You have flair for music and love to make people sway to your music then consider being a DJ.  Love for music, ability to do audio mixing, being with the trend and an understanding of the audience crowd are the main requisites to be a DJ.  If you think you have these qualities, then becoming a DJ would be a career worth pursuing.

Course details, duration and Fee

Formal training in using of equalizers and sound effects are essential to be a DJ. A course in DJ covers topics like science of beats and sounds, music sourcing, downloading, control of advanced equipment, how to cue, playing at club or parties, crowd control, DJ etiquette, etc.

Institutes – (Eligibility 10+2)

• Livewires – The Media Institute; in major cities (livewires.org.in)
• Windworld Audio Media & Music Academy, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore (wwamma.com)
• Hitec DJ Academy, Mumbai (hitecdj.com)
• Spingurus, Delhi (spingurus.com)

Duration – 3 to 9 months

Fee – Rs.25,000/- to Rs.150,000/-

Job Profile – Entertaining the crowd – at live concerts, weddings and other events.

Employers – Event management companies, Media companies, Hospitality Industry, self employed

Expected Salary – Rs.25,000/- to Rs.100,000 for an event.

Some Prominent Names :  Nucleya, Anish Sood, Sartak, DJ NYK, DJ Akheel, DJ Pearl, DJ Gouri, DJ Paroma

Has the Red FM jockey ever impressed you with their sweet one-sided conversations?  If you think you can talk and talk – sweet and witty – that keeps the listeners hooked to you, then you have the right option there ahead of you.  A good voice and a strong command over language with spontaneity and a pleasing friendly nature is all that is needed to be a RJ.

Course details, duration and Fee

At a RJ school you will be taught to understand the Radio as a medium for broadcasting.  They will develop your skills with language, style of speech, voice modulations, interviewing, attending phone calls of your listeners, developing radio content and show production.

Institutes – (Eligibility – 10+2)

• Livewires – The Media Institute; in major cities (livewires.org.in)
• Centre for Research in Art of Film and Television, Delhi (log2craft.org)
• Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai (http://www.xaviercomm.org)
• Windworld Audio Media & Music Academy, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore (wwamma.com)

Duration – 3 to 6 months

Fee – Rs.25,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-

Job Profile –

• Present Music programmes
• Interview personalities
• Conduct entertainment programmes
• Providing information to the masses

Employers – Radio Stations

Expected Salary – You can begin your career with a minimum start salary of Rs.10,000/-

Some Prominent Names : RJ Naved ; RJ Malishka; RJ Anurag Pandey; RJ Balaji ;  RJ Raunac

To be a Video Jockey, all you need is that X-factor that would define your personality on screen.  If you have a pleasing personality, some good sense of humour, a lively and energetic nature some love for music and entertainment then there you are ready to be a VJ.

Course details, duration and Fee

Many music channels audition and hire VJs directly.  RJs venture into the visual field and becomes a VJ.  There are certain private institutes, that run training programmes for VJ.  The curriculum provided by these programmes helps you to develop your skills with public speaking, creative writing, and overall presentation of an individual. In addition, some institutions provide training to handle some of the shooting apparatus.

Institutes – (Eligibility 10+2)

• Livewires – The Media Institute; in major cities (livewires.org.in)
• National Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi (nimc-india.com)
• Windworld Audio Media & Music Academy, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore (wwamma.com)

Duration – 3 to 6 months

Fee – Rs.15,000/- to Rs.50,000/-

Job Profile –

• Anchor shows on music channels
• Presenting game / reality shows
• Modelling in music videos
• Hosting prank shows

Employers – Music and Entertainment channels

Expected Salary – You can begin your career with a start salary of Rs.15,000/-.

Some Prominent Names : Cyrus Broacha; Nikhil Chinapa; Cyrus Sahukar; Ayushmann Khurrana; Maria Goretti.

Have you got a flair for voice modulations?  Can you express your emotions with your voice?  If the answer is yes, then voice-over artist can be the best career option for you. Consider being one and you may be the voice for one of the characters of the next Walt Disney movie.

Course details, duration and Fee

All you need is a good voice with clear diction and an ability to mimic various tones to suit the character. The course for voice over artists generally includes presentation and speech development, voice modulation, voice narration, understanding the requirement of the script and some practical sessions.

Institutes – (Eligibility – Audition)

• Indian voice overs, Mumbai (indian-voice-overs.com)
• Deepak Voice, Delhi and Dubai (deepakvoice.com)
• Voice Bazaar, Mumbai (voicebazaar.com)
• Himanshu Khanna’s workshops, Delhi (himanshukhanna.in)
• Windworld Audio Media & Music Academy, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore (wwamma.com)

Duration – 1 to 3 months

Fee – Rs.20,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-

Job Profile – As a voice over artiste you can lend your voice for commercials, cartoon characters, TV and film actors; for documentaries, for narrating and reading fiction and non-fiction books for audio recordings.

Employers – Radio, Television and Films.

Expected Salary – You can earn anything between Rs.10,000 to 20,000 as a beginner.

Some Prominent Names :  Harish Bhimani, Ninad Kamat, Parignya Pandya Shah, Meghana Erande; Sharad Kelkar, Nana Pateker.

If you are the one in your group of friends who make the whole group laugh out loud, then you have the skills to be a stand-up comedian.  You can take your humour to a stage and perform in front of a larger audience and make a career out of it.

Course details, duration and Fee

A knowledgeable mind with a witty nature is all that you need to make people roll on the floor. Some experienced stand-up comedians conduct workshops to encourage the new talents.  You can also start by joining the troupe of any of the seasoned comedians and sharing the stage space with them.  You can also register your name for one of those talent hunt shows on TV or in your city and eventually make it big for yourself.

Institutes –

• Amit Khuva’s Café Comedy (facebook.com/cafecomedyworkshops)

 Job Profile –

• be part of the any performing troupe.
• Join any of the comedy shows on TV or you tube channels
• Perform at corporate events or weddings

Employers – TV Channels, You Tube Channels, Organisers of Comedy Events, Self-employed.

Expected Income –  An average comedian can earn Rs. 50,000 to Rs.1,00,000 for each event.

Some Prominent Names :  Johny Lever; Kapil Sharma; Sunil Grover, Raju Srivastava; Zakir Khan, Tanmay Bhat, Jamie Lever, Bharti Singh.