I truly believe there are 7 important rules you should follow when involved in the music industry …
RULE 1: STAY COMMITTED
Apply this through everything everything you do – work your butts off. Find the hardest worker you know, and work twice as hard as them.
RULE 2: STAY CURRENT
Write something that you’ll hear in 2018, not something you currently hear on Spotify – be an innovator and discover something new. (more…)
I had the privilege to listen to Michael Paynter (singer-songwriter-producer), back in August 2015, talk about how to get record label and management attention – which I think is really good to know as an artist hoping to make it one day in the industry – and this is what I learnt;
HAVING AN ARTIST ‘EDGE‘ (record labels)
– Who am I (as an artist)? Who do you want to be (genre)?
– What’s my story?
People need to connect with you (whether it’s good or bad). They’ll buy YOUR music, listen to what YOU have to say. It doesn’t have to be sad. Just be the artist and write the songs that follow YOUR story.
– Where am I headed?
Here are just a few tips that could be really helpful when it comes to working with live musicians …
1. When hiring musicians, bring chord charts to rehearsals. Not only does it aid the musicians when rehearsing but it’s also helpful in ensuring everything runs smoothly
2. Always learn the songs before the rehearsal time with the band. You don’t want to waste the rehearsal practicing and running a specific part of the songs over and over when it could of been done beforehand. You’d just be wasting everyone’s time and rehearsal time, as well as your own.
3. Come on time. There’s nothing worse than rocking up to the rehearsal, that you set up, and having people that YOU need, wait for you. Always be punctual. (more…)
Hi!
My name is Caitlin Min Fa and I am a second year Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) student at RMIT.
I would like to officially WELCOME you to my blog page!
Here, you’ll be able to find posts about music that is currently inspiring me, some helpful tips when it comes to performances, interesting facts about the life of a musician, and of course, my own music.
Thank you for visiting my corner of the internet.
Please feel free to leave your comments and ask me any questions 🙂
Caitlin x
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