disc jockeytosound artist
A disc jockey already meets 35% of what the sound artist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
35%
68.5/ 100
1 Share of the sound artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the disc jockey profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A sound artist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a disc jockey already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- acoustics
- edit recorded sound
- mix multi-track recordings
- mix sound in a live situation
- operate sound live
- perform soundchecks
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sound artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a disc jockey background worth leading with.
- already held set up a multi-track recording working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held mix multi-track recordings working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held mix sound in a live situation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held operate sound live working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform soundchecks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held record music communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the sound artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held contextualise artistic work required
- required, not held gather reference materials for artwork required
- required, not held keep up with trends required
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- required, not held manage electronic logistics for sound equipment required
- required, not held analyse own performance required
- required, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio required
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
- required, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio required
- required, not held program sound cues required
- required, not held set up basic recording required
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- required, not held intellectual property law required
- required, not held labour legislation required
- required, not held discuss artwork required
- optional, not held confer with event staff optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held present exhibition optional
- optional, not held propose improvements to artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- required, not held art history required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sound artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage electronic logistics for sound equipment skill · occupation specific
- 02 art history knowledge · sector specific
- 03 contextualise artistic work skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held acoustics knowledge
- already held edit recorded sound skill
- already held mix multi-track recordings skill
- already held mix sound in a live situation skill
- already held operate sound live skill
- already held perform soundchecks skill
- already held record music skill
- already held set up a multi-track recording skill
- already held use audio reproduction software skill
- already held participate in music studio recordings skill
- already held record multi-track sound skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held manage sound quality required
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held confer with event staff optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
- optional, not held present exhibition optional
- optional, not held propose improvements to artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
28 held skills the sound artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess sound quality skill
- not needed by the target role attend music recording sessions skill
- not needed by the target role compose music skill
- not needed by the target role compose playlist skill
- not needed by the target role connect music fragments skill
- not needed by the target role consult with sound editor skill
- not needed by the target role design a music show skill
- not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate atmosphere skill
- not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
- not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
- not needed by the target role interact with an audience skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical notation knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
- not needed by the target role perform music solo skill
- not needed by the target role play musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role select music skill
- not needed by the target role select music for performance skill
- not needed by the target role select music for training skill
- not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role specialise in a musical genre skill
- not needed by the target role study music skill
- not needed by the target role transpose music skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held art history required
- required, not held intellectual property law required
- required, not held labour legislation required
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.