Mnsonthebeat™ Beat Merchant

DON’Ts 1. Don’t get trapped by dead ideas We’ve seen it happen time and time again with record labels and management companies: pouring thousands of hours and millions of dollars into flopped albums that no one wants to listen to. The myth of easily gaining popularity and fans through the right amount of promotion and muscle is strong, but it won’t bring lasting fans and a career in the industry. It’s far more common for that road to be paved with tombstones of flash-in-the-pan bands, musicians promoted to death before their music was ready. The second you realize that anything can become popular, you also realize that you need to take the craft of writing and recording music very seriously and make sure it comes out the best it could be. Don’t promote dying songs that aren’t moving people; instead, focus first on making the songs people want to hear. The Do’s and Don’ts of Recording Your Music 2. Don’t release a demo By definition, a demo is a demonstration of what you cou...