Facing the Music Industry as an Independent Artist

Independent | August 17, 2011 by | 236 Comments

It’s true that industry professionals and artist mind sets could not be farther apart. They are on two totally different sides of the game, yet working together as a team. All industry people probably receive anywhere from 15 to 200 emails or calls a week from indie artists wanting to work with them or get their advice. This is not an exaggeration. Most of these calls/emails are unfortunately misguided and are not going to get the artist anywhere just based on their approach. As an indie artist I am sure this must be incredibly frustrating… constantly sending out emails to industry people and not receiving replies. You’ve been told that to be proactive you have to mail, call, email, and send presents to industry representatives to get their attention. This is NOT true… let me help you out here.

Here are some tips for indie bands at appealing to industry people and approaching them with higher chances of success. This is coming from someone who has been on both sides of the fence for many years! Some of it might sound harsh, but trust me it will work!

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