Four Attitude Essentials for Success of Your Music Career

Aug 28
10:21

2015

James Fong

James Fong

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You better believe it. It’s tough out there! There’s hundreds of thousands of other guys like you trying to make it too in the music world and to think many are into artist management.

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But if you think you’re tougher,Four Attitude Essentials for Success of Your Music Career Articles hang on, nobody ever said music career was a picnic.

 

Here are four essential attitudes you need to have to help you cling tighter to your dream of being a Taylor Swift or a Bruce Springsteen :

 

  • Sharpen your talent and nurture in your heart that there is a place for you. Let’s face it, At one time or another, you must have listened to somebody who really isn’t worth the time listening to. Right? Well, look at it this way…if this guy can make it, there’s definitely got to be room for you too.

 

So do the work needed to excel in your niche, whether it’s writing a song, singing it or accompanying a singing duet with a 9-string guitar, work at it constantly. For that particular skill, gift or talent, you should position yourself as THE person to go to for that specific, particular skill. Don’t worry too much about rejection because it’ll happen but hey, you think the Beatles or Michael Buble’ never got rejected? The key is believing in yourself and just going right against others’ opinions.

 

  • Get connected with as many people as you can. Sometimes, even more than sheer talent, relationships drive music careers more than anything else. It’s the quality and quantity of your relationships that can help you in your music career. They can be the prime movers of your professional progress. Music, is after all, a who-you-know and who-knows-you kind of world. Work on creative projects with co-musicians. Combine your show with two other acts, then present it as a more-value, more-attraction package to a local promoter.

 

  • Appreciate the fact that most businesses today are becoming a sort of “music business”. Opportunities for music careers are multiplying and opening up. Businesses are looking for creative ways to inject music into their business. So, don’t be too dependent on the traditional music industrial complex.

 

  • Be ready to be versatile and not scared to wear several hats initially (till you get yourself established). A lot of the successful guys you hear about nowadays have had, in the past take on non-music jobs just to make ends meet and pay the bills or add on to what they earn from music. Take on whatever can get you going … playing at a wedding gig, writing a commercial jingle or even just helping to organize a concert. At some point these experiences will merge into something that can start your real music career. You’ll have lots of exposure, you’ll be in demand and you can demand. And that’s music career success. .

 

 

If everything else fails, check out http://fpaagency.com/artist-management. These are the music pros who have been helping music-nuts guys like you for the last 21 years. They manage singers, songwriters, artists and bands. And they’re good at steering music careers towards success.

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