This article explains common mistakes musicians make in their music careers that keep them from achieving success. Learn how to make it in the music business.
The most successful musicians in the music business understand:
*The right steps to take to achieve success in the music industry.
*How to complete every step in the most effective way to get the results you desire.
*Which order you need to take these steps in to grow your music career fast.
A lot of musicians do the correct things, but at the wrong time (and in the wrong order). The try to build their music careers while basing many of their decisions on fear, incorrect assumptions and tips from amateur musicians rather than proven professionals.
When you make these mistakes in your music career, it becomes extremely hard to succeed:
Mistake #1: Getting In Touch With Music Companies Too Soon
It’s common for musicians to look for any way they can to get signed to a record deal, but only a few of them constitute what music companies are really looking for. Music companies look at musicians similar to how you might look at a particular stock on the stock market.
Unless they know for sure that a musician will pay off over time, it is too risky for them to invest their time and money into that person’s career. When you contact a music company too soon (before you can offer them proof that you are a wise choice), you will be ignored and end up wasting your time.
You don’t have to have massive accomplishments before you can contact them, but you do need to make sure that a company can completely trust in:
*Your ambition to achieve big things
*Your superior work ethic
*Your level of perseverance
*Your savvy business know-how
*Your ability to sell your music to your current fans
Mistake #2: Focusing Too Much On Musical Skills, Not Enough On Growing Your Career
It’s a mistake to spend all your free time honing your musical skills while ignoring all other aspects of your music career. This often happens when musicians don’t think they are talented enough to even try to get into the music business.
1. Musical talent is just one aspect of making it in this business. Spending all your time practicing your instrument means you miss out on the time needed to grow in many other areas.
2. Musical mastery is a goal that continues to change. No matter where you are at now in your skills, you will always be able to improve in one way or another.
You have to begin building your music career as soon as your skills are intermediate or above. Then keep improving as your career goes on.
Mistake #3: Waiting Too Long To Create Freedom Of Time And Money
Bottom line: you have to have money and time to be available for major opportunities in the music industry.
So many musicians don’t work to achieve financial/time freedom until it is much too late. They work full time hours at a normal day job and only build their music career on the side as a hobby.
Most day jobs require you to work 40+ hours a week. This makes it very hard to grow your music career and earn money with it. As a result, many musicians end up stuck at their job and never get out.
Gain control over your money and time as soon as possible by starting early in your music career.
Mistake #4: Not Actively Training Yourself To Think With The Right Mindset
Your mindset is critical for achieving success in the music industry. With a negative/disempowering mindset, major music career success is nearly impossible.
Your mindset is more than just thinking positively. Training yourself to have a success-oriented mindset helps you:
*Overcome big challenges that stand in your way.
*Transform problems into incredible opportunities.
*Do the hard things most musicians avoid in order to get the success most musicians only dream of.
To do all of this, you need to train your mindset from the very beginning. This builds a solid foundation and helps you succeed much faster and stay successful for longer.
Mistake #5: Not Working To Build A Strong Local Fanbase
Music companies are way more interested in musicians who have a huge local following than those who have a moderate internet following. It’s harder to grow a loyal fanbase in your local town than to attract thousands of people all over the world to check out your online videos/channel/etc. Plus, it’s very difficult to fake a local following versus having a lot of likes on Facebook (for example).
Mistake #6: Waiting Too Long To Find A Music Career Mentor
The majority of musicians do not have any training for how to achieve success in the music business, because:
1. They don’t know that music career mentoring exists.
2. They don’t have enough ambition to pursue success in this business.
When you work with a music career mentor, you are investing into your future (not merely spending money). Mentoring helps you make tons more money than what you invest into it. This is how:
*You no longer have to guess when it comes to how you should grow your career. You save tons of time and money working with an experienced mentor than you would simply guessing about what to do next.
*You find out the best way to promote yourself and your music. This gives you a massive advantage when working with/without a music company.
*You discover how to create opportunities in your music career without any outside help. This makes your career very stable and secure, while giving you complete control over how much success you want to have.
Disclaimer: You might be aware that I have a music career mentoring program to help musicians become successful. So maybe you believe everything above was written just so you will join it. This is only partially correct. Of course, I want to help musicians like you succeed. However, the benefits of working with a mentor can’t be denied whether you work with me or not.
Mistake #7: Not Planning To Achieve Musical Goals By Starting From The End Goal
You need to plan your music career by thinking from the end and working your way backwards. Think about what your highest goal is and the final step you must take before you achieve it, then work backwards from there. This gives you the precise path you need to take to get there.
Most musicians try to plan out their music careers starting from where they are at and moving forward. This causes them to get stuck and keeps them from achieving the things they want.
An music career mentor helps you design a strategy to reach your musical goals fast.
Get the music industry coaching necessary for becoming successful as a musician.
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