Comments on: Why 2010 Will NOT Be Any Different For Your Music Career http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html Get Your Music Marketing Hook Up On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:03:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Tim Tamashiro http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2455 Tim Tamashiro Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:31:29 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2455 Greg, You nailed it. Thanks for putting it into such concise terms. Artists: take heed. Greg,

You nailed it. Thanks for putting it into such concise terms.

Artists: take heed.

]]> By: Matthew Wettergreen http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2441 Matthew Wettergreen Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:48:17 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2441 Greg, Very inspirational words. In my personal experience, laziness seems to be the first and last factor for musicians hindering themselves and their careers. Musicians acknowledge the importance of understanding and using the online tools that we teach them, but fail to generate the will power to apply them. Extrinsic motivators such as financial success and exposure can work in the short term but ultimately the motivation must be intrinsic to carry the artists through the times when the extrinsic motivators run empty. I would love to hear your thoughts on how to overcome this laziness, and be sustainably motivated. Thanks for an insightful post, Matthew Greg,

Very inspirational words. In my personal experience, laziness seems to be the first and last factor for musicians hindering themselves and their careers. Musicians acknowledge the importance of understanding and using the online tools that we teach them, but fail to generate the will power to apply them. Extrinsic motivators such as financial success and exposure can work in the short term but ultimately the motivation must be intrinsic to carry the artists through the times when the extrinsic motivators run empty.

I would love to hear your thoughts on how to overcome this laziness, and be sustainably motivated.

Thanks for an insightful post,
Matthew

]]> By: refe http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2431 refe Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:41:26 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2431 Hey Greg - great post and thanks for the link. Your piece provides an important parallel to the optimism of my post at Creative Deconstruction. 2010 has so much potential for artists who have the drive to execute, but without that drive... Hey Greg – great post and thanks for the link. Your piece provides an important parallel to the optimism of my post at Creative Deconstruction. 2010 has so much potential for artists who have the drive to execute, but without that drive…

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]]> By: gregrollett http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2429 gregrollett Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:03:23 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2429 @Damien - great point on the "i'll do anything to make it" quote. You hear bands, artists, athletes - well all kinds of people say things like that, and many are really not willing to do anything to get where they want to be. 2010 will be a defining year for this indeed. Thanks for chiming in. @Damien – great point on the “i’ll do anything to make it” quote.

You hear bands, artists, athletes – well all kinds of people say things like that, and many are really not willing to do anything to get where they want to be. 2010 will be a defining year for this indeed. Thanks for chiming in.

]]> By: gregrollett http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2428 gregrollett Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:00:52 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2428 @Scott and @Patrick - thanks guys for saying something. I have been a fan of Nimbit for a while and included it in the 1st version of the 100 Social Media Resources for Musicians and have it in there again. You guys hit it on the head as to where you need to be creating a business - that was the essence of the new music economy video. The days of making millions of your music alone is going to be really, really tough. I hope that musicians do take charge of their own career and get it together - because there is some awesome music out there that needs to be heard! @Scott and @Patrick – thanks guys for saying something. I have been a fan of Nimbit for a while and included it in the 1st version of the 100 Social Media Resources for Musicians and have it in there again.

You guys hit it on the head as to where you need to be creating a business – that was the essence of the new music economy video. The days of making millions of your music alone is going to be really, really tough. I hope that musicians do take charge of their own career and get it together – because there is some awesome music out there that needs to be heard!

]]> By: Music Producer | Songwriter http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2426 Music Producer | Songwriter Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:34:13 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2426 Fantastic post Greg, As a music producer I couldn't begin to tell you how many times I've heard clients say, "When we finish this 'hit' I'm gonna put it up my MySpace and we're gonna blow up!". Where on earth this mentality sprang from I'm not 100% sure (though I have my theories) but I think there are many an artist out there that would greatly benefit from accepting the truths that this article serves up. - I'll be sharing this one for sure! Cheers, <strong>Damon Cisneros</strong> Studio: (562) 7-BODIGM <a href="http://www.youtube.com/damoncisneros" title="Damon Cisneros on YouTube" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bodigmstudios" title="Music Production by Damon Cisneros on MySpace" rel="nofollow">MySpace</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/damoncisneros" title="Follow Damon on Twitter" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> Fantastic post Greg,

As a music producer I couldn’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve heard clients say, “When we finish this ‘hit’ I’m gonna put it up my MySpace and we’re gonna blow up!”.

Where on earth this mentality sprang from I’m not 100% sure (though I have my theories) but I think there are many an artist out there that would greatly benefit from accepting the truths that this article serves up. – I’ll be sharing this one for sure!

Cheers,

Damon Cisneros
Studio: (562) 7-BODIGM
YouTube | MySpace | Twitter

]]> By: patrick faucher http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2425 patrick faucher Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:22 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2425 I agree 100%. Let's cut to the chase in 2010. In order for a career to be viable there needs to be a real business around it. A real business is one who has customers (fans), product (the artist & the music) and sales that make it profitable. Any artist who doesn't see it this way will not succeed, no matter the talent level. I spend every day working with musicians to give them the tools to run a successful business directly with their fans. Thankfully, thousands of them are starting to really pull it off. Change is happening. Patrick Faucher, CEO Nimbit.com I agree 100%. Let’s cut to the chase in 2010. In order for a career to be viable there needs to be a real business around it. A real business is one who has customers (fans), product (the artist & the music) and sales that make it profitable. Any artist who doesn’t see it this way will not succeed, no matter the talent level.

I spend every day working with musicians to give them the tools to run a successful business directly with their fans. Thankfully, thousands of them are starting to really pull it off.

Change is happening.

Patrick Faucher, CEO
Nimbit.com

]]> By: Scott http://www.genyrockstars.com/2009/12/2010-indie-music-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2424 Scott Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:04:55 +0000 http://www.genyrockstars.com/?p=352#comment-2424 This is great stuff! The need to take your music seriously is generally given lip service. As an increasing number of tools allow artists to "build their business," very few make the effort. And yeah, they end up staring at cases of unsold discs. Here at Nimbit, we totally get that. Our tools (and our cd manufacturing...) are easy and affordable. We're not saying you won't work hard, but you'll definitely work smart! Nimbit: The Power of Direct to Fan... (Sorry for the shameless plug - I'm a marketing guy ... it's what we do ... ;) This is great stuff! The need to take your music seriously is generally given lip service. As an increasing number of tools allow artists to “build their business,” very few make the effort. And yeah, they end up staring at cases of unsold discs. Here at Nimbit, we totally get that. Our tools (and our cd manufacturing…) are easy and affordable. We’re not saying you won’t work hard, but you’ll definitely work smart! Nimbit: The Power of Direct to Fan…

(Sorry for the shameless plug – I’m a marketing guy … it’s what we do … ;)

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