Music remains one of the most sought after industries for young college-aged students. However, like many with big dreams and little experience, the biggest question for potential interns is how do they get their foot in the door?
College committees are one of the many options for students to find opportunities breaking into the business.
“It was completely responsible for my start in the industry,” Nederlander VP of Marketing Jamie Loeb tells Pollstar about her time as a student at UC Santa Barbara.
“Someone came up to me and asked me if I wanted to go to a show for free. I said, ‘Sure, what do I have to do?’ They said, ‘Stand by this door and don’t let anyone in.’ And next thing I knew I was backstage security, but that was part of the associated students program board at UCSB. And from there I started marketing shows. I started working hospitality for shows, and then I moved my way to booking shows.”
