Somebody Saaaaaave Me!
Origin Story
I was just starting out in the music business, Recording Studios weren’t as ubiquitous as today. Nowadays, anyone with a quiet room and a decent microphone can make music, but in the 1900’s, not everyone could afford to go into a recording studio, and we certainly didn’t have Garageband on our computers or phones. The home computer was for playing The Oregon Trail. And I died of dysentery. Often.
I recorded on my home cassette recorder (Hi, I’m 105 years old, and a vampire), and dreamed of the days when I’d have a record deal and could go spend a year making a great studio album with a badass producer like Metallica or Guns ‘N Roses did.
But the first studio experience I had spun my head around.
The first studio I recorded in was in a regular neighborhood. In a regular house. But the basement had been overhauled to be… A STUDIO! A control room with a computer, a small isolation room, and a live room big enough for a drum kit and a couple guitar amps.
*GASP*
I was blown away by the concept. All of a sudden studios weren’t OUT THERE. They could be here. At home. IN MY F*CKING HOUSE!!
Superpowers
I was blown away by the concept. All of a sudden studios weren’t OUT THERE. They could be here. At home. IN MY F*CKING HOUSE!!
Suddenly, I didn’t need to go anywhere to fiddle around. Over 20 years ago, I got my first interface, and I haven’t stopped creating.
I do still believe in the need for a producer on music. An external voice that is not overly precious or involved in band politics who can help shape and carve the BEST version of your music. (Hear our Podcast about producers HERE).
But what that home studio did was open another concept to me.
The concept of THE INDEPENDENT ARTIST!
Once home studios became a reality, you could also manufacture your own CD’s. Your own Vinyl. Your own merchandise. Everything became DIY. No longer was a record deal a prerequisite for artistic success. You could do this. You could build your OWN artistic career.
Superfriends
I tell you this story to present an opportunity.
(No, this isn’t a sales pitch, if you’re reading this, you have an idea of what I do, and if you want to work with me, you will, so I say pfffft).
STOP waiting for someone to come and save you. You don’t need a record label or a deal to be a massively successful artist. As a friend of mine used to say, “whoever discovers you owns you”.
STOP waiting for someone to come and rescue you and start building YOUR empire. Build your own success, and when the so-called “Saviors” come along, you won’t necessarily need them.
If you’re building a music business, you’re building a team. Right now, you’re doing all the jobs of your music business. You’re the creator, producer, marketing department, publisher, dance choreographer, vision caster, CEO, and plumber.
Try to hold on to the creator & CEO position. It’s important that YOU are in charge of your empire. But if you don’t want to be anything other than a creator, get yourself a team manager who you can share your vision with.
Learn to automate and delegate the jobs that you’re either not great at, or don’t want to do. Build a successful team, and you will build a successful music business.
Stop waiting to be rescued.
Automate/Delegate.
Magical concepts.
