You are an aspiring musician, and in your wildest dreams, you see yourself raking in millions of dollars from your singing talent. You probably have a long list of to-do items once your music career picks up. You are already eyeing a beach house, a private luxury jet and holidays in beautiful destinations.
Your dreams may never come true unless you ask yourself why most musicians fail to make it in the music industry.
Enumerated below are some of the reasons why most musicians fail to make it in the music industry.
They only want to sign with a record label
The principal business of any business unit is to do business. Record labels are not charitable entities whose sole objective is to help upcoming musicians like you take off their careers. They have to do sign musicians and artists who will increase their revenues. If they do not see potential in you, they will not sign you. Rather than wait for a record label, you can start by engaging in activities that will not only generate you money but also give you a platform to showcase your singing talent.
They think that only one song will catapult them to stardom
It is not always the case that all you need is one song and you are famous. A lot of work is still required. It is not always the case that once you have one song careful written, composed and recorded and released. You may have a million views and likes on social media, but that might not be enough. The market needs more songs from you to maintain your brand. The pressure can even be too much if you have signed up with a record label.
They do not have the financial capacity to make music
There is a misconception that you need money to make music. It is not true at all. You can make music using your computer, music software and monitors. With only those, you are off to a good start. You can set up your studio and produce music for other musicians at a fee.
Producing your music is pretty simple. You need not rent any space. Your home or room is enough. This will help you cut down on costs significantly. The second step after getting space is looking for good software that is not expensive. The computer that you have should have a capacity of at least 5 Gig RAM for the software to run correctly. You are right to go from here.
Alternatively, you can approach freelance music producers and agree on the modalities of working. Sites such as freelancer, People per hour, Beatstars and Fiverr.
They think that the world does not appreciate them
Do you know that even music requires public relations and marketing? Those musicians you consider below par and have crappy music have well laid out marketing and PR strategies. This is the front at which they are beating you.
In conclusion, before you complain about why most musicians fail to make it in the music industry, you need to look for solutions within you and around you.