The music industry is constantly growing with new artiste and new kinds of sounds, you just got in and probably be wondering how you going to compete with both the new and upcoming music artiste out there, taking a step to record your song after many practices is the first move of success but it goes beyond that.
If you want to be famous in the music industry you have to work hard to get to the top, I will take you on few simple steps to boost your musical career and give you the desired fame.
Work on your musical talent
I know some foods are eaten raw but most foods are well cooked before they are served, the same process needs to be followed when you have musical talents, you need to constantly improve yourself and make sure you meet a certain standard in the music industry.
Working on your voice and having a unique style of delivering your music to your fans is a major selling point in the music industry, you do not have to sound like other artists before people listen to you, they are always craving for something new so, work on your music talent and master your craft to be that something new they want.
You cannot become famous with the snap of a finger; you have to capture the people around you, apart from your family who really knows you as a musician or an artist?
Capture your local area first
Let people know what you do and you will be surprised how much they will appreciate your music, organize local music event and invite your friends who are also an artist to perform even if It has to be for free, it a great opportunity you have to take. Attend local shows, in clubs around you and try to sell your song to the audience, so if you are in New York City let those in the city know about you first before expanding to other parts of the world.
Market your song
I know every artist will love to see his or her song on MTV base, that should not be your aim as a new artist you need to contact your local radio station and book interview with them, when they play your song and ask you some questions people will know that there is a new kid in town.
Sometimes booking an interview with a local radio station might put a hole in your pocket, you can contact DJs and music stores and ask them to play your song in their receptions while the DJ add your song to their playlist or mix.
Contact blogs like Epic vibesng to help you write a review about your song, open a youtube channel and upload your song there, write about yourself and talk about what inspires your kind of music on the video description.
Collaborate with top musicians
Music networking is something that you can not overlook, so collaborating with other artist is a great way to move your musical career to the next level, there are a lot of famous artists looking for good upcoming music artist to get featured in their songs, look beyond your zone in this case as the internet has given you a good chance to relate with artist that are quite far from you; Collaboration will give you a chance to explore new songs and also boost your career.
Never give up
After going through all the steps above, it is possible that you might not still get the desired fame but you should never give up, the key to success is consistency, keep on improving yourself and your musical career, spend money to get the best production so you can dish out good music and soon you might just be on the spotlight.