Dayne Nobody IV wrote:yod wrote:Actually they look legit if you're an indie with a frontline production doing modern hip-pop or sub-urban. (just made both those genres up)could you please clarify "Not sure that style is a fit:... imo jook's stuff is exactly that fresh new concept that could catch on like wildfire, it is so new and refreshing, and has hooks up the ying-yang.. nobody can play like that, and Ted, since you are a somebody in the music industry, if you can't see it, and hear it, then you might need to consider you are getting old like the rest of us..
Not sure that your style is a fit. What do you hope they could do for you?
Hey I know that I'm getting old, but it doesn't mean that Kanye will be in heavy rotation on country stations anytime soon.
Having hooks out the ying-yang or even being a great player has very little to do with success in the music business. It has now been weeks since I checked out this station, but according to my comments I got the impression that this company is about urban hip-hop and pop. Dude, you better be a cute teenager that is committed to hip-hop if you want to break in there....or your wheels will just spin.
If we're talking about any of the mainstream genres and you are solo artist with no major previous success, then 22 is too old. If it's a band that is consistently filling up 500 seater rooms, you have until your 28....tops.
And there is no such thing as artist development for the last 20 years. Your record better be a frontline production (funded by you) and have all the metrics (sales, listens, likes, fans, follows, etc) that the big boys have.
Anyone outside of those parameters has fewer options. Not hopeless, by any means, but not a chance for a mainstream pop career. You're much better off producing your own music, owning your copyrights, exploiting them for film/TV, and selling souvenirs at gigs. You could make a decent living as an indie that way, but the days of getting a break just because you got airplay somewhere have been over for decades now.
Getting airplay will do nothing but make a few fans who might show up if you're doing a tour through their city. If you aren't touring heavy, airplay is practically pointless in this day and age, even if you're getting heavy rotation. Typically and overwhelmingly, people don't remember something on radio or tv until they've heard/seen it multiple time and won't buy from radio airplay; they buy from enjoying a live performance experience.
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