How To Get People Interested In Your Music
There was a time when all an artist needed to care about was mastering their craft. As soon as you were able to make money, a music company would jump in and surround you with a manager, a stylist and a publicist. Not to forget personal chefs. Unfortunately, that time is gone… Today, the world of music is demanding and competitive, musicians need to able to fill multiple roles aside from being a musician.
Below are some tips that every indie musician should adopt if they are to make it in the music business:
Make a plan:
Creating a great plan is the best way to achieve the music success you want and deserve. Concrete goals not only give you an urge to desire something, they also help you in deciding what your initial step should be. An independent musician should try to make their goals as precise as possible. Rather than saying ‘ I want to be rich and popular’, try something particular like ‘ I want to be capable enough to become a full time musician with an annual salary of no less than $75,000 and be able to go on tours’. Break your lofty objective into smaller tasks like ‘collect contact information for local locations ‘or ‘contact 5 venues this week’. All of a sudden, finding a way to reach that goal turns out to be more manageable.
Podcast:
With the advancement of technology and its right use, indie artists have an opportunity to considerably increase the exposure of their music.It can be very challenging for indie artists to get radio play time without the support of a major music label, until now.
Podcasting is a revolutionary new medium that has opened different distribution channels for indie musicians. It is the process of giving out audio files using the RSS format and has become very common with the younger generations.
Mixtape covers:
According to a study done in Princeton university, it takes people about 50 milliseconds to decide whether they like you or not and in your situation whether to listen to your music or not.Your mixtape cover is the first appearance people see of you. It is your complete image for your music. A good professionally designed mix tape cover will direct people into listening to your music. And will do the opposite for a poorly designed mix tape cover.
Blogs:
One other way to get your music heard is to bring it forward on blogs. In 2015, internet is considered the number one source of all news in music. As a musician, it is your job to build relationships with blogs and bloggers so as to get your music out to the public.To survive and flourish in today’s world of music, it is no longer enough to only be talented. Therefore, these important music business and promoting skills will take you from creativity to commerce while increasing your chances for success.
