Sadbh Kellett - Career Investigation

Talent managers are currently not required to have a special degree However, it is advised and encouraged that they do get a degree to do with their job that helps them to understand the industry they are working in better. Most managers will get a degree in music or business and even accounting as the main part of their job is running the day-to-day business of their clients Qualifications Required:

Places to Study Trinity College - Music Business management - NUIM -Music & Media Studies DCU- Business Management Berklee - General Entertainment and Music Business

Personal Manager: The average salary of a personal manager according to Simply Hired career and salary site - the average manager makes $56,000 a year or 43,300 euro a year. Tour Manager: The average tour manager for a musician only starting out usually make $10,000 - $20,000 but this dramatically increases as the average tour manager for musicians signed to major record labels make $150,000 a year. Average Salary:

>Travel the world. > Work on a personal level. > Help people achieve their dreams. > Working with something you are passionate about (Music) > Money increases the more successful your client becomes. > Gain good organisational skills. > Create great friends and meet loads of people. Job Prospects

Promotion Oppurtunities You cannot get promoted in music management. However, the more successful your client(s) becomes, the more successful you become.

Paul McGuinness is the manager of U2, PJ Harvey and The Rapture. He studied film in Trinity but never finished his degree. He spent most of his time in college directing plays and editing the magazine "T.C.D Miscellany" Previous member of Arts Council, founding member of TV3, director of Ardmore Studios and member of Phantom FM. The net worth of U2 currently stands at $838 million and McGuinness currently takes home one fifth of their earnings. Paul McGuinness