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Who are some of the people in the music business you need to contact? What do you tell the person you reach out to when you finally get to them? What can you do to get these people’s attention if you haven’t made a name for yourself in the music industry?
You need to answer a number of questions, such as the following: youtube converter
What are your music contacts that can help you develop professionally?
What are the most important contacts in the music business?
Who are your closest contacts in the music industry?
Which music industry professionals are most accessible?
What are some of the people in the music business that you could help solve their problems or help them achieve their goals? (thereby starting to develop a relationship)
Exists a “type” (or company) of contact in the music industry that meets ALL these criteria? Yes, there is. If you don’t have any music industry contacts, then this “type of contact” may be the best place for you to start… Who is this person or company, exactly? Executives at record labels? A&R people? Producers? Publishers? Managers? Entertainment Lawyers? What are some famous bands? You may be surprised to learn that the answer is: “Concert promoters”.
The music industry is dominated by serious concert promoters. The real music industry risk-takers are these concert promoters. Every year, they deal with thousands important people in the music business, including well-known bands, recording labels, artists management, tour managers and entertainment lawyers. They also work closely with production companies, venues, booking agencies, radio stations, press and other media.
You won’t find it difficult to locate concert promoters in your area if you are near a large city (use Google). Promoters are more accessible than most music industry professionals and they will talk with anyone that has something real to offer (which is you).
In general, promoters of concerts take more risks than anyone else in the music industry. Every year, all promoters are losing large amounts of money (because certain concerts do not make money). Successful promoters are those who make and keep more money throughout the entire year than they lose (because they can promote concerts by bigger bands that make lots of money).
Every promoter is looking for a network that can help them make sure the tours/concerts they are promoting make money. It’s obviously expensive to hire a team of highly experienced individuals. You can work with them (at least part-time) by working as an intern or earning a modest salary. Some promotion companies will train you even if they don’t charge much.