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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA) ·
BUSINESS
MANAGER · DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT
SERVICES
JOB OVERVIEW
These professionals provide music clients with
accounting and financial services
including royalty accounting and examination,
budgets, financial and investment plan-
ning, bills payable, purchasing of homes, cars
and buses, and tax work.
PREREQUISITES
In these areas, you need a degree in accounting
or finance, a knowledge of tax law,
and a well-rounded understanding of the music
business.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
"We have 50 people that work at this accounting
firm and only about 15 of us
work in the music area," says Mike Vaden.
"Those who work in other areas can plan
their days and tell you what they're going to
be doing three months from now. I can't
tell you what I'm going to be doing tomorrow. I
can be working on anything from
financial planning and estate work, to helping
people with their divorces, paying bills,
royalty work, you name it--buying farms and
equipment, bailing someone's kid out
of jail."
POINTERS FOR THE
JOB SEARCH
Supplement your education in
accounting and taxes with courses
in
music business to gain a basic
knowledge
of publishing, record company
contracts
and royalties, touring, and
merchandis-
ing. "Find someone who is already
doing
entertainment accounting and work
for
them. You just have to come up
through
the ropes."
MIKE VADEN, CPA, DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT
SERVICES,
CROSSLIN AND VADEN & ASSOCIATES,
CPAs
Mike Vaden grew up in Nashville and was already
established as a CPA in the
audit department at a large accounting firm
when one of the firm's partners asked for
CASE STUDY:
"Get a heavy background in tax
work and be ready to work long
hours."
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