their jobs.
Mr. Kamalagharan also said that he must (with the help of 60 members of crew) put up the entire stage and this process was very difficult in the early stages of Fruit Pie music (his production). He stated that work experience is important for getting into the business and that dedication and determination are very important personality traits that you must have if you want to be in the business.
Finally he said that although he would like to listen to all the demo's people send him it is more likely for music to reach him by word of mouth of network sites such as my space and face book. unexpected things can happen and he has to deal with them then and their so he has to be quick on his feet and plan for the unexpected and therefore he can deal with the situation at hand.
I was also lucky enough to get a card with his work details and realise that he offers internships which is very useful to me.