Here are ways to advance in the electronica world:
1. If you don’t have material, write enough for an EP. Then make some CDs and tell people about it.
2. If you have material, make a CD and tell people about it.
3. Make some songs your friends like. If your friends hate your music, they won’t buy your CDs or go to your gigs. And they are the start of any musical career.
4. Try to gig, even if it’s just at a friends apartment. And tell people both when its going to be and after it happened. I found out people gigged after people mention it even though the artist does not say anything directly. Very poor marketing.
5. Try to get on your local college radio with your best work.
6. Upgrade your sounds. There is a huge difference in sound between amateurs and pro level music, even in experimental/electronica.
7. Have your CD professionally mastered. Again, there’s a huge difference in sound.
8. If you’re going to record live sounds (instruments or vocals), be careful of the room acoustics.
9. People like a good beat. Make sure there are some tracks on your CD that are club worthy in addition to your experimental stuff.
10. Don’t give up. Many artists don’t give their sound a chance to develop and quit too early.
11. Remember that music is a service to the listener, not just yourself. If you want to sell your music, you need to understand what your music sells and make sure that your webpage clearly says what it is.
12. Put some melody in it. Electronica music that is more melodic is easier to recall, easier to relate to and easier to dance to, and thus more likely to get played more than once.
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