Sometimes, society can train us to lower our expectations by convincing us mediocrity is acceptable. It all starts with the music you listen to. ![]() Observe Excellence and Be Excellent at Your Craft That’s 0.25% of the total releases each year that are moving and shaking enough to get on the radar. There are approximately 80,000 albums released every year, of which Billboard and other associated charts report on a revolving Top 200. Try not to take things personally, as the barrier to entry in the music business is set incredibly high. If you start with undying optimism you will be more resistant against the neglect you may feel when first starting out. It’s the only true survival tool you have that you can control. In this section, we’ll cover tips to help you get your head in the music game. So with pessimism aside, here are my top 15 tips on making it in today’s music business. Not only am I still doing it, but, shockingly, I’m still extremely optimistic and still finding new successes from what I have learned. I’m a music industry survivor and I’m still doing it! I also owned and ran a 75-artist roster label that died in the 2008 recession with the closing down of record retail.īasically… I’m the perfect guy to write this article. ![]() ![]() I’ve sold close to two million records but no one would recognize me, and the bulk of those royalties are all gone now. Sure, I can boast about my great track record in sales and the awesome albums I’ve produced, but the truth is I struggle like most music artists. Yes, we exist! In fact, we are the majority. Just so we are all on the same page: I am a part of the approximate 98% of all music artists, music producers, and other music professionals who didn’t wake up one morning and put on their famous pants. I’m not particularly famous (in most people’s eyes) and I’m certainly not financially wealthy (in Wall Street’s eyes) I’m just a guy who has pretty much done it all in the music business with some major successes, and some even larger major flops!
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