Essential items every artist should have: (Part 5 of 5) Where is your dedication?

Now that you have your demo, business cards, a team and an online brand it’s time to use these tools to network. You must make an effort to use them every day. This is your job! A lot of people use the same tools, so how do you use them to your advantage and get a step on the competition? Dedication & Persistence.

You have to keep your brand updated. Come out with new songs or projects and release them strategically. Timing is everything. Use the launch of a new album to pursue radio and print interviews. Launch your album with a show. Just remember that every opportunity you take to market and promote yourself gets you one step closer to your dream. Make sure you set achievable goals and stick to them. Without a short term goal like “release my album by June 2010,” nothing will ever get done. You don't want to be 80 years old and have nothing to show for it.

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Go to School?

If you’re like me then you’ve probably heard that you should go to college and get a degree. It is a fact that on average university graduates earn about $20,000 dollars more per year than high school graduates.(1)


It’s easy to see how school helps if you want to be a doctor or a lawyer but what if you want to break into the music business, should you go to school? Like any other professional, school definitely opens doors but if you don’t have the drive to go through those doors you will never make it.


The entertainment industry is a very exciting industry to get into, that being said it is very competitive. Having a degree in music business helps, but not as much as making connections and using those connections to get ahead in your career. Almost every program you will take will force you to do an internship afterward to gain experience. This is the most important aspect to the program, choose your company wisely and work hard to get ahead!

Having received a Bachelor’s in History, an Audio Engineering Degree, and a Masters in Business has allowed to me to grow as a person, but education alone will not get you anywhere.

Here you will find a link to a list of schools that teach music business and audio engineering courses in USA. If you have gone to any of these schools make a comment and tell people what you think.

Here is a list of some Canadian Schools:

Name	City	Website
Megadance Music Group	Calgary	www.megadance.ca
The Academy of Production & Recording	Calgary	www.apra.ca
Canadian University College	Lacombe	www.cauc.ca
Pacific Audio Visual Institute	Vancouver	www.pacificav.com
Harbourside Institute Of Technology	Vancouver	www.harboursideit.com
Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts	Winnipeg	www.midoceanschool.ca
Centre for Arts and Technology	Halifax	www.digitalartschool.com
Trebas Institute	Toronto	www.trebasinstitute.com
Recording Arts	Toronto	www.recordingarts.com
OIART	London	www.oiart.org
TARA	Toronto	www.taratoronto.com
Trebas Institute	Montreal	www.trebasinstitute.com
Recording Arts	Montreal	www.recordingarts.com

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