7 Tips you should take note of as an "Upcoming Artiste".

The Music industry is very wide and it’s that particular sector of the entertainment industry that unites a lot of people from different parts of world together. While many new singers and artistes hate to be referred to as ''upcoming artistes", they fail to realize that they are still growing and they need all the help and support they can get to come into limelight. 

As a new artiste, there are essential tips that you must  know so as to move your career to the next level and avoid making costly mistakes that might affect your career as you progress. Here are a few tips you should take note of ;

1. Know Yourself

    As an upcoming artiste going into the music industry, you should have a solid content you would want to deliver to your audience because being an upcoming artiste doesn’t mean you can just go the studio and record anything you wish and dish out to your audience. It has to be something you've rigorously worked on and can be received warmly even though your audience might not enjoy your songs at the early stage of your career. Before going into the music industry, you must be passionate about it and even if you have the talent you will need to work on it so you can be better. Read more on how to discover your talent.

                                                          

2. Be Unique

    You cease becoming a "person" to your audience the moment you start recording songs in the studio and releasing them to your fans. Your fans now see you as a "brand" and that is why you need to make yourself unique so that you can stay relevant in the industry and broaden your fan base. You shouldn't imitate the style of a popular musician and start singing the same way because you wouldn't sound different from the person and your audience will definitely lose interest in your music.

3. Collaboration.

      As an upcoming artiste, you would have probably jumped on some songs with some artiste in the past but is necessary that you work with established artistes in the industry so as to increase your fan base and expose your music to a new set of people. This will also help you to be more creative and also develop you more as an artiste but you should be try as much as possible to avoid collaborations that can affect your brand.

A Nigerian artiste "Mr eazi"
Photo Credit: Eko music

4. Promotions.

    At the early stage of your career, you will have to promote your songs yourself by spending some money or by familiarizing with owners of music blogs and music download websites; whichever case it is, it is important you promote your songs so as to reach a wider audience, expose yourself to a larger audience and get more fans.

 You can also promote your websites on social media channels like instagram, Facebook e.t.c . Getting these promotions might be tasking and expensive but they are worth it. You should learn how to promote your music as a new artiste.

5. Create a good social media platform.

    This is very essential considering the fact that we are in the media age now. A good page on  Facebook ,twitter or instagram can increase your fan base very well and make you more popular. You could always share your new songs and recent activities with your fans to keep them updated.

6. Build healthy relationships

   I always emphasize on this aspect because it is very important in the sense that you need a lot of advice and help from people in the industry such as renowned bloggers, media personalities and other artistes in the industry before you. It should be noted that it is not every door you could possibly pay for so you will need some influence from top notch socialists in the society.

7. Humility.

     You should be ready to serve people in a professional way at the early stage of your career. You are just coming up in the music industry and you are already dictating how much you should get paid to perform at a show or selecting the kind of shows you are going to perform at; when you should be grabbing any opportunity you see to promote yourself since you don’t have a strong fan base yet. Be polite and always listen to advice and corrections from more experienced people so you can be the best you can be.

8. Research.

    Finally, you should be familiar with the modus operandi (mode of operation) in the music industry which includes contract reviews and signage, copyright privacy rights and protection and many others. You need to be familiar with all these so you can always know your right and avoid unnecessary intimidation. You should also be careful when signing contracts because most record label owners know how desperate young talented artistes want to get signed and they use the opportunity to rip them off while using their talents to make money.

You should always go with a certified attorney to validate the authenticity of the contract and ensure that both parties fulfill their own part of the contract. If you've actually read to this point then that means you are ready to succeed and believe me there are going to be positive changes in your career. I wish you success and i hope to see you at the top.

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