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Songwriters, Producers, and Music Business Professionals Share Their Favorite US Music Cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choosing where to launch your music career is more involved than just planning a trip: finding the right place to live can have a major impact on your trajectory and lifestyle. Whether you\u2019re looking for songwriting sessions, sync opportunities, live performance gigs, or a career in the music business, the city you choose can shape your path. We asked Berklee Online instructors and Berklee alums why they chose Nashville, Los Angeles, New York City, or Miami, and what they learned about their new cities once they got there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nashville: Best Music City for Songwriters and Producers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Isabeau Miller, author of The Business of Songwriting<\/em><\/a> and an instructor of Topline and Vocal Production<\/em><\/a>, talks about her experience as a songwriter living in Nashville for more than 17 years. When she graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Songwriting, she says the tranquility of Nashville captivated her more than the rushed and traffic-choked landscapes of NYC or LA.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that I wouldn\u2019t have had the opportunity to focus on really becoming the best writer that I wanted to be,\u201d says Miller after contemplating what path her career would have taken if she had chosen another city to call home. \u201cI think I would have been distracted by trying to be what the industry wanted or what I thought listeners would want, but in Nashville, there\u2019s just such a strong focus on doing the art of songwriting, that it allowed me to care more about it in a way that was authentic to me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was that emphasis on songwriting over image that Miller says she found so refreshing: \u201cThe royalty in Nashville is the song. Whoever you are, wherever you\u2019re from, if you can write a great song, you can make it there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nashville also enables songwriters to have a balanced lifestyle, she says. Unlike bigger music cities, where writing sessions often only happen late at night, the music industry in Nashville is active during the day as well.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost of my sessions were between 10 AM and 2 PM because a lot of people moved to Nashville as established artists and they have families,\u201d says Miller. \u201cSo they\u2019re dropping their kids off at school, then they\u2019re going to a writing session, and then they go pick their kids up from school.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In writing The Business of Songwriting<\/em><\/a>, Miller drew on her own experiences. \u201cWhen you go to Nashville, and you listen to some of the best songs you\u2019ve ever heard, you may never hear them again because that person may not know what to do with the song after it\u2019s been written. That\u2019s the reason for this Berklee Online course: I don\u2019t want amazing songs to die in people\u2019s living rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles: Best Music City for Pop Music, Sync, and Film & TV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bleu McAuley, author of Songwriting Sync Success<\/em><\/a>, chose to move to Los Angeles after graduating from Berklee in 1996. He says moving there helped launch his career as a songwriter and producer, leading to work with Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, and securing sync placements for Swarovski, the NFL, and TV shows like Shameless<\/em> and The Good Place<\/em>. But that success was not immediate. He says he was able to eventually make important professional connections because of where he was, both geographically and in his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that I would have had as much experience and contact with sync had I not been in LA,\u201d he says. \u201cI would say that it certainly happens in all kinds of places, but this is definitely a real epicenter for that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles is also the epicenter of another industry that\u2019s closely intertwined with music: film and television.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/strong>Much of the film and TV industry stuff is based in Los Angeles, so if that\u2019s something that you\u2019re interested in getting involved in, then you certainly can do it here,\u201d he says. \u201cMy big advice for people is just always be working. Usually, what that is going to mean when you\u2019re first getting started is working with the people that you graduated with.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says it\u2019s important to find people that you truly connect with, as those are the ones who will make your professional life enjoyable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing so many different things. Every day is really different,\u201d says McAuley. \u201cI just worked with Aloe Blacc<\/a> recently. It\u2019s more of that now, if it\u2019s somebody that I\u2019m really excited about working with, then I\u2019m gonna do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York City: Best Music City for Performers and Creative Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simon Yu, author of Music Video Production,<\/em><\/a> <\/em>says New York City helped launch his career as a music video producer. As soon as he earned his degree in Jazz Guitar Performance and Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee, <\/em>he set out for New York because of its great audience for jazz music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe thing about New York is that there\u2019s always a need for something, especially for music stuff. So as long as you do good work, you can get the gig,\u201d says Yu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But trying to build a career solely as a performer can be difficult, so Yu encourages musicians to stay open to adjacent opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got to a point where I tried teaching, I tried gigging, but it\u2019s very tough here because there are millions of super-good players everywhere. So what can I do? Maybe I should start something that I like, and that helps me open one more path,\u201d says Yu in regards to his decision to work as a music video producer. By the way, when he says he \u201ctried gigging,\u201d he\u2019s being humble: One of the gigs was touring as a guitarist with Ms. Lauryn Hill<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yu says another aspect that drew him to New York City was how welcoming the city is to people from diverse cultures and backgrounds: \u201cIn New York, whatever style you play, there\u2019s an audience. I occasionally play Chinese pop. Once you live here, you can pretty much experience any culture in the world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yu says those experiences informed his Music Video Production<\/em><\/a> course, which teaches students how to shoot and produce music videos with the resources available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout my time here, I would meet some artists who know exactly what they want [in terms of video production], but they don\u2019t have the words for it,\u201d says Yu. \u201cSome artists have the words for it, but they don\u2019t have the technical skill to do it. These kinds of experiences got me to write this course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami: Best Music City for Latin Music Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Miami is one of the music industry\u2019s capitals for Latin music, attracting artists, professionals, and entrepreneurs from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renato Siebet studied Music Business at Berklee College of Music and is currently the label operations manager for The Orchard<\/a>, a music distribution company owned by Sony Music.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siebet says Miami aligned with his goal of connecting adjacent musical tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to create this bridge between the Latin American music market and the American market,\u201d says Siebet. \u201cI decided to move to Miami because it is the place where a lot of the different markets in the music industry around the world meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami also has a diverse music community, which fosters Latin music genres such as reggaeton, bachata, merengue, Latin pop, and many others. Since this is a place for cultural celebration of Latin music, creatives and professionals navigate the market in both English and Spanish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you want to get into the music industry in Miami, it is harder to find a corporate job if you do not speak Spanish,\u201d says Siebet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami also offers opportunities for freelancers and corporate careers, though internships are often the path into the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not easy to find jobs at the beginning,\u201d says Siebet, advising students and graduates to work hard to achieve their goals. \u201cTry to do as many internships as you can. Whatever you can do, just do it, because most of the jobs here ask for experience. If you don\u2019t have that, it\u2019s going to be harder to find something right after college.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After interning remotely at Rimas and working for Mayren Brand Talent, Siebert says he found that the best way to learn and grow professionally is to work with people who know more than you do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love being surrounded by better people than me in the field that I am working in,\u201d he says. \u201cI am building the A&R department at The Orchard, so to be part of that project, building it from scratch, is amazing. I do not think I would have this opportunity somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every city offers a different path into the music industry, and no single destination is the right fit for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re drawn to Miami\u2019s Latin music industry, LA\u2019s pop and sync scene, New York\u2019s live performance culture, or Nashville\u2019s songwriting community, choosing where to build your career means considering more than geography. Think about the kind of work you want to do, the people you want to collaborate with, and the community where you\u2019ll have the best chance to thrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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