What up future Big Timers…
Over the past weeks, I’ve met some new up-and-coming singers & rappers who want to become successful in the music industry. The only problem…some of them are not ready and willing to put everything they have into it. To them, it is more of a recreation than it is a passion.
This is fine, but it can create another problem. Sometimes, a person who is not truly passionate can accidently end up in the right place at the right time, and walk right into an opportunity that they really don’t want. This creates a problem for a serious and dedicated artist like you. You have spent years of blood, sweat, and tears working towards achieving this goal.
But you didn’t spend all of these years working day in and day out for some lazy, non-talented artist to take the opportunity that you have worked so hard for. But who’s fault is it?
Should you really put the blame on this other person? Not really, because opportunities present themselves to people who make themselves available to them. What I’m saying is, success in the music business goes beyond what you do in the studio. Just because you spend a lot of time recording in the studio does not mean your success is guaranteed. Laying tracks and recording songs in the studio is about the easiest part of the process.
When it comes time to sell your CD’s or music downloads, you will be challenged.
So for now I will leave you with one question to ponder….
What are you doing in addition to recording to further your music career?
I’ll discuss this further in the next post….
-Peace