| You have the talent. You even have a small fan base. | | | | there. Try to adapt a novel approach to your music. |
| Your family friends and supporters are asking when | | | | Add some new beats, great lyrics, shake up your |
| you plan to take the next step. The question is: Do you | | | | rhythmic concepts. |
| have what producers are looking for from a new | | | | Go online and see what there is to offer to punch up |
| artist? Do you sound professional? Do you have a | | | | your style. Look at the possibilities. Hip hop beats or |
| catchy beat? | | | | instrumental tracks, rhythm and blues and pop. Add |
| The first thing you need to do is to take a good, hard | | | | jazz beats or reggae if it highlights your skills and |
| look at what you do have. Be a professional, it is what | | | | achieves the intended purpose. Mix and match with |
| you have to be if you want to make it. Be unbiased | | | | your vocals or instruments and see what you have. |
| and highly critical. Analyze it. In particular, listen to the | | | | There are many different ways of changing the sound |
| strength of the beats. Are they hot? Do they create a | | | | of your music. While it should always relate to your |
| good buzz? Remember, the beat sells music these | | | | lyrics and intent, the beat is crucial in todays pop and |
| days both to the audience and the producers. | | | | underground world. Create a unique sound, use a great |
| What you need, and what producers want from any | | | | beat, one that fits your style and make it totally yours. |
| new artist they plan to sign may vary from label to | | | | As a result, it will help a producers and fans notice you. |
| label. There are, however, certain main characteristics | | | | Realize, being unique does not mean going out so far |
| they need to see or, rather hear, in their latest single or | | | | on a limb nobody understands you. Do not ignore your |
| group artist. It begins with sound and ends in quality. It | | | | core audience, but use the beats and take the talent |
| involves talent, but does not ignore originality. | | | | you have, combining it with something that relates to |
| The first thing you need to do is to grab the attention | | | | your lyrics or vocal style. In a competition to get |
| of your audience, This requires something different a | | | | attention, lyrics are important, but if you dont have the |
| fresh approach, a new voice. Listen to you music. | | | | right beat the right kind of attention will pass you by. |
| Does it simply go over old ground? Is what you are | | | | Yet, no matter how good you sound, how talented you |
| saying or playing the same-old, same-old? Do you | | | | are or how unique you may be do not ever forget the |
| have a mundane beat? Does your musical beat reach | | | | production quality of your demo. It is no good to you or |
| way down inside your audiences guts and pull at | | | | your group, if you sound good, live, but fail to capture it |
| them? Is it impossible for anyone listening to you to | | | | on tape. The same applies if you are inconsistent in |
| forget the beat, the rhythm of the music, when it | | | | what you do. On tape, in the studio or live, you must |
| stops? Does your beat rock them hot or leave them | | | | deliver the same high quality performance if you want |
| cold? | | | | to be noticed, taken seriously and signed. Your |
| If you and your crew are exactly like a half-dozen | | | | performance demo must be sharp. The sound needs |
| other groups on the market, you might as well stick to | | | | to be clear. You need to convince the producer you |
| playing covers. A producer wants fresh voices, new | | | | have an identity, quality, consistency and craftsmanship. |
| hot beats, not carbon copies of something already out | | | | |