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	In this issue: Top 10 Mistakes Serving the Muse Independent Music Awards Join BMI 50 Free discs! Get a custom quote. Get a FREE Catalog
The answer to success in the music business is to develop a mindset that naturally attracts people to what you're doing as well as an understanding of how the music business game is played. As you develop as a person, your music career will develop with you. Sounds crazy, but it's true. Of course, part of developing includes making mistakes along the way. Check out these ten common music business mistakes, and ways to avoid them... #7 – Not building strong relationships with fans. People aren't stupid. They know when they're being marketed to. They know when you're looking to sell them something. Do they mind? No. In fact, if you have a good relationship with your fans, and if you do it well, they look forward to being marketed to. Building relationships with fans take time. You have to show them you care. Serving the muse: a lesson learned Technique and vocabulary are wonderful in that they give you options. But artistry is in how you use what you know. These ideas aren't mutually exclusive but most musicians seem to come down on one side or the other. Here's what I think: technique and vocabulary are meant to function in the service of artistry. In other words, know how to authoritatively use what you've got. Then seek out new information and learn to use that properly. In this way your skills serve your muse instead of dictating your style... and as your abilities grow, your music grows along with them. The Independent Music Awards is accepting submissions! The Independent Music Awards is an influential, international program that tears down mainstream obstacles and puts winners and finalists in front of more than 15 million fans and industry professionals. IMA winners benefit from targeted, year-long support that includes print, broadcast and online promotions plus distribution and performance opportunities. Sponsors include The Musician’s Atlas, eMusic, PureVolume, ManiaTV, The StreamTV, Ning.com, CMJ, The Planetary Group, Burnside Distribution, and the Coalition of Independent Music Stores. Over 50 music and design categories are honored in the awards. IMA winners are determined by influential artist and industry players including Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Daryl Palumbo, Clint Black, Pacquito D’Rivera, George Jones, Roger Daltrey, Ice-T, Lee Ritenour, Steve Vai and many others. Click here to learn more and enter today. Hurry! The extended deadline is August 22nd!
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