Music Industry Tools

A writing session layin down some reference vocals for some lyrics he wrote for another artist. (I sold the beat to another client, but the lyrics were written for a different client)

…You may not make it if you or someone else in your camp doesn’t understand marketing. The music industry today is about who you know and how you market.Those are the reasons why you hear garbage on the radio all throughout the day, because even though the artist may not be very talented as an artist, they or someone they know is super talented in marketing.

You also may not make it if you are not a truly passionate hustler. The fact that you are a hot talented artist or label means nothing, if you don’t have the desire or ability to hustle. Everybody wants to be successful, but hardly anyone wants to put in the work that is required to make success a reality. You may be talented, but there are 10 more people who are just as talented, and there are a few people who are less talented, but they will still make it before you…

…That is because they will hustle harder to make their dream come true. They want success as an artist bad…so bad that not even thier own mediocre talent or even lack of talent will stop them.

So what are you going to do that makes you stand above the rest? What steps are you going to take starting today to make your success happen? Why should you make it instead of the other 10 artists who are competing against you? While you are sleeping, hangin’ out, or whatever, they are either in the studio working, or on the streets promoting, or promoting online and building their fanbase, or performing.

If you want to become a full-time rapper, singer, songwriter, or whatever, then you have to put in the work now, even when it seems like you are working for nothing, you have to keep going. When i was working my job, I didn’t get much rest. As soon as I got home from work, I was going to work…for my music career. Sometimes it did feel like I was just putting in effort and seeing little results, but I had to always focus on the ultimate goal, and not the inconveniences that came along the way.

When I was finally able to quit my job and go full-time into the music industry, then I thought to myself, and I still do often, “What if I had given up and just settled for working at the gig?” That is why I am passionate about making sure that you don’t quit, and that you stay persistent in reaching your goals. I know that if I was able to make music a full-time lucrative career, then you can do it to.

I will do my best to provide you with the tools, but it is ultimately up to you to use them and make things happen…

A lot of up-and-coming artists have been calling me lately to ask how they can get a record deal. I often wonder, why would you want one in today’s industry? This is the day of the independant label, or independant artist! We have more power now than we ever did before as independent artists/labels!

The record companies are in the red! They are feeling the pain of all of the music downloading and cd burning that is going on, and they are pretty much at our mercy. They need you more than you need them. You see record labels are like banks. They give you a huge loan, which you will end up paying back with interest, and most newly signed artists never make enough to even pay these ‘advances’ aka loans back.

In fact, there are some artists who are working regular 9 to5 jobs, and they have a major record deal! So if you want to just go and get a record deal without building your own fan base and name first, then visit the link i just posted to find out more.

But if you want to put yourself in a better position, then you should get your own project recorded, and start hustlin’ yourself, because if you do it that way, you will make more mone in the long-term, and you will have more power to make your own terms when a major record label approaches you. Visit this page to learn how to sell thousands of your CD’s even on a limited budget:

Sell Your CD’s/MP3 Download Independently

It is much easier to record an album in today’s industry. If your excuse is that you can’t afford hot beats, then go to my other website, AaronBeats.com and I’ll hook you up. It is so easy to find affordable studios nowadays too!

There is no reason that you can’t become a success in the music industry…Your music is much better than a lot of the crap that is on the radio today…Keep hustlin’

You are a hot artist, you have hot songs, but you are still struggling to make it in the music industry right? Have you ever listened to the radio, heard a garbage song, and asked yourself, “how did this artist get signed?” or “why is this song a hit on the radio?”

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m going to fill you in…The music industry today is much different from the way that it was 15+years ago. Back in the 60’s - 80’s, success in the industry was based on talent. Today it is not based as much on talent as it is on marketing and relationships…

…That’s right….relationships. Success in the music industry today can be greatly impacted by who you know. Can you make it without this? Of course you can, and many new artists are proving it everyday. But having the right music industry contacts can go a long way to helping you get there quicker.

Check out this page to see how you can start getting your name and music in front of vip’s in the music industry:
Get Music Industry Contacts

That’s just a little something for you to think about…

I’ve worked with a lot of artists, and if you want to be successful, then you should consider this…
DO NOT be afraid to be different…music is a form of art. While you must be able to fit with the current times and market, there must still be something unique about you.

There are millions of artists out there trying to reach the same goal,but what sets YOU apart from them…

…You can give 5 artists the same beat, but they can all come upwith totally different songs that sound totally unique and different…that is if they have developed their own style. You see, you as the artist/writer are the ultimate person who can either make the song a hit, or a flop…no matter how hot the beat is.

It’s your responsibility to connect with your audience and givethem what they want to hear. What they want to hear is you, not someone else who they can already go and listen to. So make it a point to take some time, and listen to recordings of your own voice, and your own songs…

…You will learn more about your own style or lack of it, and this will help you develop it and refine it. I believe that this will take your next CD to the next level, and bring you that much closer to success in the music industry.

I hope you find this information helpful, and I look forward toseeing you as a featured artist on AaronBeats.com someday soon.

-Peace
-AaronBeats

If you listen to today’s music on the radio, you will hear a wide variety of songs and beats. You even nowadays hear people singing over hip hop beats, and people rapping over r&b beats! The two genres are blending a lot in today’s music. One of the mistakes that many underground rap artists make is, they are so concerned about being what they call “real” as in being gangsta or hard.

It seems like they are more concerned about being “real” then they are about selling records and making money. So they use only beats that are hard and “gangsta” sounding. They talk about shooting and killing over these hard rap beats. It’s ok for them to do this if this is what they want, but every song on the album can’t be that way if they want to be a successful multi-platinum selling artist. If you want to get your music on the radio, and on BET or MTV, you have to have at least a few singles, that are more commercial.

A lot of artists don’t do this, and they miss out on a whole entire market of possible customers! The goal is to capture the attention of these people through mass media such as the radio and tv, so that they will purchase the album. Once they buy the album, they will then have access to the rest of your different styles.

Keep This in Mind:

People in the streets will burn your CD! Listeners from the Radio and T.V. will buy your CD!
Which one do you think will get you to Platinum Status Faster?
My artists are going to sell 200,000+ CD’s this year! How about you?

So the point is, if your goal is to capture as many sells as you can, then you have to make music that everybody can listen to. You can’t make music only for the streets. You have to make it for the streets, the club, the radio/tv, and for the car. That way, you can receive sells and money from all of those different markets, instead of just from the streets. Today’s hit music has one thing in common: No matter how stupid it may sound, it is catchy. Don’t believe me? Listen to Laffy Taffy! It may get horrible ratings from a lot of Hip-Hop Heads, but the girls love it, and it sticks with you. Think about it: How many times have you talked about it with someone since the song came out? How many times have you listened to it when it came on the radio just to see how stupid it was?

What up! I want to welcome you and introduce myself as AaronBeats. I am a full-time music producer, and the owner of AaronBeats.com and MusicIndustryTips.com

My goal with this blog is to provide you with information and tips that I have learned and used over the years to make a full-time income purely from my music. If you are a rapper, singer, producer, independant record label, promoter, or whatever, I will provide you with resources that I believe will help you to succeed in the music industry.

So make sure to bookmark this page, and visit often. I will put new information here every week. I have proven that you don’t have to be famous to have a succesful career in the music business. I believe it is possible for you to do the same, famous or not….with a record deal or no deal!

So let’s get to it…
-Peace
-AaronBeats