Making it in the
field, involves knowing the field and therefore reading about and
studying the field. For the musician, 50% of the work is on
actual music; things like creating it, performing it, recording it,
etc... The other part of your work will be in the business
aspect of music, like booking it, copywriting it, promoting it, etc.
When you know what and how to do each of these aspects of success,
you will most likely be successful. A continuing education is
necessary until you have mastered all of these aspects. |
One of the
first steps in a logical education in the field, is to have the
continuing information supplied by a periodical (magazine). I
congratulate you on reading Recording Magazine to get your password
for this tip. Recording, in my opinion, is the best magazine
for you, the recording musician. I like how it provides
article that are 1) quickly elevating recording skills, as well as
2) presenting the latest tools of the trade, and 3) educating you in
some of the business aspects you'll need to master to be successful
in music. The "A&R Insider" column, hosted by Taxi gives you a
edge in more than just recording skills but in making money with
your music. A Recording Magazine subscription costs less than
$2.00 an issue, and you should maintain a subscription to this
powerful tool. I do. |
Another step would be using the web to find out
what is happening and how things are done in the recording and music
industry. There are free publications, like this one (www.recordingeq.com).
Here you will get free lessons on recording as well as dozens of
articles and tips on recording, production and marketing of music.
The subscription is free,
register here. |
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Samples of the kind of tips you will be able to
access are here:
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The other important step will be
networking with other, like-minded, recording musicians. A real
good way to do this is through message boards which often have an
association of musicians working on projects together via mail and
e-mail. For this kind of networking, I would send you to
Recording
Website which has a variety of different level message boards and a
Subterranean "Club." - here's what they say about it: |
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About the SubT
projects
The SubT cds are a way for folks of varied
backgrounds, musical taste and abilities to come together and create
something that is larger than themselves. It all starts on the
The SubT Message Board. That's where we start cd's, talk about ones
in progress and finish them up. And once we have made one we like
to talk about it to. For that we go to
The SubT Comment Board. |
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So stay tuned for more of our
monthly tips and fill out our feedback form to
let us know what you would like covered by us. |
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Bob Dennis |
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