It’s been a few days since I last blogged, but that’s
because I’ve actually been doing things! So, here’s my catch up!
A couple of years ago I reviewed Sonisphere for an online
music magazine, and managed to get on the mailing lists for some record labels
promoting their artists because of it. So, a few weeks ago I thought that I
would e-mail a couple of these labels to see if they had any kind of short-term
internships going on. I’d already been offered one this summer, but it was
full-time for three months and unpaid (I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t
survive on that!). So I e-mailed a few others and to my delight last week I was
actually offered one (after filling in an application and having a phone
interview) - for one day a week unpaid at Earache Records. I can handle one day
unpaid, and they’re not the hugest of labels, but I was just so excited to have
an opportunity to see how it all works behind the scenes, and see how the PR
side of things within a label gets done. I started this on Monday in London and
the day was great. A small office, and two great women to work with, I just got
down to learning about the artists on the label (think extra heavy – they have
bands like Rival Sons, Oceano etc), listening to some new music, thinking of PR
ideas, tidying up spreadsheets for artists information and a whole array of
things. I shall continue to learn and do this on a Monday for the next couple
of months and as well as enjoying it; it will do my CV the world of good!
Hurrah!
