One of the oldest mythos of the struggling artist in any
creative field (including music of course) is the concept of the “Big Break”.
Some imagine it as a spot on a sought after bill, some imagine it as getting
their music heard by the right person, others just imagine it without any specific
expectations or premonitions. You may choose to find the plethora of
opportunities that present themselves via the Internet to be encouraging or
dismal, due to the fact that your thousands upon thousands of competitors have
the same access. Either way, they are opportunities nonetheless. Platforms such
as Spotify, iTunes and so forth, offer minuet compensation and low budget
efforts to consolidate within a local scene (i.e., compilations) offer little
promise of widespread recognition. You could be forgiven (sort of) for thinking
of these as being ‘below you’. But the truth is that if you’re a local band and
your only channel for exposure is for someone to know you personally, there is
NOTHING below you. Even that friend from high school who you don’t really like
anymore and still lives with his parents, but shows up at every one of your
shows to stand up front and creeps you out…he is better than you. The reality
of catching a “Big Break” and what one might look like is becoming more and
more obscure. If you want to “Make-It” in any sense of the word; you need all
of the help you can get.
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