In connection with the short post from yesterday…
You’ve finally got THE song. You know it’s great. This gets affirmed, as people at labels, publishers, mgmt companies and agents and everyone else want to meet with you.
You take the meetings…and what’s the first question…”So what else do you have?”
You’re stunned. What else?! What do you mean what else?! This song blew your mind, pure magic, isn’t that enough?!
Here’s why they always ask what else you have: They want to hear these three things:
Consist Quality- Can you deliver like a professional?
Identity- Who are you as an artist and how does it fit into my world?
Surprise- You caught lightning in a bottle once, can you do it again?
Maybe you just got lucky once with that first song. And it is indeed a great song but in order to go to work together it’s going to take more than that. That’s why they ask.
»» The other reason they might be asking is because they’re afraid and are looking for a reason to say no. They took the meeting because meetings are what they do to look busy but have no intention of working together. So asking to hear more songs is their out.
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