Build The Music
Career You Want
Whether That's Winning the Audition, Getting the Job,
or Creating Your Own Path.
Today's music landscape rewards versatility and entrepreneurship as much as technical excellence. Yes, you can pursue auditions and teaching positions. But you can also create a concert series, start a community music school, grow a private studio, launch creative projects, or design a portfolio career that combines several income streams.
Music360 is your Music Career Hub
Delve into the tools, resources and guidance helping performers, educators & music-preneurs reach their career crescendos.
Want flexible, ongoing development instead?
Thrive Memberships offer monthly access to live workshops, masterclasses, guest artists, and our video library without formal assessments or application requirements.
Perfect for musicians who want to stay inspired, sample content, and learn at their own pace.
Looking for comprehensive, structured learning?
The Career Hub Certificate Program guides you from inner clarity to professional launch with complete curriculum, assessments, personalized support, and project incubation.
Perfect for musicians committed to building complete career skills and earning a professional development certificate.
Still figuring out your
NEXT MOVE?
Take our Career Profile Quiz to discover where you are in your journey and get a personalized roadmap—whether that's the Career Hub, Thrive, or a custom path forward.
Perfect for musicians who want guidance on which option fits their current stage and goals.
Meet Your Mentors
Learn from experienced professionals who've built successful, multifaceted music careers.
Ixi Chen
Clarinetist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, faculty at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Founder & Managing Artistic Director of concertnova. Ixi brings practical experience in performance, teaching, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on helping musicians connect their authentic voice to professional materials that work.
David Cook
Associate Professor of Clarinet at Millikin University, author of Clarinet Conditioning, and founder of Academic Musician Career Consulting. David specializes in higher education career paths, pedagogy, and the academic job market.
Austin Pancner
Founder and CEO of The Functional Musician, bass trombonist, and certified performance health specialist. Austin has helped over 100 musicians overcome tension, pain, and injury through his holistic approach to musician wellness and injury prevention.
Annie Phillips
Former faculty at New England and San Francisco Conservatories, where she led over 1,500 individual coaching sessions with musicians. Annie developed Musical Startups at SFCM and co-directed Switchboard Music. She focuses on professional development, arts marketing, and what makes a fulfilling creative career.
Nick Photinos
Four-time Grammy Award-winning cellist, Professor of Chamber Music at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and founding member of Eighth Blackbird. Nick has collaborated with everyone from Björk to Philip Glass and brings 24 years of touring, recording, and creating new music to the curriculum.
Ted Nelson
Balancing passion, work and experience on both sides of the aisle, Ted has been a cellist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 21 years, and is the former VP of Artistic Planning and Operations at the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. Ted offers insider knowledge of auditions, orchestra management, and navigating institutional music careers.
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