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Exchange Avenue LLC

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Barback (Live Music Venue)

Fort Worth, TX · On-site

Barback/Floor Walking Join us in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards in a fast-paced, high-volume, live music venue. This role is responsible for keeping bartenders fully stocked, fast, and focused ...

Exchange Avenue LLC

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Barback (Live Music Venue)

Fort Worth, TX · On-site

Barback/Floor Walking Join us in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards in a fast-paced, high-volume, live music venue. This role is responsible for keeping bartenders fully stocked, fast, and focused ...

The Restaurant Zone

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Controller - Live Music Event Venue

New York, NY · On-site

$100K - $120K/yr

The Controller at a Live Music Event Venue is responsible for overseeing the financial operations and ensuring accurate financial reporting to support the venue's dynamic entertainment environment.

Carnival Corporation

Lead, Music Experience

Davie, FL · On-site

The Lead, Music Experience at Carnival oversees live music offerings, including Rock band, CenterStage Band, Latin Quartet, String Trio, Duos, Piano Bar, Soloists, and Pro DJs. This role ensures ...

Holland America Group

Lead, Music Experience

Davie, FL · On-site

The Lead, Music Experience at Carnival oversees live music offerings, including Rock band, CenterStage Band, Latin Quartet, String Trio, Duos, Piano Bar, Soloists, and Pro DJs. This role ensures ...

World Cafe Live

Host @ Music Venue

Philadelphia, PA

$16 - $17/hr

World Cafe Live is a nonprofit organization founded on the principles of welcoming. Our mission is to open doors to shared music and culinary experiences that create connections, inspire learning and ...

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As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for live music in the United States is $50,596.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $32,000.00 and $57,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Live Music job involves performing, managing, producing, or promoting live musical events. This can include roles such as musicians, sound engineers, stage managers, booking agents, and event coordinators. Performers entertain audiences at venues like concerts, festivals, and bars, while behind-the-scenes professionals ensure smooth execution. The job often requires creativity, technical skills, networking, and flexibility due to irregular hours. Opportunities vary from freelance gigs to full-time positions with event companies or venues.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Live Music position, and why are they important?

To thrive in live music performance, essential skills include strong musical proficiency, stage presence, and the ability to collaborate with other musicians, generally supported by formal music education or significant performance experience. Familiarity with sound systems, live audio equipment, and sometimes music production software is important for preparing and adjusting to varied venues. Excellent communication, adaptability, and crowd engagement skills help artists connect with audiences and teammates alike. These abilities ensure consistently high-quality performances and seamless coordination in dynamic live event environments.

What are the typical work environments and schedules like for live music performers?

Live music performers often work evenings, weekends, and holidays, as most performances are scheduled outside typical business hours to accommodate audiences. Venues can vary widely, ranging from intimate clubs and restaurants to large concert halls or outdoor festivals. The backstage environment is typically fast-paced, with quick setups, soundchecks, and collaboration with venue staff, sound engineers, and other performers. Flexibility and the ability to adapt to different settings are key to success in this role. While schedules can be irregular, live music performers frequently gain valuable networking opportunities and the chance to build a dedicated fan base.
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General Manager, Songkick (Live Music Experiences)

General Manager, Songkick (Live Music Experiences)

Suno

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

$240K - $300K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 2 days ago

Job description

About Suno
We're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfilment of making music. Music is for everyone: Our users include everyone from grandmothers creating songs for their loved ones, to Grammy winners using Suno Studio, our power tool, to make the most popular hits in the world.
Building the future of entertainment requires ambition. The pace is fast, the problems are hard, and the work demands ownership and intensity. For the right people, it's incredibly rewarding: a chance to shape a new medium, work with a small team that cares deeply about quality, make music, drink too much coffee, and build something that millions of people use to express themselves in ways that were never before possible.
Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. We are backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).
Founded in 2023 by Harvard alumni with a shared passion for music, Suno has quickly grown to 200 employees while empowering over 100 million people to create original songs. In 2025, the company raised a $250 million Series C to continue building innovative products that amplify creativity and imagination.
About the Role
In 2025, Suno acquired Songkick, a leading concert discovery platform. We believe that music creation and the live music experience can and should be far more intertwined than ever.
We're looking for a General Manager to lead Suno's vision of connecting the richness of the live music space, the joy of music creation, and music fandom. This is a rare dual mandate: you will serve as the operating leader of Songkick, owning product, growth, and business performance, while also serving as a key cross-functional bridge between live music and fan experiences and the broader Suno platform. You are equally responsible for business and product vision.
You'll run Songkick, a beloved brand with deep fan loyalty, a well-established artist and venue data layer, and a massive untapped opportunity to reimagine what live music discovery experiences look like when powered by AI. You'll have the conviction to run a standalone platform and the collaborative instincts to integrate it into something larger.
You've run a business before. You know what it means to own a P&L, make hard prioritization calls, and lead a team through ambiguity.
You have product instincts. You understand live music consumer behavior, can translate user needs into product bets, and have a track record of shipping things that fans love. Bonus if you've built or scaled a discovery, ticketing, or social platform.
You understand the music industry. You can navigate relationships with artists, managers, labels, and promoters. You appreciate the cultural weight of live music, not just its business mechanics.
This role reports to the Chief Music Officer and sits at the intersection of music, marketing, product, and the Suno brand, making it a uniquely high-impact seat at a company redefining what music creation can be.
Check out the song we made about the role: https://suno.com/s/MaQVR71FQj9GPJOz
What You'll Do
Platform Leadership
  • Set the strategic vision and operating roadmap for live music experiences as a business unit within Suno
  • Own and drive Songkick's P&L, including revenue, growth, and cost management
  • Lead a matrix-designed, cross-functional team spanning product, engineering, editorial, and marketing
  • Establish Songkick's operating cadence, from team dynamics to performance dashboards to stakeholder reporting

Product & Experience
  • Drive the product strategy for Songkick's consumer experience (web and app), with a focus on discovery, personalization, and fan engagement
  • Identify and prioritize the highest-leverage product investments, including how AI and Suno's capabilities can enhance Songkick's core value proposition
  • Ensure Songkick's artist data and event infrastructure remains best-in-class, while opening new surface areas for fan connection

Audience & Business Growth
  • Grow and deepen Songkick's registered user base, with a focus on engagement and retention, not just acquisition
  • Develop and execute Songkick's commercial strategy, including partnerships with ticketing providers, streaming platforms, artists, and venues
  • Identify new revenue streams enabled by Suno's platform and ecosystem

Suno Integration
  • Act as the primary cross-functional liaison between Songkick and Suno's product, engineering, and music partnerships teams
  • Develop and execute an integration roadmap that connects Songkick's live music graph with Suno's artist and creation ecosystem in ways that are valuable for users of both platforms
  • Champion a vision for what it means to move a fan from creating music on Suno to driving live experiences on Songkick, and help build the connective tissue that makes it real
  • Represent Songkick's community and brand values as Suno evolves its broader strategy in the music ecosystem

What You'll Need
  • 10+ years of experience in music, media, technology, or entertainment, with meaningful operating leadership
  • Prior experience as a GM, COO, Head of Product, or equivalent role with P&L ownership or significant business accountability
  • Deep familiarity with the live music, ticketing, or streaming landscape
  • Demonstrated success building and scaling consumer products or platforms
  • Experience working in or alongside artist/fan communities; you understand both sides of the stage
  • Comfort operating in high-growth, fast-moving environments where the map is still being drawn
Preferred
  • Experience at a music technology, streaming, or AI company
  • Experience working within or alongside product and engineering teams

Additional Notes
  • Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
  • Applicants must be willing to work 5 days per week from our Venice Beach or New York City offices.

Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
  • Company Equity Package
  • 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
  • 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
  • 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Creative Education Stipend
  • Generous Commuter Allowance
  • In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Compensation:
$240,000 - $300,000 base salary (before equity)
Suno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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