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MUSIC WRITER

Music Writer
The job of being a music writer entails many things. As most people believe, they do more
then criticize artists work. In an email interview between Steven Ward, and David McGee
(a music writer), David tells of how he works for BarnesandNoble.com as a country music
editor. He states, "What we do at bn.com is not music criticism—because bn.com
hopes to sell these albums, the reviews emphasize the albums' positive aspects." This
shows us how music writers aren't always criticizing new artists, and old artists. Some
jobs require you to do that, such as certain magazines. David McGee also talks about how
the best part of his job is being able to interview to artists, and getting to see what
their personalities are like when they are not performing, or not in front of a camera.
To me I think that would be the most interesting part. He got to interview such country
stars as, Shelby Lynne, Trisha Yearwood, and Charlie Daniels. Between the interviews, and
research of the albums, the music writer describes the album, and what aspects of it may
appeal to people, and what aspects may not appeal to people. Most jobs may set
restrictions on how much you can say about one album, meaning the bad stuff written about
the album.
I feel that being a music writer would be a fun job to have. You would get to meet all
the famous stars, along with local stars that are just beginning. You would be able to
understand how they started, and how they lived their lives before they hit it big in the
music industry. Being able to listen to the albums, and let people know what to look for
before buying it, or trying to get people to buy it by telling them how good the album
really is, interests me.
Bibliography
www.mtv.com/musicwriter