Everyone and anyone who creates for a living will always run into the dreaded “dry spell”. It can’t be helped. Some people believe creativity itself is only a gift from a passing muse, and others believe it comes from the karma in their lifestyle.
One way to kick start your recovery from a dry spell is to think about the creative process as a system or a school of thought. Let’s take a look at how this 5 step blueprint can fuel your creative fires.
I have said in the past that being an approachable and likable person as opposed to being a magical entity called an “artist” is a better way to handle yourself in the eyes of your fans and potential fans.
I had an experience over the weekend that I want to share with you, as it pertains directly to this philosophy.
We are heading into the weekend, and that means musicians of every walk are working this weekend… “the gig”. Magic words if you have “the fans” to make it profitable.
Am I aware you have a show this weekend?
Do I even know your a band I would enjoy seeing?
Most of your “yet to be” fans won’t just walk up to you out of nowhere and ask you this. Actually, if this has EVER happened to you, please leave a comment at the end of this post because I would love to hear that story.
There are way’s to actively seek out new people (read potential fans) who are not aware you exist and introduce yourself.
Here’s how to do it…
Every musician that has put effort into educating themselves on how to market their material in today’s music industry knows what twitter is and how to use it.
Not every musician is using it to it’s fullest and some are just plain “missing the boat”.
Here are 3 things you need to know to keep your following growing.
I recently tweeted about a song by the band Otep.
As a musician, I’d like to pose this question to you…
How do you know if your music is changing someone’s life?
Does Otep Shamaya know I’m talking about her? Will she friend me on facebook? Did she see me twitter about her?
Probably not.
It’s very likely I am just background noise in the continuous waterfall of constant chatter in the realm of her and her band’s multitude of fans.
Is that a good thing? Well, it most likely means she has enough fans to make a living making music if there are so many that I disappear in the noise of it all.
What about the independent musician still trying to make the transition to full time music maker?