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emails
08-11-2015
just wanted to know do people who want to get in to the music ind, still send in demo tapes of there work to music producers etc? i went to the pete waterman site ,& it state they do not except demo tapes ,what about simon cowell? just thought i'd ask
Hitstastic
08-11-2015
Personally, I make music for the enjoyment of it. I suspect if I became famous, my enjoyment wouldn't be anywhere near the same as I'd have a record company dangling a knife over my head until I produce a "hit".

I even tried it myself earlier this year on SoundCloud. Below is a track I did called Forever On The Dancefloor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqKtCiTvrLs

I messaged Jack Eye Jones on Facebook and he gave me an email address to submit my own tracks so I sent two. The reply basically said it was good but to keep practicing.

I don't know how David Zowie, Tough Love, Philip George, AronChupa etc...all got their breaks through producing dance music but these acts, imo, have released some of the worst dance music I've heard in a long time.

Is Forever On The Dancefloor really worse than tracks like House Every Weekend, So Freakin' Tight, Wish You Were Mine and I'm An Albatraoz.

I honestly beg to differ.

Still, it's not all bad. I know one of the DJ's on NE1FM 102.5 based in Newcastle and he still regularly plays a song we did together way back in 2004. LOL

https://twitter.com/NE1fmplaylist/st...59670995382272
emails
08-11-2015
Originally Posted by Hitstastic:
“Personally, I make music for the enjoyment of it. I suspect if I became famous, my enjoyment wouldn't be anywhere near the same as I'd have a record company dangling a knife over my head until I produce a "hit".

I even tried it myself earlier this year on SoundCloud. Below is a track I did called Forever On The Dancefloor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqKtCiTvrLs

I messaged Jack Eye Jones on Facebook and he gave me an email address to submit my own tracks so I sent two. The reply basically said it was good but to keep practicing.

I don't know how David Zowie, Tough Love, Philip George, AronChupa etc...all got their breaks through producing dance music but these acts, imo, have released some of the worst dance music I've heard in a long time.

Is Forever On The Dancefloor really worse than tracks like House Every Weekend, So Freakin' Tight, Wish You Were Mine and I'm An Albatraoz.

I honestly beg to differ.

Still, it's not all bad. I know one of the DJ's on NE1FM 102.5 based in Newcastle and he still regularly plays a song we did together way back in 2004. LOL

https://twitter.com/NE1fmplaylist/st...59670995382272”

that sounds ok,it must be tougher to get in than 1st thought,well one can only try
Hitstastic
08-11-2015
Originally Posted by emails:
“that sounds ok,it must be tougher to get in than 1st thought,well one can only try”

I suppose it's a bit like Ed Sheeran said when he was on BBC Breakfast promoting Jamie Lawson. He said to make it in the music industry you've got to have drive and ambition. Actual talents is a mere after thought. Would explain why so many talented people out there are doing 9 to 5 jobs earning 20-30k a year, whilst talentless people are earning over 100k a year being a string puppet for their record label.
Aries_123
08-11-2015
- make sure your songs are good quality demos
- your songs need to be good too
- if you havent already signed up to soundcloud..set one up for yourself and post your music on there
- gig gig gig! ...even if theres two people in the audience, being able to perform live is very important and practice makes perfect!
hazydayz
08-11-2015
I think the truth is, like everything else in the entertainment industry, you need luck on your side but you also need drive. I think if you really want to do it you will go out there and do it and make it happen. I think most people, especially in the UK don't have any self belief, they are brought up that way. People aren't brought up to believe they can be something or be a someone and I think that's why you can have people that have less talent than you be successful but they're just a bit more brash and confident, it's just like the cool guys in secondary school banging all the hot girls while all the smart guys stand by and watch. It's the confidence and being forward that does it. I think the same is true in life, especially in music and movies and TV.


I also produce music on the side but only as a hobby. I don't think I've ever really shared anything I've done but every now and then I burn tracks to a CD and play it on my high end music system and you know what, it sounds pretty good to me. Unfortuntely I don't have the same kind of speakers on my computer so when I'm mixing on my headphones I don't get the job done as well as I could but even I'm starting to think there might be a chance of something for me or at the very least get them mixed properly and enjoy them properly, even if it is just me that hears them lol.
callmediva
24-11-2015
Originally Posted by Aries_123:
“- make sure your songs are good quality demos
- your songs need to be good too
- if you havent already signed up to soundcloud..set one up for yourself and post your music on there
- gig gig gig! ...even if theres two people in the audience, being able to perform live is very important and practice makes perfect!”

This. Plus I would add that it's easier these days to find the info you need and much easier and cheaper to send an email with a link to your soundcloud rather than posting out tapes or CDs, unless your contact expressly asks for that.
Also do your research, if your style of music if Folk, it's no good sending an email to a Metal label or a Dance label. A good place to start would be to sign up to the Unsigned Guide, I think it's only about 30 quid a year and gives you all the info you'll need.

Don't expect results overnight, most overnight successes have taken 10 years of gigging to a man and his dog in pubs with bullet holes in the windows (been there, done that) Make sure your demos are well produced, a home studio is fine if you know what you're doing but if you're not sure, then go to a proper studio and use an engineer who specialises in your style of music.

If you want any more advice feel free to ask, it's not an easy business to get into and it's even harder to stay in it when you're there, but it's possible, I'm proof of that
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