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Friday, November 01, 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Being a music industry professional

Being a Music Industry Professional

by Jason Giroux

There is no doubt about it, music is fun- and it should be. For many, however, music is work. For these people music pays the bills, supports their livelihood, and puts food on their table. For these individuals who work in the music industry whether it be as performers, technicians, music teachers, managers, journalists, or marketers maintaining a level of professionalism is essential.

Debunking the Music Industry Myth

Music is often seen by the uninitiated as little more than entertainment. To the outsider or even amateur touring musician the level of hard work needed to succed is often not apparent which leads to an inaccurate view of the discipline involved with being successful in such a competitive field. Because of this many romanticize about having a career in the music industry and are unequipped to engage in the hard work and apply the determination needed to be successful.

With this in mind, if you are an inspiring professional musician or music industry professional you may want to keep a few simple things in mind to increase your chance of being successful by establishing yourself as a dedicated professional:

Shake the “Rock Star” Ego

This may have worked for Jim Morrison and Johnny Rotten, but the truth is that this is good way to shorten your career and lessen the number of people wanting to work with you. Just remember that you are an artist but you are also part of business, and that your business is dependent on others who can help you get ahead. Keep a Regular Schedule Working in the music industry means the potential to be exposed in a lot of late night activities. Of course this is obvious for performers but it applies to any other professionals in the industry as well. Be sure to keep a regular schedule and don’t partake in every late night party. When you do attend industry events remember to always remain professional.

Make Friends, Not Enemies

This may seem obvious but it is quite important and cannot be emphasized enough. Like many industries, the music industry can seem quite small and word gets out quick. If you are a music writer and publish inaccurate information, plagiarize, or don’t follow through with assignments word will spread quick throughout the blogosphere. Similarly, if you are a venue with a reputation for shorting your performers when it comes time to pay up at the end of the night or a music teacher that cancels too many lessons you will find that you will have a hard time being successful.

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Friday, May 03, 2013

Vote for Traci Snowe

Hey there Fans

Okay, so short and sweet, a promoter friend of mine contacted me about an opportunity to open for Brandy at War Memorial Auditorium on June 8th here in Nashville. So, I entered myself and my acoustic duo Snowe v. Wade into a contest that begins with getting lots of support on FaceBook and Twitter. So very simply, if you've ever wanted to do something so badly, but needed other people's support to make it happen then you know how we are feelin right now! Pretty please with caramel on top, take literally 60 seconds right now to click on these links and hit the little Facebook AND Twitter Like buttons to vote for us to get a chance to perform in front of industry judges to get the opening slot. Stace and I are about feel good music and bringing something real and positive back to this industry and we are going to do it, but we need your support:

http://openforbrandy.com/applicants/traci-snowe

http://openforbrandy.com/applicants/snowe-v-wade

If you are feeling lots of love and generosity...take another 5 minutes to forward this e-mail to your friends and post the links on all of your social networks. If you are like me, you get hit up for stuff like this every day, so please if you are going to do it do from the heart.

Love your sis, friend, fave artist, daughter, cuz, homey...