{"id":1714,"date":"2014-03-06T09:16:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2014-03-06T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:16:42","slug":"the-top-5-ways-to-get-noticed-in-todays-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/the-top-5-ways-to-get-noticed-in-todays-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Ways To Get Noticed in Today\u2019s Music Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. 1)\u00a0Write and record stellar music<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    This one goes without saying, but if your songs aren\u2019t (at a minimum) catchy, provocative, unique, and meticulously recorded, then you need to invest as much time and effort as it takes to get them that way. \u00a0The days of getting picked up by record labels on the basis of extremely low-budget demo recordings are pretty much over. \u00a0So you basically need suck it up and spend some cash. \u00a0Speaking of which\u2026.<\/strong><\/div>\n

    2) Manage your finances effectively
    \nIt\u2019s pretty much common knowledge that record labels no longer have huge stacks of money to invest in \u201cartist development.\u201d \u00a0This means that you absolutely must manage your music career like you are running a business, watching your cash flow very carefully and keeping yourself in the black. \u00a0Artists who fail to demonstrate responsibility and discipline in financial matters will simply get passed over by the labels. \u00a0Period. \u00a0Bottom line\u2014you need to resist the urge to live the rock star lifestyle until you\u2019ve got the bank to support it.<\/p>\n

    3) Play lots of gigs
    \nThe benefits of playing out on a regular basis are numerous. \u00a0First of all, it helps to improve your musicianship through practice & repetition, forcing you to perform well under pressure. \u00a0Secondly, it helps you to establish and refine your brand, personality, songwriting, and unique sound. \u00a0Thirdly, it will help improve your charisma and social skills because you\u2019ll be constantly fielding comments and questions from fans. \u00a0And lastly but certainly not leastly, it will put money in your pocket, which of course helps with #2 above.<\/p>\n

    4) Develop and streamline your social media presence
    \nIn today\u2019s all-digital music industry, this is an absolute\u00a0must. You need to have a solid social media marketing plan in order to reach the maximum number of people and get as many ears on your music as possible. \u00a0So how do you do you go about developing such a plan? \u00a0I\u2019m so glad you asked. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0Here are a few tips:<\/p>\n

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    1. Create consistent and professional-looking branding. \u00a0Unless you\u2019re super-handy with Photoshop and\/or Illustrator, bite the bullet and hire a graphic designer.<\/li>\n
    2. Design an eye-catching (but tasteful) Twitter background, YouTube Channel, and Facebook page using your custom branding.<\/li>\n
    3. Upload your music to sites like ReverbNation, SoundCloud, and the BandPage app on Facebook, and promote it onall of your other social media channels<\/li>\n
    4. Create (and stick to) a regular posting\/tweeting schedule to remain \u201ctop of mind\u201d with your fans. \u00a0Keep them informed of your upcoming shows, share pics & videos, and occasionally share off-topic items that you think they\u2019ll enjoy.<\/li>\n
    5. Set weekly goals for increasing your following, and constantly engage with fans. \u00a0Never let a question or comment go unacknowledged.<\/li>\n
    6. Remember that achieving success with social media is a journey, not a destination.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      And finally, we arrive at the most important tool in your arsenal when it comes to getting noticed in today\u2019s music industry\u2026.<\/p>\n

      5) Get some truly amazing promotional photos
      \nTime and\u00a0time again, the\u00a0first\u00a0thing that potential fans (or talent scouts, venue managers, or even <gasp> A&R reps) will see typically see when they come across your stuff for the very first time are your photos. \u00a0Make a great impression, and chances are good that the person in question will bother to click your link, rummage through your press kit, or <gasp> actually listen to your music.
      \nRight or wrong, we all \u201cjudge a book by its cover\u201d from time to time, so it\u2019s no surprise that people will instantly make certain assumptions about you based solely on the quality and impact of your promotional photos. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t matter if you spent eleventy billion dollars on your album\u2014 if nobody\u2019s listening to it because your pictures suck, then for all intents and purposes, you do too.<\/p><\/div>\n

      \nYou might literally only have 2 seconds to catch someone\u2019s eye, and bear in mind that in today\u2019s caffeine-fueled world of 140-charatcer status updates, there will always be countless other things competing for that same sliver of attention. \u00a0So the bottom line is that, when given a chance, you better make it count. \u00a0As the great lyricist Eminem said, \u201cyou only get one shot, do NOT miss your chance to glow.\u201d<\/div>\n
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      Guest Post by\u00a0<\/strong>Russ Robinson<\/strong><\/div>\n
      Via MusicClout<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      1)\u00a0Write and record stellar music This one goes without saying, but if your songs aren\u2019t (at a minimum) catchy, provocative, unique, and meticulously recorded, then you need to invest as much time and effort as it takes to get them that way. \u00a0The days of getting picked up by record labels on the basis of extremely low-budget demo recordings are pretty much over. \u00a0So you basically need suck it up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[223],"class_list":["post-1714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-tips","tag-marketing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1714"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1717,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1714\/revisions\/1717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}