The Show B side / Capture #7 - The Reality Bong

So, you’re an artist, a musical artist. You are so dedicated to your art form that you have learned to walk in my footsteps. It has been a difficult task for you to flourish in my world. I know because for the last five decades I and other mechanical artistic engineers have laid down the path you now walk on. We started way before the Teac 3340 came to market.

Okay that is cool and all. You have captured yourselves. You’ve successfully crafted reverb, understood dynamics and deliverables. Sweet, now what do you do with all your hard work.

 What Beyonce Taught Everyone

You are going to be so bummed if you follow this links advice expecting to receive Beyonce’s numbers. A lot of time and talent goes into getting those numbers but the access to achieving them today is greater to the individual musical artist than it’s ever been before.

Unfortunately, the payouts for those numbers to the artist is much lower today than it was in years past. Part of it is supply and demand. The other part is ease of access for the consumer.

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To paraphrase Bryan and Jeffrey's 'Are you waiting for your cat to bark?' ... your job is not being a music business professional. Your job is marketing your ability to be a music business professional.
This book is an outstanding guide for doing so.

So …truly; now your only limitation is your imagination. Well, that ...an imaginative idea you've thought of and produced that millions of people have access to and desire. Again ... small stuff. 

next up ... "Be the show"