for so many reasons and even some of them lose their way in their process.
We at NATHMUSIC made a research on why some young musicians don’t get
to reach their peak.
We came up with 10 solid advice to Young Musicians.
1. BE REAL
Most young and upcoming musicians don’t come out real. They try to be like someone else. You must find your way.
Every successful musician has “re-invented the wheel” to get to where he or she is.
The business part of the music business is always changing. And when it changes, smart, alert, creative people will see an opening where they can gain a foothold. “Know your competition but focus on your own product and how it can be best delivered to achieve market fit. Follow your own path and not others; everyone achieves success in different ways.
2. Songs are more important than anything else. There are thousands of great songs out there in the world. Why would people want to buy your songs if they aren’t as good as what’s already out there? You need to strive to write songs that say something interesting, something moving, something memorable, in a way that no one else has said it before. In order to get good songs you have to be hard on yourself.
One of my favorite songwriters, Mary Gauthier, says she puts about 40 hours into every song she writes
3. PROPER PROMOTION
Music alone gets you nowhere. You need a good team and you need effective marketing and PR. You need to get word out about your music before and after it is released. This is no longer expensive again.
Social media has given us the privilege to promote anything we want to promote for free and if it is good, the world will love it.
4. CONSISTENCY
It is not enough to sing good songs and have proper PR when you are not consistent. Consistency is key. Your music has to be something people look up to. Most young, upcoming artists are going down the drain because of lack of Consistency. You have to release hit after hit.
You don’t just release one hit track and start releasing “crap”. We need you to be CONSISTENT.
5. Don’t believe the people who say you are good. Listen to the people who tell you where you are failing. You have to learn to be extremely hard on yourself in order to continually improve, or else you’ll just end up playing in your room. Everyone wants to be a musician, but only the ones who are self-critical, work the hardest, and stay with it the longest will succeed.
6. DO THE NEXT BEST THING EVERY DAY.
Every day, ask yourself what is the next best thing the team can do to drive your business forward. The answer tells you where you should be concentrating your efforts and where your focus should be. That question can be applied to the organization overall but also to each team member, and especially yourself. Do the next best thing, and don’t do anything else until it’s done. Then ask yourself the question again. Repeat until you reach your goal.” PUSH YOURSELF EACH AND EVERY DAY.
7. DON’T HATE
Most young, upcoming musicians believe in hating on the success of others to move forward. DON’T!!! You are destroying your image. You are not helping yourself. Most people don’t understand this.
They fall onto social media to make unnecessary stunts in order to get PR.
Pls note that’s not how to get proper PR. Don’t hate. Instead appreciate good music and work on your own stuff.
8. For a long time, you will have to do everything yourself. Make your own records, bring them to record stores, book your own gigs, play for free, do your own promotions (create a website,
make posters, buy adds, bug radio stations, create mailing lists). Nobody will help you until they see something going on already. Only then will they
want a piece of the action.
You have to get the ball rolling yourself and convince them there’s some action.
9. It’s very hard to get things going on your own. Find a group of musicians who are at your level, doing similar
music, facing similar challenges. Work together, help each other get better, write together, share gigs. You might have to move out of the security of your hometown to find a group that you can be a part of. I’ve found “comrades in arms” by moving to a big music town, going to a lot of shows,
performing at open mics, even playing on street corners.
10. BE PATIENT/PERSEVERE
As they say, “Save the Best for the Last”. That’s what we have done here. This is the important advice. Most upcoming artists are not patient. They want to enter the limelight overnight and I am sorry, it doesn’t happen that way. You have to patiently work hard and wait for your spotlight and when it does come, make sure you shine so bright that the spotlight always stays with you. Notice we said
“Patiently Work Hard”
We wish all our young, upcoming artist success in their endeavors
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