MUSIC INDUSTRY PRO TIP – The industry is smaller than you think.
Like...really really small lol.
Everyone knows each other and the intern today might be a power player tomorrow.
I've watched it happen multiple times.
How you treat people on the way up is how they’ll remember you when they’re up.
All the djs complaining about making content would've NEVER survived the days where you had to pass out fliers, book tables, and or sell your own tickets. First promoter I ever worked with said "If you don't bring 30 people you'll never hear from me again." different times fr
The crazy part about music is that it truly is a 10+ year commitment
Everyone wants to break overnight but only way to build a true audience is to do it consistently and authentically for longer than any sane person could handle
Most artists quit way too early.
Charlie Rocket’s Law of 62 is simple: keep dropping, keep building, keep going. The music business gets lighter once you break gravity.
In addition to payment and credit, artists would be wise to include their collaborators in their roll out plans. Provide featured artists, musicians, producers, and engineers with custom promo assets that highlight and celebrate their contributions to the music.
Your music content feels forced because it’s not connected to who you are. The best content comes from what you’re already doing, not what you think you’re supposed to post.
I just dropped over 30 unreleased songs from the last 5 years on soundcloud and bandcamp.
If there's an old tune from a mix you've been waiting for, it's very likely it's part of this collection!
People in music will ghost you for months instead of having a slightly uncomfortable conversation
This tells you everything you need to know about working with them
It’s so interesting how much differently session musicians are treated from sample makers, even though the end result may be the exact same
In my experience
play guitar in the studio = flat fee session musician
Play guitar at home and email it = producer w royalty and pub