Making a name for yourself in the music business can be a frustrating task, to say the least. For some musicians, this is because they are going about it all wrong. While sending your information to a multitude of record labels certainly won’t hurt, it’s not actually the best way to find success. Here are 6 tips for finding that “big break” you’ve been searching for.

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Professional tips on starting a band from scratch, whether your band is a high school punk band , hip hop artists, or a group of seasoned jazzers. Starting a band may seem at first just a matter of getting a few dedicated musicians together for a few midnight band jam sessions . However, there are a few steps to making your amateur garage band into a successful professional music group, whether your band is a high school punk band, retired jazzers, heavy metal band rockers, or a world fusion music ensemble. Ghost_live_in_Utrecht Talented Musicians This may seem almost too basic to mention, but a good band needs good musicians. While each musician does not need to be a seasoned veteran, the more experience each band member has, the more likely the band's success. Why? An experience musician not only knows how to play their instruments well, they also know how to play as part of a band, how to improvise, how to be versatile, and how to adapt to changing situations in ...

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5 TOP Music Promotion Tips for Bands Follow these tips when promoting your music online. CONTENT: Free and members only online music promotion websites have revolutionized the music industry . From Reverb Nation , to You Tube , to i-Tunes, you and your band are expected to know a few things about basic marketing before marketing your music to the masses. Follow these tips below to create a great online band portfolio. AFFORDABLE MUSIC COACHING AT MUSICXRAY 1) Have a vision and set a goal. Who are you? What does your band stand for? What is your niche? Are you rock? Are you jazz? Are you hip hop? Find out who listens to your band and find out where they are. Do they frequent coffee shops? Do they hang by the beach, the basketball court, colleges, or the kitchen? You do not need to appeal to everyone to be successful. In fact, when you appeal to everyone, then you just begin to sound like elevator music. Find a vision for your band and set a goal. For example, when in grad s...

This is the complete video of my presentation at MIDEM 2012 (Midem Academy), courtesy of http://www.midem.com/  and  http://blog.midem.com/  touching on topics such as the future of music in a digital, social and networked society, the need for a public music license , why mobile is first, using social media to promote yourself, branding 2.0, the principles of inter-connected ecosystem of music, and much more. You can download the PDF with my slides here:  http://gerd.fm/yC4qa2  Video is under copyright from Midem (ask them;) Slides are provided under creative commons attribution non-commercial license by Gerd Leonhard Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker   Basel / Switzerland CEO www.thefuturesagency.com NEW: you can now download most of my videos by simply subscribing to this iTunes video feed (via Blip.tv)  http://gerd.fm/itunesfeed  *** audio-only versions are now available here: http://gerd.fm/gerdaudiofeed  o...

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