Considering to Become An Artist?
Top 5 Independent Artist Must Haves
1. Projected Budget. Before you start your music career, you need to know what you’re trying to accomplish as an artist. Draw up a listing of what is needed to fully produce a song, a mixtape and an album. Include recording, mastering and mixing song(s), owning the beat(s), registering and licensing song(s), promotional materials (flyers, covers, T-shirts, graphic designs, pressing/publishing, etc.), performances, photo shoots, video shoots, time away from work and travel expenses.
2. Network/ Net-worth. Networking is the most effective strategy to use in advancing your career. Various social media sites have made networking accessible to people all over the world that you wouldn’t meet on a day to day basis. Use the tools that you have to help accomplish what you’re trying to do. Your presentation, approach and attitude create the network to build your net-worth.
3. Licensed/ Registered Music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work (Wikipedia.com). If a song is not licensed, any listener can make use of it for his/her gain. Before having the hottest song on the Radio in your city, make sure it is registered through BDS/ MediaBase. BDS is used to make all the Billboard airplay charts. MediaBase is used to make many of the charts in Radio & Records. MediaBase and BDS monitor about 80% of the same stations; therefore you may need to get both in order to get proper coverage.
4. Advertisement. Marketing is the representation of your product. Once your hot new single has been mixed, mastered, licensed and registered it’s time to advertise to find out if people are interested in your music. The demography that should be your main concern is where people know you best. If your market knows you, you know your market. Create a separate listing of things needed to promote your music.
5. The Right Management. The manager is responsible for financial planning, long-term career plans, publicity, marketing, and advising. The more successful you get, the bigger your team gets. A manager wears many hats (cheerleader, psychiatrist, advisor, guide, problem solver, etc). Communication is important; your manager only makes money if you are making money. If you can't trust your manager, it's over.
Big Boi Gives Upcoming Artists Advice: http://www.rapbasement.com/outkast/050710-big-boi-of-outkast-gives-advice-to-upcoming-artists-watch-and-listen-here-click-now.html
Guiding Tomorrow’s Superstars: http://www.getsigned.com/manage.html
2. Network/ Net-worth. Networking is the most effective strategy to use in advancing your career. Various social media sites have made networking accessible to people all over the world that you wouldn’t meet on a day to day basis. Use the tools that you have to help accomplish what you’re trying to do. Your presentation, approach and attitude create the network to build your net-worth.
3. Licensed/ Registered Music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work (Wikipedia.com). If a song is not licensed, any listener can make use of it for his/her gain. Before having the hottest song on the Radio in your city, make sure it is registered through BDS/ MediaBase. BDS is used to make all the Billboard airplay charts. MediaBase is used to make many of the charts in Radio & Records. MediaBase and BDS monitor about 80% of the same stations; therefore you may need to get both in order to get proper coverage.
4. Advertisement. Marketing is the representation of your product. Once your hot new single has been mixed, mastered, licensed and registered it’s time to advertise to find out if people are interested in your music. The demography that should be your main concern is where people know you best. If your market knows you, you know your market. Create a separate listing of things needed to promote your music.
5. The Right Management. The manager is responsible for financial planning, long-term career plans, publicity, marketing, and advising. The more successful you get, the bigger your team gets. A manager wears many hats (cheerleader, psychiatrist, advisor, guide, problem solver, etc). Communication is important; your manager only makes money if you are making money. If you can't trust your manager, it's over.
Big Boi Gives Upcoming Artists Advice: http://www.rapbasement.com/outkast/050710-big-boi-of-outkast-gives-advice-to-upcoming-artists-watch-and-listen-here-click-now.html
Guiding Tomorrow’s Superstars: http://www.getsigned.com/manage.html
Great article/ post had some very influential info... #2 is my fav, Network/Net-Worth, hold up lemme say it again NETWORK/ NET-WORTH, dats big love the way you brought that to my attention. Double Salute yaself 1k
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