A commonality in successful artists is that a lot of biz people know who they are. And this helps when the artist starts to really get some hype because lots of people on the inside feel as though they had a little hand in it.
So if you’re an artist, go meet with all the publishers, try a few different agents, get to know all the managers, say yes to the co-writes, get on the festival bill even if its the 11am slot, go to other people’s shows, try different producers, be a guest on other records, get a song mixed by a few engineers, meet with the labels (and make them sell to you), play the writers nights, get good at playing your songs in offices…
You’re spreading good will. You’re spreading connection. So that when you start winning, they feel like they’re winning. And then everybody wins.
