October 17, 2008 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make
Here’s a post that was posted on MTT Open! Thanks David.
If you want to get a record deal, get people to your shows, or sell music like crazy, the answer isn’t some kind of “magic pill” website that you post your music on, blindly sending out a bunch of demos, or anything to do with having good music…although good music certainly helps — the answer is to develop a “mindset” that naturally attracts people to what you’re doing as well as an understanding of how the music business game is played.
As you develop as a person, your music career will develop with you. Sounds crazy, but it’s true…and I’ve seen it time and time again, with thousands of acts that I’ve worked with, from garage bands, to the guys selling out arenas. Check out these ten common music business mistakes:
