TOTO and Steve Lukather
Toto is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles The have been playing together of 39 years. Toto is known for a very diverse musical style that combines elements of pop, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. The band have released 17 studio albums, and have sold over 40 million records worldwide.
The band is formed of mostly session musicians plus some touring members who appear on a lot of their albums. There first album, TOTO, was a huge success due to the high production quality and incredibly talented musicians. It included some great hits like hold the line and Georgy Porgy.
1982 was the beginning of Toto's most successful era 4 years after the first album. With the disappointing sales of Turn Back, the band was under a great deal of pressure from the record company to produce a new smash record. With the Triple Platinum-certified Toto IV, the band delivered one of the most commercially successful records of the 1980s. The album featured three singles that reached the Top 10 in the charts.
The main members are:
Joseph Williams (lead vocals)
David Paich (keyboards, vocals)
Steve Porcaro (keyboards)
Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals)
plus touring members:
Lenny Castro (percussion),
Warren Ham (saxophone)
Shem von Schroeck (bass)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Steven Lukather was born October 21, 1957 and is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres.
As a young, he played violin from the age of 5 then picked up keyboard and drums He finally started learning the guitar at age 7 and was completely self taught. Lukather was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison and the Beatles in his early years and later being influenced by blues-rock guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page along with some jazz fusion and funk players.
Lukather is an extremely accomplished guitarist and is known to normally do all of his sections in a single take in the studio. He is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style. He met three of the TOTO members in high school who he eventually started the band with in when he was 20 and that pretty much set him up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLegyMG61Zg
Biffy Cliro And Simon Neil (changed my mind and did Toto for the presentation)
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in a small town called Kilmarnock. They are a three piece composed of Simon Neil on guitar, lead vocals, James Johnston on bass and Ben Johnston on drums. However both James and Ben sometimes do backup singing. In 2001 they released blackened sky which gained them a lot of initial following. They then went on to release 2 more albums before achieving mainstream success with the album puzzles. At this point around 2008 they had developed an unusual following of people which was a bit like a kind of cult. A large proportion of there following were very dedicated to them and followed them from venue to venue across the world. They work well as a group because they are all very in tuned with each other and have done a lot of gigs and practice. There songs are often quite complex with unusual time signatures and guitar riffs. this is want gives the band their unique style.
What Makes them A successful Band is that they have been regularly gigging and playing together for over 15 years so they have a lot of experience. Also being good friends from a young age has allowed them to keep a strong relationship going and allows them to have good teamwork. They are also very committed to the band, we know this because they have tattoos and even when going through rough times they stuck with it. There stage performance is almost always entertaining and they are known for rarely wearing any kind of t-shirt or top.
3 Job Roles
Session musician
The education needed to become a session musician is you would benefit from going to a music college and music course at university because it shows your commitment to the music industry. Also after you finish the course it proves you can follow through with a commitment and are a reliable person.
The training you will need is a heavy background in music theory and performance. This is because it will help to pick up new music faster and not struggle under pressure.
Experience, this is simply a case of the more you have the better off you will be because people don't want inexperienced musician. you wold gain experience from making lots of connections and advertising
During your career progression you will start off doing a lot of free work and low payed stuff just to get your name out there and as time goes on you will go from the point where people are asking you to do work for them rather than asking to work for them. This is the point where you have become a successful session musician.
skills you'll need are patients... so you need to know when to play and when not to play and you also need to be proficient in all your music theory and be a confident guitarist in many genres
Opportunities, In this industry you need to take any chance you can get. This could cause you to have alot on your plate, which is true but your better off with two much work than two little.
Producer
Music producers are in the business of making music, often with the help of other songs.
networking is key to being a producer, tell your family and friends you're producing music. Create business cards. If your prices are reasonable, you’ll probably get clients to work with.
Charging cheaply per hour or per song or working of free is the best way to start out. Then you can increase rates when you have alot of work.
Getting a good education is really important. Take classes to earn your degree if necessary and make sure you have been to music collage or done some sort of course to do with your project so that people will take you more seriously.
In this industry you need to take any chance you can get. This could cause you to have alot on your plate, which is true but your better off with two much work than two little.
The more experience you have the better off you will be because people don't want inexperienced musician. you wold gain experience from making lots of connections and advertising your work on social media
Music Teacher
Most Music Teachers need to be well taught in Music or Music Education. You must be proficient in at least one instrument, with a solid foundation in Music Theory.
Above all, Music Teachers must be enthusiastic and understanding with a hell of alot of patients.Music Teachers, as is a desire to help others grow. A sense of humour is also a big help
To start out find a place to post an ad near your home, noting that students further than forty minutes away from where you live probably just aren’t going to work out.
Evaluation of the Music Industry
Industry Bodies
PRS - Performing Right Society, is a society or collection of artists, composers and song writers who use it to get payed for use of there music. It collects licence fees and. organisations like PRS for Music exist in almost every country. PRS for Music has agreements with most of them, allowing people to license the use of music from those organisations.
PPL - PPL licenses the use of recorded music where played in public, broadcast on radio or TV, or used on the internet, on behalf of record companies and performers.
MCPS - The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) represents members’ mechanical rights, whenever a piece of music is reproduced as a physical product.
MU - Music union is a trade union which campaigns for fair treatment, traveling with instruments. They aim to avoid legal and insurance worries and also helps people to get recognition.
BECTU - BECTU is the trade union representing workers from the UK’s media and entertainment sector.
Roles
Departments/Sectors
My future plans
I am going to become a session musician and I will achieve this by getting good at the theory side of music and go to a music university. Ones I have skills I would start out teaching guitar on the side while I am trying to get as much session work as possible. this could eventually lead to more work and finally a full time job doing session work.
Current CV
I would change this to be much more musically based I would include a list of venues and performances I have done. I would seek out testimonials form previous teachers and talk about some
This is an example of a session musicians CV - http://jamesbeedham.com/cv.htm
This is how to promote yourself to get in to the industry
https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/Advice/Your-Career/Promotion/Promoting-Yourself
Education and Achievements
Toto is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles The have been playing together of 39 years. Toto is known for a very diverse musical style that combines elements of pop, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. The band have released 17 studio albums, and have sold over 40 million records worldwide.
The band is formed of mostly session musicians plus some touring members who appear on a lot of their albums. There first album, TOTO, was a huge success due to the high production quality and incredibly talented musicians. It included some great hits like hold the line and Georgy Porgy.
1982 was the beginning of Toto's most successful era 4 years after the first album. With the disappointing sales of Turn Back, the band was under a great deal of pressure from the record company to produce a new smash record. With the Triple Platinum-certified Toto IV, the band delivered one of the most commercially successful records of the 1980s. The album featured three singles that reached the Top 10 in the charts.
The main members are:
Joseph Williams (lead vocals)
David Paich (keyboards, vocals)
Steve Porcaro (keyboards)
Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals)
plus touring members:
Lenny Castro (percussion),
Warren Ham (saxophone)
Shem von Schroeck (bass)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Steven Lukather was born October 21, 1957 and is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres.
As a young, he played violin from the age of 5 then picked up keyboard and drums He finally started learning the guitar at age 7 and was completely self taught. Lukather was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison and the Beatles in his early years and later being influenced by blues-rock guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page along with some jazz fusion and funk players.
Lukather is an extremely accomplished guitarist and is known to normally do all of his sections in a single take in the studio. He is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style. He met three of the TOTO members in high school who he eventually started the band with in when he was 20 and that pretty much set him up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLegyMG61Zg
Biffy Cliro And Simon Neil (changed my mind and did Toto for the presentation)
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in a small town called Kilmarnock. They are a three piece composed of Simon Neil on guitar, lead vocals, James Johnston on bass and Ben Johnston on drums. However both James and Ben sometimes do backup singing. In 2001 they released blackened sky which gained them a lot of initial following. They then went on to release 2 more albums before achieving mainstream success with the album puzzles. At this point around 2008 they had developed an unusual following of people which was a bit like a kind of cult. A large proportion of there following were very dedicated to them and followed them from venue to venue across the world. They work well as a group because they are all very in tuned with each other and have done a lot of gigs and practice. There songs are often quite complex with unusual time signatures and guitar riffs. this is want gives the band their unique style.
What Makes them A successful Band is that they have been regularly gigging and playing together for over 15 years so they have a lot of experience. Also being good friends from a young age has allowed them to keep a strong relationship going and allows them to have good teamwork. They are also very committed to the band, we know this because they have tattoos and even when going through rough times they stuck with it. There stage performance is almost always entertaining and they are known for rarely wearing any kind of t-shirt or top.
3 Job Roles
Session musician
The education needed to become a session musician is you would benefit from going to a music college and music course at university because it shows your commitment to the music industry. Also after you finish the course it proves you can follow through with a commitment and are a reliable person.
The training you will need is a heavy background in music theory and performance. This is because it will help to pick up new music faster and not struggle under pressure.
Experience, this is simply a case of the more you have the better off you will be because people don't want inexperienced musician. you wold gain experience from making lots of connections and advertising
During your career progression you will start off doing a lot of free work and low payed stuff just to get your name out there and as time goes on you will go from the point where people are asking you to do work for them rather than asking to work for them. This is the point where you have become a successful session musician.
skills you'll need are patients... so you need to know when to play and when not to play and you also need to be proficient in all your music theory and be a confident guitarist in many genres
Opportunities, In this industry you need to take any chance you can get. This could cause you to have alot on your plate, which is true but your better off with two much work than two little.
Producer
Music producers are in the business of making music, often with the help of other songs.
networking is key to being a producer, tell your family and friends you're producing music. Create business cards. If your prices are reasonable, you’ll probably get clients to work with.
Charging cheaply per hour or per song or working of free is the best way to start out. Then you can increase rates when you have alot of work.
Getting a good education is really important. Take classes to earn your degree if necessary and make sure you have been to music collage or done some sort of course to do with your project so that people will take you more seriously.
In this industry you need to take any chance you can get. This could cause you to have alot on your plate, which is true but your better off with two much work than two little.
The more experience you have the better off you will be because people don't want inexperienced musician. you wold gain experience from making lots of connections and advertising your work on social media
Music Teacher
Most Music Teachers need to be well taught in Music or Music Education. You must be proficient in at least one instrument, with a solid foundation in Music Theory.
Above all, Music Teachers must be enthusiastic and understanding with a hell of alot of patients.Music Teachers, as is a desire to help others grow. A sense of humour is also a big help
To start out find a place to post an ad near your home, noting that students further than forty minutes away from where you live probably just aren’t going to work out.
Evaluation of the Music Industry
Industry Bodies
PRS - Performing Right Society, is a society or collection of artists, composers and song writers who use it to get payed for use of there music. It collects licence fees and. organisations like PRS for Music exist in almost every country. PRS for Music has agreements with most of them, allowing people to license the use of music from those organisations.
PPL - PPL licenses the use of recorded music where played in public, broadcast on radio or TV, or used on the internet, on behalf of record companies and performers.
MCPS - The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) represents members’ mechanical rights, whenever a piece of music is reproduced as a physical product.
MU - Music union is a trade union which campaigns for fair treatment, traveling with instruments. They aim to avoid legal and insurance worries and also helps people to get recognition.
BECTU - BECTU is the trade union representing workers from the UK’s media and entertainment sector.
Roles
- Mastering Engineer
- Sound Engineer
- Producer
- Recording Engineer
- Session Musician
- Promoter
- Publisher
- Agent
- Union Representative
- A&R Scout
- Manager
Departments/Sectors
- A & R
- Publishing
- Distribution
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Record company
- Studio
- Venue
- Self-producing
- Self-promotion
- Copyright
My future plans
I am going to become a session musician and I will achieve this by getting good at the theory side of music and go to a music university. Ones I have skills I would start out teaching guitar on the side while I am trying to get as much session work as possible. this could eventually lead to more work and finally a full time job doing session work.
Current CV
I would change this to be much more musically based I would include a list of venues and performances I have done. I would seek out testimonials form previous teachers and talk about some
This is an example of a session musicians CV - http://jamesbeedham.com/cv.htm
This is how to promote yourself to get in to the industry
https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/Advice/Your-Career/Promotion/Promoting-Yourself
Personal Statement
I am a student just finishing final year at Worthing College. I am a motivated and hardworking person. I love to work with a team of people but I also work very well and efficiently on my own. I am currently really excited to start a local job in worthing. As I have now finished college I can work any day during the week or weekend.
I am a student just finishing final year at Worthing College. I am a motivated and hardworking person. I love to work with a team of people but I also work very well and efficiently on my own. I am currently really excited to start a local job in worthing. As I have now finished college I can work any day during the week or weekend.
Education and Achievements
GCSE’s - Worthing High School 2011 - 2015
I have five GCSE’s including maths and english.
Predicted A levels and BTECs - Worthing College 2015 - 2017
A level Photography – B
BTEC Music – Merit
BTEC Media – Distinction
Full, clean driving licence.
Career History
Lifeguard – Splashpoint (South Downs Leisure)
Responsibilities:
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Ability to work well in a team with other lifeguards
- Knowledge of CPR and emergency medical procedures
- Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions
- Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures
- Dealing with customers and complaints.
Bicycle Courier – Deliveroo
Responsibilities:
- Dealing with and talking to customers and business owners
- Navigating the streets of Brighton
- Riding safely
- Delivering hot food on time.
Personal Interests
Having recently passed my driving test, I love driving. To keep fit, I cycle or run every morning. Other than my love of cycling. I love music and I play guitar in a local indie band performing regularly in Worthing. I also play in a session band based in london. I have been learning to play the guitar since primary school and enjoy it immensely. I’m also a keen photographer and am working on a personal project taking pictures of deserted and decaying buildings. I also like travelling, swimming and skateboarding.
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