“What’s your best advice for getting into the music industry?”

🎤 “What’s your best advice for getting into the music industry?”

We asked people across the industry at The Great Escape Festival and the answers were refreshingly honest:

• Trust yourself
• There’s no blueprint
• Send the cold DM
• Go to gigs and speak to people
• Use LinkedIn properly
• Get experience however you can
• Be original
• Learn to embrace rejection

One of our favourite responses: “If you can learn to embrace the no’s, the yes’s become more rewarding.”

The biggest takeaway?

The people who succeed are usually the ones who keep showing up. A great reminder that there’s no single path into a creative career. Authenticity, persistence and putting yourself out there still matter most.

Massive thanks to everyone who stopped to chat with us 🙌

Watch the full video here

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About Handle Recruitment

We opened the doors in 1978 and built our reputation in the music industry. We quickly realised that a great brand is not always a household name. A great brand is something people connect with, not just a place they work. Somewhere that helps them become better at what they do. It could be a record label, it could be in media, it could be a tech start-up.

• Supporting Great People in Marketing | Finance | HR | Business Support | Sales | Legal | Event Operations | Tech | Creative.

• The Talent Solutions we provide, Permanent, Temporary and Interim Recruitment | People Consultancy | Outsourced Freelancer Payroll & Compliance.

• The Industries we support: Media | Entertainment | Brand & Experience | Culture | Sport & Tech

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