In the music business people love talking about working together.
People love scheduling meetings, getting excited, making promises, getting emotionally attached, talking about plans, dreaming out loud, and then talking some more.
And then comes the contract.
This is the inflection point.
For all the talk, how is the working together really going to work? For all the warm fuzzies, what are the compromises? For all the potential, what is the reality? And of course…what does the money look like?
A decent three minute recording is easy to make.
Upload your voice memo to Suno, give it a genre prompt and out pops a song.
With every new wave of technology since popular music began, recorded music has been easier to make. And the ease of making it has always invited more artists to the party.
And now anyone can do it.
But who will listen?
»» I made a giant grammatical error in yesterday’s post that changed the whole meaning of it. Ouchie. It’s fixed on the blog now and reprinted correctly here…
People with lots of opinions often get put into leadership because it looks like they care.
Lots of opinions don’t equate to good leadership. But care might.
If you hire the mix engineer and the first mix is way off…it’s your fault.
If you’re signing a deal and the same company gives you a recommendation for a lawyer…don’t take it.
If you’re a lead singer and you’re wondering what to focus on…focus on the leading part.
If you’re a side musician feeling stuck…practice more, connect a lot more.
If you’re a songwriter, you need emotional energy…don’t waste emotional energy deciding whether or not you’re going to write today.
If you have a hit that people like to hear…never stop playing it.
Your message
Your banner
Your thing
Your why
Your overarching reason for showing up to the work over and over
Once you uncover it, it’s yours. It’s a gift that you get to filter all of your professional decision making through. It makes decisions simpler.
It’s made up of a combination of your personal values mixed with what works in the market.
You may not know what it is but you’re probably already doing it.