I made a 5:24 minute video below (scroll down to the bottom to view), that answers a question I got from Louis. He asks ” where do I take it next (the recorded music) so it can go to the next level..”

What I think he means is that when you’re starting out and you have just finished and polished up your new music, what do you do next?

Well the video below explains what you should do next.

Basically, you need to get your music to a tastemaker so that you can get some feedback and input on what you have produced.

What is a tastemaker? A tastemaker could be one of many influential music industry types. From a well respected A and R, to a DJ.

In this case, I’ll refer to the radio/club DJ as being the person who to target. Why? Because this is the method I used when I was starting out and I have used this approach on may occasions.

DJ’s have their ear to the streets and could let you know if your music is a “hit”, “miss” or a “grower”. They could get to test your music and see what the response is like first hand via radio airplay (if they can choose what gets played) and in the clubs.

I have to apologize if your genre of music doesn’t fit this method. In that case you will want to find someone that has similar influence in your genre.

I often get asked how to effectively network in the music industry. I get the feeling that a lot of people get their time wasted by meeting shady time wasters.

Believe you me, I’ve been there many times. But, how do you sort out the wheat from the chaff? You need to meet people, but how do you build up a network of reliable contacts without wasting your time and energy, while at the same time moving up to the next level?

Well, hopefully, I’ve answered that question for you in the video below.

I take you through the 3 ways that have worked well for me over the years in this 12:55 second video that spell out to your how I leverage:

1. Networking at gigs and shows
2. Networking at music conferences
3. ..And networking online using social media

Download the mp3 by right clicking and saving - Get Your Music Heard – 3 Ways How To Network Effectively (Audio mp3 version)

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