My God. I have learned 2 things from you now.
First: I knew christian musicians were getting all wrong and stuff but not at the level you are telling me.
Second: I dindnt actually see the illegal-downloading topic from that point of view, which makes a lot of sense. Not that I think that music and all form of art are completely money-driven, but Im glad that the artists are actually getting doors opened.
You seem to know a lot about music, not talking about "music theory" or such but about the industry. Now that we have replied a couple of our posts, can you give me some advise in how to enter the music business? I would say that Im just a natural musician with no prior experience only that of playing and singing my songs in the church (wich people love.. not to say im good. lol) . As I mentioned to you before, I write songs for society and for deep christian situations and such, but how exactly do I start in the music career? What is the first step? do I have to study something related in the collage ?
The only reason I know so much about the industry is that, when I decided to go into the music business as a musician, that I needed to learn as much as possible about the inner politics as possible because of not wanting to get screwed over in the long run, and also because there are a billion and a half bands in existence, but only about 1% ever make a career out of it.
When it comes to getting into it on a professional level to make a career, there is no one way to do it. Everyone will do things differently and there is no secret formula. You won't go to the extremes that I've gone to, I'm sure, but you probably also have different goals.
What I would tell you to do first is to get a press kit together. Record some songs, pay to have them mastered and what not. Recording is pretty cheap these days as more and more people are doing it from their own homes as often as not. Just remember that these will only be demo songs and need to eventually be redone with professional equipment. None the less, do your absolute best. Get some photos together as well.
A press kit should have:
No less than 4 recorded songs
8X10 Black in White Photo
Band Bio
Business Card
Those are the most important things to add.
Practice your butt off and start booking yourself to perform in different places and get your music online where people can hear you and you can begin to gain a following. Eventually, if people like your stuff , once you get your name out to enough people and promoters, you'll get called to open for other bands.
