I entered the music industry to change it, not to be part of the status quo. I started by producing my own music and running my own record label. I had no intention to fit in. To me, to the day, that’s how the music industry is supposed to be. We’re supposed to be society’s…
About 13 years ago, after graduating with a degree in music production, I faced my first issue. Potential jobs were a 40-minute-plus train ride away in Brighton, the nearest city. However, the studio positions were hardly ever available, as people who secured these jobs tended not to leave. Despite my initial disappointment, my ambition and…
The majority of my audience is either trying to become a successful musician, or become a successful music executive, in the music industry. My predominant topic of contemplation in the last 6 months has been about why we develop music industry ambitions, how we come to identify with them and subsequently how we become attached…
It’s easy to see and comment on how consuming social media can be for artists, who arguably should (and want to) spend more time making music and having genuine interactions with fans. I don’t believe in the pressure on artists to also have to have strong social media to succeed in the modern music industry….