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Free Music Career Guide: Stop Getting Played | TRC Academy Boston
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Free Guide

Stop Getting
Played.

Seven practical lessons for building a creative career, protecting the value of your work, and taking the next step.

  • How to recognize and interrupt patterns of unpaid work
  • Where royalties, licensing, and other music income can come from
  • Which practical skills support creative careers
  • How to move from making music to earning through your work
  • How to evaluate training, experience, and credentials

From The Record Co. — Boston's creative workforce infrastructure since 2010

TRC Academy Guide
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STOP
GETTING
PLAYED.
What no one tells you about
working in music.

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What's inside

01

How unpaid work becomes a pattern

Recognize the cycle, set clearer boundaries, and protect the value of your work.

02

Where music income comes from

An introduction to royalties, licensing, mechanical rights, and other potential income streams.

03

Work that supports the industry

Understand the roles and practical skills used across studios, venues, production, and music business.

04

The skills that get you hired

Sound engineering, music production, and music business fundamentals that support the work.

05

How to evaluate credentials

Consider training, experience, work samples, and relationships when planning your next step.

06

How to price your work

Practical factors engineers, producers, and other creatives can use when setting a rate.

Anupe finished TRC Academy, built his audio production business in our studios, and now works on the TRC team. This fall he came back to share his story with the newest cohort.
A pathway from learning to working to building

Who wrote this

The Record Co. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building Boston's creative workforce infrastructure: affordable professional space, free training, and a path to earning a living. Across 108 studios and workspaces at two Boston locations, TRC serves 3,000+ people each month.

TRC Academy is the learning part of that pathway: a free, 12-week program in sound engineering, music production, and music business, taught by working professionals. At 960 Mass Ave, people can put those skills to work in affordable studios. At 55 Morrissey in Dorchester, 400+ creative businesses have space to keep building.

This guide brings foundational music-business lessons into one place so you can make informed decisions about your work and your next step.

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