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here& #39;s some @naval style tweets but for music making: https://twitter.com/RAC/status/1301307068981231618">https://twitter.com/RAC/statu...
stay out of the way of the vocal, it& #39;s about the song, not your studio tricks.
be yourself, it& #39;ll be harder to build an audience but you& #39;ll be happier and your fans will love you for who you are.
chasing trends is for losers, you& #39;ll always be late and unoriginal.
don& #39;t write for playlisting, there& #39;s a million artists with a million plays and nobody wants to see them play a show.
if you& #39;re not proud of your own work, why would anybody else be?
don& #39;t listen to A&Rs.
if somebody offers you money upfront, question why they don& #39;t give you ownership.
value your time, don& #39;t let people waste it.
play count / followers are the least important measure of success.
50% of the master actually means 17-18% of the song after "fees". say it out loud so people acknowledge that they& #39;re taking more than their fair share and obfuscating it through industry jargon.
recoupable advance means YOUR WORK needs to make 150%+ to break even.
major label advances are effectively buyouts. that is ok, but know what you& #39;re getting into.
360 deal? run.
YOU are creating value.
music has value.
recorded music has value.
live music has value.
don& #39;t forget it.
music has value.
recorded music has value.
live music has value.
don& #39;t forget it.
doing it for exposure is a lie.
