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Overview
Sound artists use recorded, live or designed sound as the main material for installations, performances, exhibitions and hybrid artistic projects.
In job descriptions, look for sound recording, live sound, multi-track editing, sound cues, audio systems, exhibitions, project budgets, artistic mediation and collaboration with event or studio staff.
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Sound artists shape sound as the main artistic material. Work may happen in galleries, studios, rehearsal rooms, performance spaces or public installations, with attention to listening conditions and audience experience.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes acoustics, live sound, recording, multi-track editing, sound cues, audio software, sound quality, exhibition presentation, artistic project budgets and collaboration with event or studio staff.
Salary context
Salary context depends on commission type, venue scale, technical setup, rehearsal and installation time, ownership of equipment, recording or editing work, public presentation duties and project-budget responsibility.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward installation art, live performance, sound design, recording studio work, exhibition production, artistic education, curation support or interdisciplinary media projects.
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Check whether adverts name installations, performances, exhibitions, live mixing, recording sessions, audio systems, software, soundchecks, project budgets, rights of use and collaboration with technicians or curators.
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Musicians, singers and composers (2652)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ce8145f5-d7ea-40ea-b12e-ef168f11184a |
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| ESCO code | 2652.5 |
| ISCO group | 2652 |
| Concept type | Occupation |