How do I start my music career in the music industry?
Are there any tips or advice I can get from people about starting a music career in the music industry?
Hey Twon,
I can’t tell from your post if you want to be a professional musician or a music executive. Either way the answer is really more or less the same.
If you want to be a musician learn everything you can about music, get great at vocals or an instrument or both. Learn to read and write music and get comfortable with home recording gear so you can cheaply demo your ideas. Then network your ass off find people to record and perform with and start performing for people even if it means starting at open mic nights. The more people you are able to bring to watch you, the happier a club owner will be and the more likely they will give you a better night or a better time slot to come back the next time. When you are comfortable with your recordings (and take your time doing this- hone your craft) put up a website, a myspace page, videos of you performing live on youtube and try to drive traffic there for people to see you. Be sure and start collecting a mailing list.
If you want to be a music business executive either intern or assist at a big company or if that doesn’t work find a talented local act and help them do all of the things I mentioned above. Check the links below, I think you will find them helpful.
Best,
RIck
do somthing amazing on youtube and some one will see quite a few people have done it and its probebly the cheapest/easyest way
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http://www.mimimusicministry.btik.com
I unearthed the site in the box below during the last couple of weeks when I was looking for a fresh career. I was in a dead-end job but I wasn’t certain what I really wanted to do or how to get there. The guidance on the site helped me to decide on my fresh career, and gave me some great suggestions about how to begin.
References :
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Hey Twon,
I can’t tell from your post if you want to be a professional musician or a music executive. Either way the answer is really more or less the same.
If you want to be a musician learn everything you can about music, get great at vocals or an instrument or both. Learn to read and write music and get comfortable with home recording gear so you can cheaply demo your ideas. Then network your ass off find people to record and perform with and start performing for people even if it means starting at open mic nights. The more people you are able to bring to watch you, the happier a club owner will be and the more likely they will give you a better night or a better time slot to come back the next time. When you are comfortable with your recordings (and take your time doing this- hone your craft) put up a website, a myspace page, videos of you performing live on youtube and try to drive traffic there for people to see you. Be sure and start collecting a mailing list.
If you want to be a music business executive either intern or assist at a big company or if that doesn’t work find a talented local act and help them do all of the things I mentioned above. Check the links below, I think you will find them helpful.
Best,
RIck
References :
http://musiciancoaching.com/music-business/how-to-make-it-in-the-music-industry/
http://musiciancoaching.com/music-strategy-blog/
http://musiciancoaching.com
I am no expert in music, BUT– I found this great article called 8 Music Career Tips, and after reading it I totally thought it would helpful to you!
Do you want a career in music? Then musicians everywhere should read this article if you want to advance your career in music. Top lists are essential in today’s society. It’s a fun, fast and easy way to simplify a complex world. The following list, lists practices you should develop if you want to have a career in music last more than a ‘one hit wonder’. Remember, there is more than one way to get to your desired destination. From my observations of others, this list of professional practices, combine the most successful tactics of musicians who have what it takes to make it in this unpredictable music industry.
1- Make ordinary people who love music, love your music
We live in a time where music is made, heard and taken with us everywhere. We don’t leave home without our wallets or our Ipods. Just because the lives we live revolve around music, doesn’t mean that you will necessarily get your music signed to a record label just yet. Try soliciting your music to music lovers and music fans that are just like you. Talent scouts always keep an ear out for tips to come across on the streets. However, in order to get your music recognized you have to make sure that you are creating something new and fresh. 95% of the independently produced CDs out there contain regurgitated ideas that were ripped off from some other more gifted musicians. Prove to the music industry executives that ordinary music fans in your city love your music. In an executives mind, they want to give the audience what they want in a strong heavily advertise dose.
Tip: You can start by giving samples of your music on the street or at music venues. Be sure to have all your contact information on the CD or flashdrive. Also, put songs on your website (and if you don’t have a website, what are you waiting for?).
If people really love your music, they will tell others about it.
2- Play live as often as possible
People can always tell the difference between musicians who do it for the money and those who do it for the love of music. If you think about it really, you could make a living off gigs for the first few years of your music career, but you eventually hit a dead end. The truly gifted musicians who struggled and never gave up come to that bump in the road and overcome it. So take your music to the streets and perform at schools, fairs, festivals, benefits, weddings, parties, church groups—the possibilities are endless. Once you establish yourself, more and more people will come to see your play your music which then leads to paying gigs. The key is to play live and keep playing live.
3. Know your instrument inside-out.
Since the late 70’s there was a huge increase in garage bands, punk bands, rappers who just picked up on playing an instrument, or just started to sing-a-long with some friends, and then months later recorded a record. Great music and music artists were born because of this.
Prior to the late 70’s disco craze, music was made and performed by musicians who in some way or another worshiped some master bluesman, jazz player, songwriter or whatever. The appetite of these musicians was not just ‘be good’ but to be GREAT! Never settle for anything less. So think about what stage you are at RIGHT NOW, and go beyond it. Reconnect yourself to your instrument or voice. Take lessons, search the internet for your favorite song’s guitar chords and learn it. Challenge yourself beyond your limitations. You may possibly find a new sound that will make you stand out even more. Record labels love to listen to innovative new sounds all the time, in face they bank on unique sounds.
4- Copyright your music
I’m shocked at how few artists are not willing to spend a few dollars to REGISTER THEIR SONGS WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE. Who in turn, are the same musicians who complain about not getting what is owed to them. You have to protect your investment, so start treating your music as a business. If you intend on creating a music career out of your music and work so hard for so long to come to find out that someone else stole your idea, you have no one to blame but yourself. It’s fast and easy. Go to http://www.copyright.gov
5- Promote your music to make it stand out
Promote your music by writing and designing effective promotional materials; bios, fact sheets, cover letters, press releases…Some other tips that can help musicians promote their music careers, is to make your promotional materials compelling and highly informative. List your accomplishment, quote positive reviews by fans, awards, live appearances. Organize all this information into a ‘Media Kit’, ready to be handed out at a moment’s notice. Also, research which record labels you want to send this information to and personalize each packet to the type of information the label would be interested in.
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References :
http://www.talenttrove.com/media/361958-8-Music-Career-Tips