How to become a music artist?

i sing well, i have composed and wrtten many songs. now i wanna get real and launch an album. please help me how to go about it.
How to become a music artist?
How to become a music artist?





go to school that how?
How to become a music artist?
make a cd and bring it to the big shots


good luck
Reply:well, find a local record label.


it doesn%26#039;t have to be something big.


just record with them, make a CD, and voila!


it can lead to bigger and better things :D


good luck!
Reply:join a band?





learn an instrument?





find musicians to work with on your songs?





find a studio and work with producers?





i sing and play all the instruments in my songs and am completely independent ^_^





but if you just sing then try some of the above options =)
Reply:Trick question. Do you want to be an music artist or a musician. Artists just take an idea and add words, and do what the current listeners want. Composers invent, and make their own things, then get gradatude for the years after..





Anyway, if you don%26#039;t play any instruments you%26#039;ll need a cd of recordings and most likely the sheet music to be reviewed.. Its hard to do, unless someone else notices you first.





I%26#039;d spread your music across youtube or other internet places..





www.8notes.com too.
Reply:1. Make sure you have enough money saved because it is going to be expensive to make a CD a full. I guarantee you that. You will spend anywhere $500 to $1,000 to make your CD demo. A full album will cost you much more because of recording, editing, mixing and Mastering time, Graphics


(depends on who you use to do your album cover for you) , Copyrights ( around $50), Bar Codes ( $75),


also if you play intsruments or not...or whether you planning on using other musicians to play the music for you on your album too. You also can use MIDI, Programmers and Sequencers too to produce your music too if you know how to do that stuff. Those factors all play a big part of your Recording Budget...





2. Make your Myspace page....and include as many LIVE pix of you performing at your gigs or wherever you have performed already so far. It doesn%26#039;t matter if it%26#039;s lil Coffee shop gig....a gig is still a gig. Also, upload your Mp3 son there too if you have them. I%26#039;ve performed 7 Drum Contests from 1999 to 2007 in the past and THAT was my start into my Solo Artist career.





3. Check out these cool Solo Artist %26amp;.Bands sites for more tips too as well





www.tunecore.com


www.reverbnation.com


www.bandloop.com


www.performermag.com


www.ilive2play.net


www.hothousestudios.com


www.recordlabelresource.com


www.copyright.gov


www.ascap.com


www.bmi.com





There are incredible sources for any aspiring Solo Artists / Bands





4. Even if you have CD demos already...pass them out too to people so they get an idea of what your sound like and also to see if they like your music or not. This is how you promote your music and get the ball rolling. By %26quot;Word of mouth%26quot;





5. Pass out flyers protming your music, do some local gigs if you can too while you%26#039;re at it. I don%26#039;t have a Record Label, or a Manager so I%26#039;m in control of of every single aspect of my Solo Career....right down to the Prodcuting, the CD covers, the choice of songs, the lyrics, the business and legal aspect of it, the marketing, the promotions, the passing out of flyers at local music stores....this is what I do on a weekly basis to promote my Solo Career. I just had some more old Solo Cd covers made last week to so I pass out to more free Solo Cd demos to people before I finish producing my new album in next month. Trust me...being a Solo Artist is hard than it looks and you better be prepared to work your butt off if you want to succeed as a Solo Artist. I%26#039;ve been doing this since 2004 and now I%26#039;m finally making some real progress in my Solo Career because of the comments people have made on my CD demos....IF they would have said my music sucked....I would have surely quit doing this years ago....But they didn%26#039;t so I keep on marching ahead because I know I beleive in the music...





6. Learn from your mistakes and try not to repear your mistake because it will get epensive and counterproductive so you%26#039;ve got to learn fast from your every single move you make in your Solo Artist career. Keep in mind who you can trust and who you can%26#039;t trust in your Solo Career. There a lot of flakes %26amp; promise breakers in the Music Biz and you want to stay away from them.





7. You are responsible for your own Solo Career....


not someone else so keep that fact in mind. IF something didn%26#039;t work right or a situation didn%26#039;t come thorugh....you need to find out what went wrong and correct the problem ASAP.


If you have hire a Manager to help you out...that%26#039;s lot easier on yur burden....bear in mind... they are going to take about 10% to 15% percent of your total earnings if you deice eot hire a Manager to manage your Solo Career.





8. Good luck