WHAT WE ARE DOING:
In this lesson we didn't watch a DVD. We were discussing Peter Spellman's veiw on how to be successful in the music industry. We talked about five main things that are needed. Here are the five:
FIRST - Hone your talent and realise there is a place for you.
This point just means that not evryone can be the best of the best. If your a vocalist, then your voice is unique, no one has the same voice as you. Basically there is room for anyone.
If we do the work to expand our popurlarity like a session musician, a back up musician or a teacher.
So in my case, to get myself known, I could be a back up bassist or a session musician. If I get myself known then if anyone needed a bassist they would know about me.
If I get rejected in any situation, I don't hold on to that and get upset. It happens all the time and I just have to believe in myself and look beyone others opinions.
SECOND - Connect with as many people as you can because relationships drive music.
Peter Spellman said that "Music is a who-you-know/who-knows-you kind of business." And I completely agree with that statement, I couldn't have said it better! All my lecturers keeps saying that to get known I have to know a lot of people. The amount of relationships I have will be the primary thing for my progress. I have to get to know a lot of musicians and interact with them. If somebody ever needed a support band or knew that gigs are looking for musicians then they could tell me about it.
I'll have to experiment a little bit to see what works for me. As in I might have to "combine my live show with two other acts and present the package to a local promoter." I've just got to try basically everything.
THIRD - Accept the new powers in your choice and take responsibility for creating your own success.
So over the last twenty years we been able to produce and distribute our own music on a global scale. But now new ways of business is expanding in the music world. Calais said that to have a record deal now a days is not the main goal anymore. After Allan's 'Sound Of Music' classes, I have found out that the internet has taken over CD's and DVD's so that is our primary goal! It helps reach a wider amount of companies.
I am very different with my music and style, so if I were to get somewhere in the music business, then I have to know that "New power also means new responsibilities."
I know that I have to be ready for incoming messages and questions from the new market. And I know it is very important for me to have a structure with my work, and to have an effective way to communicate with the audience. It's up to me to be successfull. I can't just rely on a record company or agent to do the work of making me visible in the marketplace.
FOURTH - Understand every business is becoming a "music business" and so musical opportunities are multiplying.
This just means that non-music businesses everywhere are looking for creative ways to add music-related services to their business. It means that I shouldn't be dependent on the traditional "music industrial complex" for music career success.
I have to start from the very bottom and have got to keep climbing up. I'll start somewhere local. Like a gift shop, bookstore or coffee shop.
I need to find ways to add value to what businesses are doing with what I have to offer. "Forging creative alliances is key to a music career."
FIFTH - Prepare to be versatile and to wear several hats initially, until your "brand" is established.
Apparently a lot of musicians have had to cobble together several revenue streams in order to make enough money to support themselves.
And a lot of people I know have to get a non-music career to make ends meet, pay depts or to supplement what they earn from music.
By reading this I now understand that I shouldn't look for a job, but I should seek out the work that needs to be done. It could be anything like arranging a song, playing a wedding gig, helping organize a concert series, doing a jingle session, offering private music instruction, or writing a review of your favorite band's new CD. And in time, all the different experiences should come together and that will be my music career adding up. After all that I should be visible, in demand and able to name the price I want. "And that's career success."
MY OPINION:
I thought this article was very interesting! It told me everything I need to do to start climbing up the ladder. I read it three or four times because it was full of so much information.
I have learnt a lot about getting myself "out there" and have taken into account nearly every little detail. This was so helpful and I loved discussing this as a class.
In this lesson we didn't watch a DVD. We were discussing Peter Spellman's veiw on how to be successful in the music industry. We talked about five main things that are needed. Here are the five:
FIRST - Hone your talent and realise there is a place for you.
This point just means that not evryone can be the best of the best. If your a vocalist, then your voice is unique, no one has the same voice as you. Basically there is room for anyone.
If we do the work to expand our popurlarity like a session musician, a back up musician or a teacher.
So in my case, to get myself known, I could be a back up bassist or a session musician. If I get myself known then if anyone needed a bassist they would know about me.
If I get rejected in any situation, I don't hold on to that and get upset. It happens all the time and I just have to believe in myself and look beyone others opinions.
SECOND - Connect with as many people as you can because relationships drive music.
Peter Spellman said that "Music is a who-you-know/who-knows-you kind of business." And I completely agree with that statement, I couldn't have said it better! All my lecturers keeps saying that to get known I have to know a lot of people. The amount of relationships I have will be the primary thing for my progress. I have to get to know a lot of musicians and interact with them. If somebody ever needed a support band or knew that gigs are looking for musicians then they could tell me about it.
I'll have to experiment a little bit to see what works for me. As in I might have to "combine my live show with two other acts and present the package to a local promoter." I've just got to try basically everything.
THIRD - Accept the new powers in your choice and take responsibility for creating your own success.
So over the last twenty years we been able to produce and distribute our own music on a global scale. But now new ways of business is expanding in the music world. Calais said that to have a record deal now a days is not the main goal anymore. After Allan's 'Sound Of Music' classes, I have found out that the internet has taken over CD's and DVD's so that is our primary goal! It helps reach a wider amount of companies.
I am very different with my music and style, so if I were to get somewhere in the music business, then I have to know that "New power also means new responsibilities."
I know that I have to be ready for incoming messages and questions from the new market. And I know it is very important for me to have a structure with my work, and to have an effective way to communicate with the audience. It's up to me to be successfull. I can't just rely on a record company or agent to do the work of making me visible in the marketplace.
FOURTH - Understand every business is becoming a "music business" and so musical opportunities are multiplying.
This just means that non-music businesses everywhere are looking for creative ways to add music-related services to their business. It means that I shouldn't be dependent on the traditional "music industrial complex" for music career success.
I have to start from the very bottom and have got to keep climbing up. I'll start somewhere local. Like a gift shop, bookstore or coffee shop.
I need to find ways to add value to what businesses are doing with what I have to offer. "Forging creative alliances is key to a music career."
FIFTH - Prepare to be versatile and to wear several hats initially, until your "brand" is established.
Apparently a lot of musicians have had to cobble together several revenue streams in order to make enough money to support themselves.
And a lot of people I know have to get a non-music career to make ends meet, pay depts or to supplement what they earn from music.
By reading this I now understand that I shouldn't look for a job, but I should seek out the work that needs to be done. It could be anything like arranging a song, playing a wedding gig, helping organize a concert series, doing a jingle session, offering private music instruction, or writing a review of your favorite band's new CD. And in time, all the different experiences should come together and that will be my music career adding up. After all that I should be visible, in demand and able to name the price I want. "And that's career success."
MY OPINION:
I thought this article was very interesting! It told me everything I need to do to start climbing up the ladder. I read it three or four times because it was full of so much information.
I have learnt a lot about getting myself "out there" and have taken into account nearly every little detail. This was so helpful and I loved discussing this as a class.