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Music Agents and Scouts

Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits

Aspiring music agents and scouts should try to gain as much experience as possible working as interns or volunteers at a talent agency. This experience will provide them with an advantage when it comes to landing a job.

Music agents need to be willing to work hard and aggressively pursue opportunities for clients. You should be organized, detail-oriented, and have a good head for business; contract work requires meticulous attention to detail and strong negotiation skills. You need a great deal of self-motivation and ambition to develop good contacts. You should be comfortable talking with all kinds of people and be able to develop relationships easily. It helps to be a good general conversationalist in addition to being knowledgeable about music.

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