Hey all,
This is Dan; I'm from the Capital region in Ottawa, Canada. I read "Millionaire Fastlane" a couple of weeks ago, and I began lining up the ideas as a means to become popular and famous. I'm an expert in acoustic guitar, and I've become proficient in singing. My 'forte' is songwriting, so I reasonably believe that I have what it takes to not only become self-sufficient, but thrive in the music world, by creating professional albums and touring with a large following.
I want to reach this goal independant of a record label; it's my belief that they would only constrain, take all my cash, and control my image and destiny. So though doing it independently may sound daunting, it'll likely come down to the quality of my output (talent and skill, created by hard work) and breadth and depth of relationships, with systems in place to make cash very easily.
Here's what I will do this summer; this is non-negotiable:
1) Work full-time; yeah, I know, it's "slowlane" and lame and stuff, but I'm not in the position to refuse this one. At least, the job is face-to-face direct sales, which is why I'm very excited about it. This is probably the best way to get experience, since sales is the number one skill to acquire;
2) Busk in the market of my city; learn to develop flow, learn complete songs, learn how to entertain, get hundreds of hours of practice, develop relationships, and earn some extra cash;
3) Practice both guitar and vocals as much as possible; this is "behind-the-scenes" type of playing, where I learn more complicated stuff, and learn deliberately (see: deliberate practice);
4) Consume as many books/audiobooks related to: business, sales, the music industry, music performance, audio production and general self-improvement as possible. This would be pretty easy to do during the dreaded morning commute;
Though the busking and practicing sound silly, I want to be considered a boda-fide expert in my area of music, so practicing until I reach some comfortable level of mastery is a must. Mastery is leverage, and its Entry is much much lower than a beginner guitar, or someone who simply "loves music".
Now, here are things that I COULD do, where I'd like your opinion;
1) Launch a blog and write on the topic of developping your skills as a musician;
2) Teach beginner guitar lessons and learn the common sticking points which cause my students to become discouraged; create a program that tackles those directly;
3) Launch a YouTube channel to post videos similar to the blogs from Idea #1;
4) Use that same YouTube channel and post covers;
5) Use social media to develop a following;
Right now, I'm in university, and at this very moment, I'm in an exam period, so I may not post for a number of days. I simply wanted to put my intentions out there and get some expert opinions on my approach.
Cheers!
This is Dan; I'm from the Capital region in Ottawa, Canada. I read "Millionaire Fastlane" a couple of weeks ago, and I began lining up the ideas as a means to become popular and famous. I'm an expert in acoustic guitar, and I've become proficient in singing. My 'forte' is songwriting, so I reasonably believe that I have what it takes to not only become self-sufficient, but thrive in the music world, by creating professional albums and touring with a large following.
I want to reach this goal independant of a record label; it's my belief that they would only constrain, take all my cash, and control my image and destiny. So though doing it independently may sound daunting, it'll likely come down to the quality of my output (talent and skill, created by hard work) and breadth and depth of relationships, with systems in place to make cash very easily.
Here's what I will do this summer; this is non-negotiable:
1) Work full-time; yeah, I know, it's "slowlane" and lame and stuff, but I'm not in the position to refuse this one. At least, the job is face-to-face direct sales, which is why I'm very excited about it. This is probably the best way to get experience, since sales is the number one skill to acquire;
2) Busk in the market of my city; learn to develop flow, learn complete songs, learn how to entertain, get hundreds of hours of practice, develop relationships, and earn some extra cash;
3) Practice both guitar and vocals as much as possible; this is "behind-the-scenes" type of playing, where I learn more complicated stuff, and learn deliberately (see: deliberate practice);
4) Consume as many books/audiobooks related to: business, sales, the music industry, music performance, audio production and general self-improvement as possible. This would be pretty easy to do during the dreaded morning commute;
Though the busking and practicing sound silly, I want to be considered a boda-fide expert in my area of music, so practicing until I reach some comfortable level of mastery is a must. Mastery is leverage, and its Entry is much much lower than a beginner guitar, or someone who simply "loves music".
Now, here are things that I COULD do, where I'd like your opinion;
1) Launch a blog and write on the topic of developping your skills as a musician;
2) Teach beginner guitar lessons and learn the common sticking points which cause my students to become discouraged; create a program that tackles those directly;
3) Launch a YouTube channel to post videos similar to the blogs from Idea #1;
4) Use that same YouTube channel and post covers;
5) Use social media to develop a following;
Right now, I'm in university, and at this very moment, I'm in an exam period, so I may not post for a number of days. I simply wanted to put my intentions out there and get some expert opinions on my approach.
Cheers!
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