Today I want to draw your attention to an interesting quote I found on the EHPO blog.
I think the one lesson I should have learned early on in the business is really all is based around the fans, it’s never based around the business. You know, a lot of bands will send CDs to me and they say, can you recommend an agent, or we just need a manager, or we need a record label. The fact is that what you need – your whole career this will not change – is fans. And if you have have that, then you dictate your own terms throughout your whole career. And don’t sacrifice your art for anybody else, and I think that’s the key. I think that most fans have a bullshit dectector. They’ll sense if you’re selling out, of if you’re compromising. So think of them first, before thinking of the record label or an agent or manager or whatever else.
Chris Trapper, singer/songwriter
Quite related to this, the post on Music Think Thank about ‘How to Find a Music Manager’. This is my favorite part:
Check out what people search for online for music related terms according to a Google AdWords querry in June 2010:
Term: “Get My Music Heard Online” Global Monthly Searches: less than 10
Term: “Get more people to my shows” Global Monthly Searches: less than 10
Term: “Make a Living In Music” Global Monthly Searches: 46
Term: “Marketing My Music” Global Monthly Searches: 110
Term: “Get a Music Manager” Global Monthly Searches: 590
Term: “How to Get A Record Deal” Global Monthly Searches: 18,100
Draw your own conclusions but I think too many people are looking for a shortcut to fame that barring an act of God or Justin Bieber just doesn’t exist.
After all, I’m quite happy I chose Motion Music Manager as the name of this project. This tool wants to give you the opportunity to manage your career yourself, by knowing your fans.
