Careers in performing arts

Image caption, Danni Diston In celebration of this year’s BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend, join Radio 1 presenter Danni Diston for 'The Sessions' – a chance to hear from industry professionals about how they kick started their creative careers.Whether you're into social media or music, gaming or podcasting, there's something for everyone in these three exclusive careers sessions.Scroll down for some inspiration about the kind of jobs your future could hold.Image caption, Danni Diston

Arlo Parks is a singer-songwriter and poet from south London. She was longlisted for the BBC Sound of 2020 awards, a poll of music critics.In this video, Arlo talks about her experience of taking her first steps into the music industry, she talks about her background, her inspirations, and gives advice to aspiring musicians who want to become professionals in the music industry.

In this video, professionals from across the music industry talk openly about what advice they would give to themselves as teenagers if they had the chance.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a career for yourself in the music industry?In this video, music industry professionals talk about their experiences and give career advice to those who might follow in their footsteps.

Spoken word is a form of performance poetry that focuses on word play, sound and storytelling.Suli Breaks is a poet, writer, spoken word artist and YouTuber. He has been writing poetry most of his life, but didn’t perform live on stage until 2008, during the last year of his Law degree. Suli didn’t really enjoy his studies, so decided to pursue his passion: spoken word poetry. In 2012, his "Why I Hate School but Love Education" video went viral and his YouTube channel now has over 320,000 subscribers and over 20 million views.Scroll down for more information on skills, working hours and salary.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Spoken word artist Suli Breaks on what school subjects still help him in his career.

Music can break down many barriers and unite creatives who share a passion for making something special, it can be a beautifully rich and diverse industry to work in.However, from the outside looking in, it may feel like it can also be a difficult industry to break into. Bitesize has teamed up with BBC Music Introducing LIVE to find out how some big names from the world of music and beyond took their first steps to stardom.This BBC Music Introducing LIVE Backstage session looks at the key talking-points around being LGBTQ+ and making it within the music and media industry. Our host, Jaguar caught up with musician, Lava La Rue, DJ Jodie Harsh and CEO of Gay Times, Tag Warner to chat about their experiences growing up, how they have overcome any setbacks in their career and what inspired them when they were younger.

Music can break down many barriers and unite creatives who share a passion for making something special, it can be a beautifully rich and diverse industry to work in.However, from the outside looking in, it may feel like it can also be a difficult industry to break into. Bitesize has teamed up with BBC Music Introducing LIVE to find out how some big names from the world of music took their first steps to stardom.In the fourth BBC Music Introducing LIVE Backstage session, our host, Jaguar caught up with DJ Jamz Supernova, singer and rapper, Biig Piig and broadcaster Rianne Thompson to chat about their role models, representation in the music industry and what they were like at school.

Music can break down many barriers and unite creatives who share a passion for making something special, it can be a beautifully rich and diverse industry to work in.However, from the outside looking in, it may feel like it can also be a difficult industry to break into. Bitesize has teamed up with BBC Music Introducing LIVE to find out how some big names from the world of music took their first steps to stardom.In the third BBC Music Introducing LIVE Backstage session, our host, Jaguar caught up with musician, Ray BLK and DJ, Charlie Hedges to chat about how they got their big breaks, what their favourite subjects were at school and what their musical influences were growing up.

Music can break down many barriers and unite creatives who share a passion for making something special, it can be a beautifully rich and diverse industry to work in.However, from the outside looking in, it may feel like it can also be a difficult industry to break into. Bitesize has teamed up with BBC Music Introducing LIVE to find out how some big names from the world of music took their first steps to stardom.Our first BBC Music Introducing LIVE Backstage session looks at the key talking-points around diversity and making it within the music industry. Our host, Jaguar caught up with musician, Joy Crooks, DJ, Harpz Kaur, rapper, Ransom FA and DJ, Angelle Joseph to chat about their experiences breaking into the music industry, how they have overcome any setbacks in their career and what advice they have for a young person wanting to take their first steps on a journey to musical greatness.