If you're new to the Music Business this is a Must Read!
ATTN Music Artists:
I’ll tell you guys one thing and this is coming from years of experience in the business and my colleagues know what I’m talking about. For those of you who see these new Artists and feel like “Why should they be famous?” and that you're more talented than them. You call them mumble rappers or hate their lyrical content and feel like if you just had a chance you’d be so much better? Maybe that’s true...maybe you are better...but the number 1 thing that Artists don’t seem to get is from the beginning of time...the music industry has always been about BUSINESS.
Talent plays a part but it’s not what’s going to get you in the door. What people like myself look for and constantly DON’T see are Artists who take the BUSINESS part SERIOUSLY. I can’t even begin to count how many times that I’ve been excited about working with a particular talent and they let me down because they don’t answer emails, calls or text messages when needed...don’t show up on time for the studio or try to come hours late, don’t stick to their word, don’t read their contracts or take the time to understand them although they say that they do, act like their talent matters more than their attitude and have an entitled one at that, don’t get along with others or just flake out period after they made it seem like they were so excited for the chance.
You see, the people in my business have seen SO MUCH of this that we APPRECIATE when an Artist that has the full package of image and stage presence walks in the door with business sense and determination to succeed. We APPRECIATE those that not only show up on time but show up early and leave late. We appreciate those that are truly hungry for the opportunities that we want to give them because those are the ones who truly deserve it. So the next time you turn on your radio or watch TV and see Artists out there who are walking on the red carpet and enjoying a successful life...think again before you judge them and how they may have gotten there. Because I guarantee that each and every one of those Artists was willing to do what it took to prove that they were worth the shot!
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