Are You Actively Pitching Beats To Artists?
I just read an article about a country songwriter detailing a few of the different ways he’s pitching his songs to artists in Nashville. A couple of things that stood out.
1. He had no problem spending money to get his music heard. He mentioned pitching to listings he gets through a paid tip sheet and how that works and also the fact that he’s hired a professional song pitcher to get him access he couldn’t get by himself.
Most times you hear about how you should never pay to get your music heard or pitched. I won’t tell you that there aren’t scams out there. I’ve been got and know people who’ve been got just like me. But I also have royalty checks that I wouldn’t have seen without paying services like Taxi.
My point. Spend wisely on PROVEN opportunities. If the site or service sounds too good to be true, it probably is. ALSO, a site shouldn’t have to be over the top with 50 celebs all over the site to pull you in if they’re offering real value. Look for testimonials and verifiable credits.
2. This guy was not sitting at home writing songs and waiting for the checks to hit the box. He was actively out playing his music and had albums for sale in iTunes, Amazon, etc. Also, he had an active blog that was connecting him with other people in his songwriting community. Basically, this guy was keeping it moving. He was writing new songs and getting them out there with or without a label.
Now I don’t know if this guy has ever had a major credit of not. I’m not really up on country writers. But he is handling his business in an inspirational way.
There are a lot of producers that make beats – and let them sit on their hard drive. Never taking their business seriously. If you are in the BUSINESS of making beats, shouldn’t you be actively pitching those beats to artists any way you can?
It’s one word people: Grind.
Read the songwriter – Dave Colvin – for yourself.
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