Music Business in Japan Kazuki Uchida

1. Purpose of this research How to get an employment → Need preparations for the job Theme is “Music industry in Japan” → Listening music is my hobby

2. Research Questions Ⅰ. What is the current situation of music industry in Japan? ↓ Getting knowledge Ⅱ. What are the requirements to get a job in music industry?

3. Data Collection & Analysis Data from ○ Column articles, News (Many on the Internet) △ Academic Journals → Music industry is very changeable (in recent years,especially).

3. Data Collection & Analysis Qualifications of Analysis 1. About Japanese market (include Japanese article) 2. Within 5 Years 3. Helps my research questions

4. Research Findings Ⅰ. Music industry in Japan has weakened. ↘ → Some companies do something to survive. Ⅱ. Music industry don’t need many new graduates.

4. Research Findings CD ALBUM sales have decreased. 60% / 8 Years (Thousand )

4. Research Findings CD SINGLE sales is almost same. Single Package is for “Deep Fans” (Thousand)

4. Research Findings Decrease the sales of CD package ⇔ Some companies take actions to survive For example... Taking place of “Rock Festival” Victor EMI

4. Research Findings Then, Work situation of Music industry? → Very difficult than before The needs of new graduates is very small. Companies is difficult to glow greatly. There are some special skills and preference.

4. Research Findings 2 Types of the jobs in music industry Ⅰ. Need special knowledge and skills Ex. P.A., Lighting staff, Recording Engineer → Go to special school, work on the place Ⅱ. Not Need special knowledge and skills Ex. Management, advertising, and office work → Graduating from college

4. Research Findings Example ： Sony Music Group 2015 Age: younger than 27 years old Study: Graduated from college and special school Needed license: None Work hours: 8 hours (But, there is usually overtime work actually) Salary: 3,600 thousand yen (starting, graduated from college) But, Normal Students can’t get a job.

5. Individual Concerns for Research Findings How to get a job in music industry? Special / Original Skill and license (helps working) Experience in music jobs → Having strong advantage is important → Making good use of studying in college

6. English and Career Not clear how much needed English skill (TOEIC score etc.). ↕ But there are some situation to need English skill Communicate with foreign companies and musicians Help to extend musician’s sphere of activity

7. Conclusion Music industry is in difficult situation. → Companies take new actions to survive the industry. Labor environment in there is not well. → Some strong advantage is needed to get an employment. ＝ Making plan―What I should do in college―is important.

8. Reference Akemi Oshima. Way to the music industry. Akemi Oshima’s Rock’n Roll Diary. Retrieved from Alan Swarts, Evolver.fm. (2013 July 03). Why Japan’s Music Industry Is Booming… For Now. Billboardbiz. Retrieved from industry-is-booming-for-now Ian Martin. (2014 April 04). Japan’s Music Industry: Back on Its Downward Track. Nippon.com. Retrieved from Seikodo. (Homepage of the company) Retrived from Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. (2015). Hiring of New Graduates. (Japanese article) Retrieved from Steve Mcclure. (2013 Jul 3). Japan’s festival industry is stuck in a fine kettle of fish. The Japan Times. Retrieved from stuck-in-a-fine-kettle-of-fish/#.VFEHPfmsUkp