Comments on: Networking and the Songwriting Business http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/ Insight for Independent Artists Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Also anonymous http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Also anonymous Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:26:08 +0000 http://blog.discmakers.com/?p=3327#comment-1162 You're missing the point of what the article is about. It's not that people mind being asked for a photo or autograph. Artists love attention! That's what drives many artists to do what they do - they want to be recognized. But if you're at networking event and you see a songwriter that you happen to be a fan of, and you would want to work with if given the chance, you need to act like a music colleague, not a fan. If you ask them for an autograph they'll think of you as a fan, and then if you say, "Want to write a song together?", they'll be thinking, "Why would I let some random fan write a song with me? What do they know about songwriting?" So you would have lost your opportunity to possibly further your career because you thought that one person was so awesome that you just had to have an autograph; which, by the way, does nothing for your career. You’re missing the point of what the article is about. It’s not that people mind being asked for a photo or autograph. Artists love attention! That’s what drives many artists to do what they do – they want to be recognized. But if you’re at networking event and you see a songwriter that you happen to be a fan of, and you would want to work with if given the chance, you need to act like a music colleague, not a fan. If you ask them for an autograph they’ll think of you as a fan, and then if you say, “Want to write a song together?”, they’ll be thinking, “Why would I let some random fan write a song with me? What do they know about songwriting?” So you would have lost your opportunity to possibly further your career because you thought that one person was so awesome that you just had to have an autograph; which, by the way, does nothing for your career.

]]> By: Carly Bak http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Carly Bak Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:51:41 +0000 http://blog.discmakers.com/?p=3327#comment-1153 Our culture here in the USA has gotten overly competitive; now don't get me wrong competition can be a good thing. Competition can drive one to strive for excellence. But taken to the extreme, competition can become more like warfare, with a divide a conquer strategy. Who really wins this war? Only big business, corporate America! When communities of people come together, great things happen, and this is something that is truly needed in our industry. We could all benefit from asking ourselves not only, what do I…. need to succeed but also what can I … give back that will help my community succeed. Albert Einstein said "It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it." Great things can happen, It's all initiated with a good attitude! Our culture here in the USA has gotten overly competitive; now don’t get me wrong competition can be a good thing. Competition can drive one to strive for excellence. But taken to the extreme, competition can become more like warfare, with a divide a conquer strategy. Who really wins this war? Only big business, corporate America! When communities of people come together, great things happen, and this is something that is truly needed in our industry. We could all benefit from asking ourselves not only, what do I…. need to succeed but also what can I … give back that will help my community succeed. Albert Einstein said “It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.”

Great things can happen, It’s all initiated with a good attitude!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Anonymous Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:07 +0000 http://blog.discmakers.com/?p=3327#comment-1126 This is what i call the biggest dumbest thing in the industry people are stupid and ego driven- most artist can be dushbags whats the big deal of getting asking for a photo ? "If you want to taken seriously, avoid the photo ops and autographs. You want to be seen as a peer by others in the industry – not as a fan! I see this way too much in Nashville by new songwriters who get to attend events. They ask for autographs and photos with artists and hit songwriters, so they are considered fans and are not asked to attend future events" This is what i call the biggest dumbest thing in the industry

people are stupid and ego driven- most artist can be dushbags
whats the big deal of getting asking for a photo ?

“If you want to taken seriously, avoid the photo ops and autographs. You want to be seen as a peer by others in the industry – not as a fan! I see this way too much in Nashville by new songwriters who get to attend events. They ask for autographs and photos with artists and hit songwriters, so they are considered fans and are not asked to attend future events”

]]> By: Robbie Alan http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Robbie Alan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:08:53 +0000 http://blog.discmakers.com/?p=3327#comment-1124 Thank you for the advice. I'm going to be making a video soon, and a new CD. I appreciate the ideas. I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Chistmas and a prosperous New Year! See you on Stage! Thank you for the advice. I’m going to be making a video
soon, and a new CD. I appreciate the ideas.

I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Chistmas and a prosperous
New Year! See you on Stage!

]]> By: Todd Stormz http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/12/networking-and-the-songwriting-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Todd Stormz Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:05:01 +0000 http://blog.discmakers.com/?p=3327#comment-1092 Let's continue to support and influence this media world the right way. All the best, Todd Stormz. (Send your offers to me if interested and we can work something out...) Let’s continue to support and influence this media world the right way. All the best, Todd Stormz. (Send your offers to me if interested and we can work something out…)

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