How to Make It in the Music Industry

I’d say 90% of the people you see at the amateur open mic nights look really happy to be there, and to be playing, doing what they love. 10% of people are tense, distant, antisocial, and knobheads. Those guys are tough to strike a lasting conversation with, and they care intensley about their music, without an objective point of view. Often this will lead to a person with complicated instrument parts, but the songs are ultimately not very entertaining.  Such a person focusses on the details and not on the bigger picture.

So, if you go up on stage, and tense and quiet, you won’t win many hearts. On the contrary, there is nothing more hypnotic than watching someone who adores playing and plays with a wide smile across their face. In other words,

• SMILE and be happy and bubbly, even if your songs are serious in nature.
• Chat with the audience.
• Thank them for clapping and listening.
• Laugh if you can.
• Enjoy yourself as much as you can, with a positive mental attitude, you will electrify an audience, even if the songs are only average.

Remember, nobody likes a miserable git, so be positive, be bold, be brave, and smile.

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