Christine Osazuwa talks Amapiano's influence and how to get a job in music

Christine Osazuwa has over 20 years of music industry experience spanning major labels, live events, and artist management. She currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at events and ticketing platform Shoobs. She's also the founder of the incredible Measure of Music conference and hackathon.

In this eye-opening episode, Christine shares her invaluable insights on:

- How to land a job in the music industry, including some unconventional routes
- Calculated career risks
- How the Measure of Music conference is giving early-career professionals a leg up
- The impact of Amapiano and what it means for the future of African music

LINKS
Christine on Linkedin (follow for job postings!):   / christineosazuwa  
Measure of Music conference: https://measureofmusic.com/
Musiio Amapiano Blog: https://blog.musiio.com/posts/amapian...
Shoobs Amapiano Blog: https://www.pages.shoobs.com/amapiano
Aya Nakamura:   / ayanakamura  
Fally Ipupa:   / fallyipupaofficial  
Ninho:   / ninhoofficial  
Mage Startup:   / trymage  

CHAPTERS
00:00 Starting with a love of emo music
03:41 Lending a hand on the Warped Tour
14:58 Global music listening preferences are changing
19:17 The growth of hyper local
21:00 Shift in hip hop consumption, but not gone
26:04 Creating a portfolio
27:36 Access to music industry vital for aspiring pros
31:38 How the hackathon works
33:41 How extracurricular benefits your job application
41:26 Christine’s now-famous Linkedin job postings
47:45 The problem with phantom job vacancies
49:58 What Christine would like to see done differently
52:09 Which way would she change her path to date?
57:36 Advice to former self

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