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Jumpstart my career...
If I could do anything, no strings attached, I would be a singer with a career like Josh Groban's. He has the opportunity to do what he loves (without anyone telling him what or how to sing), he is able to make a living at it, travel the world, and most importantly of all, help people through his position.
Like him, I am a singer. I love music, and I've written a couple of songs myself. But all my life I've been told that singing is not a practical thing to do with my life, that I'll just be a starving artist... how do I prove them wrong? I'm from a small town, but I'm about to go to college in a bigger city. How can I follow my dream? And how can I make sure that I will succeed? Please help, I need any advice that anyone can give me, anything from warm-ups to ways to build my career to how to make good connections. Please! I need your help.
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I think the best way to start a career in the music industry is by putting yourself out there. Make a music MySpace and upload your original songs. From there you can make a YouTube account and hope to get noticed. Many people have used the internet as their resource in the business like Esmee Denters and Savannah Outen. Also try to sing at bars, clubs, anywhere where you can get noticed. If you can, pay for some time in a studio and make a demo CD. Send it out to record companies and wait for a response. If you do not get contacted, don't be deceived. Many people try to get record deals so it may be a couple of years 'til they find your CD.
When making a YouTube or MySpace, try to be funny and open-minded. Funny YouTubers usually get attention like VenetianPrincess and open-minded MySpacers usually get attention from more then one fan-based genre.
Try to make friends with struggling artists. They may help you in the future if they get a record deal. Getting a manager can help you out too. A manager doesn't have to be someone famous or bossy. If anything, it could be a close friend.
You can prove the people who doubted you wrong just by letting them hear your voice. They may be blown away by it. Or maybe even write a song about how people assumed you couldn't make it. Those sort of things get attention.
Being an artist can be hard so make sure you ALWAYS have a back-up plan in case things don't go your way. Figure out what you will do as a career to pay rent or anything else.
I know how you feel when you say people assume singing isn't a practical career [I want to become a best selling creative writer] but there will always be people who attempt to bring you down. If you truly believe you can make it in the music industry, then work for it. Keep in mind, it's going to be hard and there will always be people who tell you "you're not good enough." and at times you might believe it too, but just remember that this is your dream and you choose whether to believe in it or not.
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