How to Move From Your Day Job to a Successful Music Career? Improves strategic planning skills. Helps you learn to collaborate with others

Find a label. Before the golden era of digital downloads, musicians were forced to accept only possible way to success - to sign a contract with a major recording company. For the young musicians, it was like a dream come true. The music business was undoubtedly a powerful empire, a giant machine steeped in profits and balance sheets rather than the love of music itself. Musicians were seen only as "assets" owned by "men in suits"....lawyers, accountants, publishers, managers and so on. Now, thanks to the Internet and digital downloads, you can make your dreams come true yourself, cutting out the middleman and taking full control of your creativity. Here's how to do it.

Post your mp3 tracks on social networking sites designed specifically for musicians; There are a huge number of such resources and most of them are free. Many musicians register there, and the composition of their own own songs

and creating covers helps them start a good music career. Easily create your own EPC (Electronic Press Kit). There are many tips on how to compile a set on the Internet. information materials

for the media: what to include, what to remove, who to send. There are a large number of free information sites with tons of advice. Get yourself a copy of the books on music marketing with tons of information about publishers, radio stations, television channels

Make sure that your songs and lyrics are the property of the person(s) who created the songs, melodies, lyrics or all of these.

You can send your compositions to yourself by registered mail, sign when you receive the package, but do not open it. This will simply ensure that you have copyrighted the works as of a certain date. In fact, a song is copyrighted once it is put down on paper, signed and dated. Know your target audience. Who are they? Age? Preferences? There's no point in playing heavy metal for a crowd of emo or pop fans! Social media is useful for researching statistics because people who stop by your music tend to click on your tracks, and if listeners like what they hear, they will start messaging you. e-mail

, wanting to say something like "Yes, voila.... You've got a fan!" Trade paraphernalia. As stated earlier, merchandising has great importance to promote your band: badges, hats, t-shirts, stickers, free CDs - it's worth it. You also have the right to sell your items at concerts... just don't forget to give some of the money you earn to the scary representative!

Most aspiring musicians hear a lot of advice from their friends and family about what is the best approach to creating a successful music career. One of the many options offered is the idea of ​​having a backup plan. Most people advise having "something to fall back on if your music career doesn't work out," or a "Plan B." The most typical situation is when a musician is persuaded to go to Educational establishment, where he can get the education with which he can later easily find permanent job and make music in your spare time.

As you begin to achieve success in your music career, you will most likely be advised to work less on your "back-up plan" and gradually focus more on music until you are able to completely give up your day job and make your music career worked for you. This kind of advice sounds good in theory, but it doesn't work in reality. Why? Because, as a rule, the work that aspiring musicians find in order to support themselves financially until their musical career takes off has nothing to do with music in general and with their career as a professional musician in particular. As a result, most musicians find themselves in a hopeless situation that dooms any attempt to achieve sustainable success.

4 reasons why such a “backup plan” is doomed to fail

Before going into more detail about why this "backup plan" doesn't work as well as it should, I would like you to examine yourself and the effectiveness of the strategy you have chosen to become a professional musician. It will be better if you take this test BEFORE you continue reading this article, in this case you will be unbiased in your answers.

Do you think your “backup plan” will work and lead you to a fruitful and stable career as a professional musician? Go through to find out the answer before you continue reading the article.

Reason #1: Lack of an effective “transition strategy.”

The idea of ​​gradually reducing your full-time work as your music career progresses isn't a bad idea in and of itself. However, for it to work, this transition must be done correctly. Most musicians don't plan anything to help them gradually reduce the number of hours they spend on their day job and concentrate more on the music. Therefore, they choose the job that is considered the most “stable and reliable” and brings the most money when it comes to making a “back-up plan”. However, most people don't plan a "transition strategy" or think about what they'll do when the situation in their music career allows them to dedicate less energy to their full-time job. As a result, musicians find themselves captive to it and are unable to gradually reduce its volume when such a moment comes. They are faced with a choice: either quit it completely, or hold on to it until retirement. (more on this a little later).

The ideal "transition plan" is to get a job that allows you to gradually reduce the number of hours you spend on it: from 40 hours a week to 30, then to 20, then to 10, and so on until you finally , you won’t be able to give it up completely. You need to find an activity that gives you schedule flexibility. So, in right time With this approach to choosing a job, you can gradually abandon it and devote yourself entirely to your musical career. Unfortunately, most traditional occupations (office manager, programmer, accountant, etc.) do not allow such schedule flexibility. Remember, your immediate boss will not allow you to work 3-4 days a week instead of the required 5, just because you need to work a few more days on your new CD. Of course, you can choose a non-musical job at first, HOWEVER, you should not take any available job without thinking through your “transition strategy” from the very beginning.

The ideal job for an aspiring musician is teaching guitar. In addition to the fact that you can get good money for this work, you also have complete control over the time you spend on it. Of course, not everyone wants to teach for the rest of their lives (and that's okay). But, if you still have to work, then why not do something that directly relates to your favorite activity - helping your students achieve their goals faster, and at the same time earn money? Moreover, similar teaching activity in itself is a job directly related to music, and doing it is much more interesting than just sitting in an office.

Other possible work- This is an independent contract job in the field of marketing and sales, or a freelance consultant position. Before taking any job, always consider how much flexible work hours it can provide you with. Remember that in most industries, 40-60 hours per week is the norm and there is no possibility of part-time work. This, in turn, makes it impossible to smoothly transition from such work to a musical career.

Reason #2: It's too risky.

The slow and smooth transition from a regular job to a music career seems “safe and stable” enough, but in fact it can stab you in the back and trap you in its illusion of security. Let's say you earn $60,000 a year from your full-time job and were able (by working nights and weekends) to create a recurring income of $25,000 from your work at musical environment. Together, this profit will be $85,000 per year. This is where reality hits you over the head. If you want to devote yourself full-time to your music career, you will inevitably have to quit your day job at one point or another. You'll earn $60,000 less until you get back on your feet and develop your music career. For most people (especially those who are getting married, raising children, or have significant expenses), such a risk is extremely unpleasant to think about.

Reason #3: As a rule, you cannot take advantage of opportunities.

Imagine this: after putting in incredible effort, working nights and weekends, you and your team recorded a great album, spent a lot of time promoting it in the hope of getting a contract with record company and go on tour. And now, you have the opportunity to organize a tour lasting 10 weeks in another country. IT IS MOST likely that you will NOT make a lot of money on your first tour, but this tour is the breakthrough in your music career that you have been waiting for. What would you do in such a situation? Will you pass up a great opportunity to take your music career to the next level? Will you accept the sharp decline in your profits that will follow your dismissal from your job? I think that you will not like either the first or the second option. Imagine how great it would be to go on tour and not have to think about how to feed yourself and your family while you are away from home.

Reason #4: Lack of time and energy to do anything useful.

This is very important question, although at first glance such a problem may seem insignificant. If you spend your most productive time of day on the least useful things, then achieving your goals will take MUCH longer. Think about this: if you have to get up at 6:00, get to work by 8:00 - 9:00, spend 8 - 10 hours at work, then spend an hour or two driving home, then by the time you can start working on his musical career, You will be very tired. At the same time, we do not take into account those things on which any living person spends time. Therefore, trying to get things done on time, create multiple streams of income related to music, and smoothly transition from a day job to a music career without leaving you and your family struggling to survive will require truly incredible efforts on your part, working at night and at night. weekend.
How to solve all these problems?

Not creating a backup plan is definitely not a solution. You need good preparation for your music career to be successful, and you should never hope that "everything will happen on its own." The main problem with the conventional backup plan that I just described is that it is built on the basis of thinking, “How can I not lose?” This type of thinking is unambitious and forces you to stick to what you know as “safe and secure.” As a result, you come to what you were striving for: the standard life of an average person, “reliable and safe.” However, this attitude rarely leads to any significant successes, victories and breakthroughs in the music industry.

You need to form your backup plan, or Plan B, based on the GOALS OF YOUR OWN MUSICAL CAREER (Plan A) - this is what the most successful musicians do. This approach requires ambition and courage and is based on a winning mentality. It also obliges you to think about how you can integrate Plan B into your present and future life professional musician.

There are many opportunities to create truly effective “backup” plans (although it would be more accurate to call them “support” plans). In most cases, they involve project systems and revenue streams from multiple sources of your music business that can support you for a long time.

It is very important to think carefully about what “back-up” plan and what methods of earning money are most suitable for you, taking into account your goals. To come up with a plan that's right for you, there are two most important things you need to remember:

First, learn how the music business works (this is the key to success). Understanding its laws will help you create the most effective strategy to achieve your goals as quickly as possible. Creating a long and successful music career requires a lot of dedication and intelligently directed effort. The more you learn about the music business, the easier it will be to create a backup plan that can help you achieve your goals without limiting you or trapping you.

Secondly, if you are following advice from people who, despite their good intentions, know little about the music industry, be selective and careful. Our friends and family often give us well-intentioned advice on what we need to do to succeed. However, if you listen to their advice carefully, you will find that most of them have one common topic: “Here’s what you need to do to avoid losing.” But you will rarely hear advice about what you need to do to win. This mentality will hold you back from taking the steps necessary to get closer to achieving your dreams, as described above.

The fact that in most cases your friends and family are simply not qualified enough to give advice, despite their good intentions, only makes matters worse. You can just as easily ask your brother, a plumber (for example), how to cure this or that disease, or your uncle, a carpenter (for example), how to solve the problem of legalization. No matter how good their intentions are, it doesn't matter in this case. If they are not familiar with the issue they are discussing, then you will not receive advice from them that can help you.

If you want advice that will actually work, and if you want to learn strategies for achieving all of your music career goals, you need to find someone whose advice you can rely on. Therefore, you need to learn from a person who has achieved everything you want to achieve and, ideally, has taught it to many people.

The most effective, predictable and safe strategies smooth transition to support through a music career

Now that you are familiar with the problems with traditional approaches to creating backup plans, I would like to talk about the criteria for a good plan.

1. Flexibility

Your plan should be flexible. This statement covers many aspects. One is the ability to gradually reduce the time you spend working on Plan B and increase the time you spend on Plan A. Another aspect is the ability to apply skills (or results) to implement Plan A.

2. Inertia

Your plan should be mostly inert: If your plan B consists mostly of a few sources of inert profit that you created once you invested in them, this will help you a lot. It is obvious how much free time to work on plan A (your music career) this approach can provide you with!

3. Diversity/heterogeneity

The plan was to be diverse: don't become dependent on one source of income. Many people call a music career unstable, although nothing could be further from the truth than this statement. Which situation, in your opinion, is most likely: a company fires an employee without blinking an eye (depriving him of his only source of income), or a music teacher teaching 40 people (each of whom is a separate source of income) will lose all his students in one evening?

By making your Plan B more diverse, you work for your own financial stability, while remaining financially independent from third parties. I don’t know what you think about this, but personally, it’s much calmer for me to live knowing that my own financial stability in my hands, and not rely on someone else's idea of ​​a safe life.

4. Coherence and relevance

This means that your Plan B should help you achieve your main goal (creating a music career). Ideally, the time spent developing skills and gaining experience while working on Plan B should also work towards implementing Plan A. Example: If you are considered an excellent guitar teacher, you a larger share chances are you will be able to organize a concert, negotiate the sale of your upcoming albums in music stores, schools, etc.

I hope you can now see how this strategy is different (and superior) to the conventional wisdom that says you should first get a day job and then spend your evenings and weekends trying to start your own music career from scratch.

As you search for a path to a successful music career, be sure to measure each step you take against the four criteria above and modify your plan if necessary. This will save you from the depression that most people who want to become musicians fall into when they realize (usually too late) that their strategy will not allow them to achieve their own dream.

If you missed the test that I suggested you take at the beginning of the article, you can take it

How long ago it became clear music industry has changed radically. Many musicians are forced to look for a livelihood outside of music, a means that will help them continue to be creative. Despite the fact that sales of physical music media are declining more and more every year, the demand for musicians is not falling. What kind of work are they offered?

The first thing to accept is that multi-platinum artists are gone forever. The level of demand for music as before no longer exists. It was demand that generated supply and made it possible for such stars as Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and the Beatles to grow. Now those who have more connections, more ideas, those who do what the market requires of them are making it through. Nothing new, no creativity. The silent movement of DIY musicians is growing stronger every year. They understand more and more what needs to be done in order to continue to be artists and do what they love, without signing any contracts or selling a million records. In fact, musicians have many opportunities to make a career and reliably provide for themselves. Here they are:

Music Licensing

Licensing - a great opportunity It is for any good musician to be rewarded for his creativity. Music can be used in film and television. An excellent article on this topic was written by Helen Austin, a musician who devoted herself entirely to licensing in the music industry. If your English is good, read her article 4 steps to your music in film and TV.

Live performances

Live concerts for Lately have become, perhaps, a central part of the life of any artist and music business. Despite the fact that spectators have begun to attend concerts less often, the crisis is still very far away. New trend for Western musicians, especially young hip-hop artists, to sign a contract not with a label, but with a large concert agency, which at the same time represents all the interests of the artist in all other areas.

Studio/session work

There has always been, is and will be a demand for good musicians. A person who plays the right way right away in the studio is highly valued. There are no restrictions on the instruments you can play. You can negotiate with a production center/label, or you can work as a freelancer. Again, the demand is high, so you need to understand that the competition is very strong. If you want to work in a custom studio, you will have to learn to read sheet music fluently and quickly adapt to the needs of clients.

Music management

Negotiation skills and understanding of how and what works in the music industry, your extensive experience in organizing concerts and promotional campaigns simply cannot prevent you from becoming very good manager groups.

Teaching

You can teach music on different levels. ranging from private lessons to the creation of an entire music school. Here, on the one hand, it is quite simple to recruit a group of students and study with them individually, on the other hand, if you want to reach a serious level, you may need special education and confirmation of your knowledge in music and education/teaching in general.

Theater productions

While most theaters use either recorded sound or classical orchestras, there are some non-traditional theaters where you might be able to get creative. Modern productions leave a lot of room for maneuver and you can play modern music. Such famous theaters like Cirque De Sole and Blue Man Group, as well as others of lesser significance, are excellent examples. Rock and roll can exist in this format.

Repair and maintenance

You can make this your main job, or you can make additional income, it all depends on your level and specialization. You can earn very serious money from this. In Moscow, I once paid 8,000 rubles for polishing frets, shielding and changing the volume knob. As a result, I was very dissatisfied with the work. 8000 rubles - some people earn per month. And this is just one order. Do the math for yourself. The demand for quality craftsmen in Moscow is very high. I still haven't found someone to trust to replace the frets on my PRS. If you want to grow in this direction, the most the right way- get hired as an apprentice in a large workshop or simply as an assistant to a master. And in fact, you can just start working on your own, charging minimal money for your services and getting better at it. Information on setting up instruments, electronics, etc. simple in bulk. Good resource- NAPBIRT.

Organizing concerts in your city

A great way to understand how the music industry works is to organize concerts in your city. You will make many useful contacts, and you may want to make money from it.

Composing music to order

Many musicians and artists build their careers entirely on songs written by someone else. Pop stars do it all the time. For example, few people know that while Britney Spears was resting on her laurels of success, a lady with long name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Recently, Stefani has been working with one of the most successful pop stars of our time - Lady Gaga.

Residence

There are clubs, bars, theaters, restaurants, hotels, even cruises around the world that are looking for musicians to work full-time as a resident band. The agreement can be for certain days of the week, for entire working weeks and even months, and this all greatly affects the musician’s income level. Getting paid for evening performances, you can devote your days to your band, writing and working with the audience.

Assistant conductor/musician

On the one hand, this type of work may seem humiliating, but the demand for people who flip through music notebook exists. You sit and read stave together with the performer, turning the page exactly when necessary.

Transcriber

Many musicians lack education and understanding music theory to be able to write down your music in notes. There is such a profession - to write down in notes what a person plays for you. Payment is hourly. It’s not so bad to listen to music at an extremely slow tempo, and even for money...

Film/video game composer

This is similar to licensing, the only difference is that you write specifically to order. This profession is in demand, check for yourself.

Music journalist

Well, there is no person more suitable for this profession than a musician. Understanding music from the inside, music theory and the industry makes you special from the start. You can write thoughtful reviews, deeply analyze artists and their work, performances and public appearances. You can write about trends and the state of affairs in the music business; the scope for flight of fancy is enormous.

Producer

Naturally, with the DIY movement growing and strengthening every day, many musicians have begun to take on many areas of music production. From sound recording to mixing and mastering. Many famous producers built their careers this way. Gradually, the line of clients becomes longer and longer, you become more and more picky, and you have more and more money and experience. By helping others get the sound they want, you learn and earn money for your projects. What could be more interesting? This is not the easiest way to make a career and provide for yourself, since it alone brings little income, especially in the first years. However, you shouldn't discount it, but rather combine it with something else.

And most importantly, remember why you are earning all this money. For the love of your life. For the sake of music.

Which university should an instrumentalist choose, what specialties are now most in demand, how long does it take to achieve success, and what points must be fulfilled for success on the world stage - we talked about this with conductor Mikhail Arkhipov.

What are the important steps to take? young musicians for a successful career?
The most important thing is to perform a lot. Perform wherever possible, offer yourself. And you will have to play for quite a long time without financial reward. First people have to get to know you, no one is willing to pay for unknown names. We need to help other musicians, play in ensembles and youth orchestras. In general, gain as much performing experience as possible.

And probably participate in competitions...
Yes and no. Previously, participation in state competitions gave great chances; now, unfortunately, the situation is different. Many commercial competitions have appeared in which anyone can participate by making a contribution. The level of evaluation of such competitions as musical level jury members are often extremely low.
Even huge All-Russian competition, which was held not long ago with the support of the Ministry of Culture, could not give its winners a chance. Many of them really turned out to be outstanding musicians, but they were only given the opportunity to perform a couple of times in Moscow, and that was the end of the support.
Another thing is prestigious international competitions. Participation in one such competition can provide a young musician with engagements for many years to come. But the level of participants and competition in such competitions presupposes already established musicians as competitors.
Returning to the important stages of growth, I will note the importance of expanding your circle of acquaintances. After all, the more you play, the more people finds out about you. Be sure to use the Internet. Just don’t post all your recordings; it’s better to select high-quality performances from nice halls, always with high quality picture and sound. Must share creative successes on social networks with all your friends, just don’t invite anyone to evaluate your creativity and don’t mass mailings, but simply inform them about new concerts or your creative achievements.
It is extremely important to participate in master classes of famous musicians, not only as active participants, but also as passive ones. Such experience will allow you to be aware of world musical performance, understand the criteria of modern performance, plus it will give you the opportunity to meet musicians from other cities and countries.
Many students, in pursuit of “quick earnings,” get jobs in music schools and orchestras while still studying. But this method of career development can take up a lot of time, which a novice musician should spend on improving his performing skills.

We touched on education, tell me, where can an aspiring musician now get a decent education in Russia and abroad?
A system has developed in Russia music education, which is set to prepare solo performers. The leading institutions now are the Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories, Russian Academy music named after Gnesins. Diplomas from these institutions are highly rated in European countries, are very highly valued in Asian countries.
However, the Russian school does not provide universalism. For example, if you want to become a concert pianist, orchestral musician, or instrument maker, you will have to gain practical experience on your own.
From foreign ones, in my opinion, the best educational institution Europe - Vienna University of Music in Austria. It gives students the most complete and systematized amount of knowledge and practical skills. In America, this is, of course, the famous Juilliard School, where many musicians dream of studying. If we talk about non-academic genres of music education, he is the leader here - College of Music Berkeley in the USA. Here they can get an education in any profession, including rare professions, such as film music composer, jazz musician etc. Here in Russia currently there are no similar establishments.

Is it better for young people to strive for the capital or try to realize themselves locally?
You definitely need to go to the capital to study. Either to Moscow or to cultural capital Russia – St. Petersburg. The highest level specialists are gathered here. However, if you don’t feel the strength within yourself yet, it doesn’t matter. Make the most of your studies, go to competitions and master classes in the capital, meet university teachers. Then they will remember you and will definitely mark you in the entrance exams. Set it for yourself right away high bars, do not pay attention to the level of those with whom you study. And be sure to participate in cultural life your city, capital, country.

What specialties or areas are currently in short supply?
The first instrument that comes to mind is the oboe. Almost every orchestra in Russia either has vacancies or performers of a fairly low level of training. From string instruments The most in demand in orchestras are double basses and violins, of which a large number are required - about 20 people in a symphony orchestra.
Copper instruments in Russia are now experiencing better times: after the opening of the Iron Curtain, it turned out that the European, and especially the American school of brass instruments had long left us behind. So any orchestra in Russia will be glad to get a trumpeter, horn player or trombonist who masters modern, so-called “semi-pressed” or “non-pressed” technique. It is thanks to her high quality European instruments achieve such a soft and rounded “copper” sound.

What are some examples of student or simply youth initiatives in the area classical music relevant now?
There are a large number of free orchestras in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and amateur orchestras at non-core universities. But, as a rule, such orchestras do not set themselves the goal of helping participating musicians in career growth, but are rather a club of music lovers, in which a creative atmosphere and experimental spirit reign.
At the beginning of this, with the support of SuperJob, a trainee orchestra of Young Musicians was organized, in which all the gaps of amateur orchestras are filled, and the musicians have the opportunity to develop powerfully, perform a lot and make themselves a real portfolio for further work.

What career opportunities does the Young Musicians Orchestra program offer?
The mission of the orchestra is to create a fruitful creative atmosphere in which young musicians can show their activity and creativity, and receive support in all their musical endeavors.
First of all, this is a portfolio that includes solo performances high-level, prestigious venues, high-quality photographs and videos, demo audio recordings.
Particular emphasis is placed on solo performances, which are very difficult for a beginning musician to score. Moreover, I propose close work on the concept of the work in a team with the orchestra, accompanists and conductor. I am ready to rehearse individually with each soloist of the orchestra to achieve the highest result.
Thus, musicians will not only be able to prove themselves as active soloists of the orchestra, but also gain invaluable practical experience that will contribute to their professional identification and more high level when joining professional orchestras in the future.
The orchestra's goal is to make all musicians competitive. Communication within the orchestra of students and graduates of various universities will help expand the musicians’ professional connections, meet young composers, arrangers, vocalists, and producers.

Recruitment for the Young Musicians Orchestra is open, we are waiting for proactive musicians to audition http://site/add/2659/

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Mikhail Arkhipov is a touring Moscow conductor, a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music. Gnessins, Moscow State Conservatory named after. Tchaikovsky, teacher at MK named after. Gnessins with 5 years of experience. He performed in almost all regions of Russia, including Khabarovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Krasnoyarsk. Creator of exclusive projects for festivals with a focus on unknown but worthy works. Creator of educational initiatives for upbringing younger generation musicians and conductors.

There are no universal recipes for success; it all depends on what final goal you set for yourself. If we discard the philosophy about the importance of talent and luck, connections and money, then I would describe the situation something like this.

First of all, you need to understand what your career should strive for. Author of soundtracks for blockbusters, club-busting rock musician, virtuoso performer academic music, a fashionable pop artist, a cult electronic producer, a musician in a pop star group, a successful beatmaker - it’s up to you to decide what you want to do.

If you just want to become a cool performer, you need to choose and master any instrument from your own vocal cords to the horn. The more popular the tool, the greater the potential success, but also the higher the competition. It is more difficult for a guitarist to get a job in a cool band than for a drummer, because... There are far fewer drummers. At the same time, the attention from fans to drummers is also much lower. You can learn to play some exotic instrument, like a hurdy-gurdy or a hurdy-gurdy, but be prepared for the lack of demand for your music.

Once you have chosen an instrument, you need to learn to play it perfectly. Precisely in perfection, because there are so many mediocre musicians. Be prepared to spend most of your free time improving your skills.

If you are more interested in "composing music" - you will find a fascinating study musical notation, music theory, harmony, basics of arrangement and mixing, and a whole bunch of other theories and basics.

In both cases, your success will depend on your perseverance (and also taste, talent, etc.).

Be prepared that for the first five years (and maybe longer) you will work for the idea. You will need to buy expensive musical equipment, play in small halls for pennies, spend your own resources on cooperation with famous musicians. All this time you will remain in the musical underground. But all this time you will gain experience, develop connections and form a personal brand.

In addition to the music itself, you will simultaneously be involved in design, marketing, event organization, media communications, and logistics.

1. You may be noticed and taken over by music companies or famous producer. You will receive a stable job, a strong rear, a work plan for the near future, and growing fame. Examples - 90% of Russian pop music.

2. You can be noticed and appreciated by listeners. You will gain a critical mass of fans and your music will start working for you. Without contracts with music companies, you will have relative creative freedom, while allowing fans around the world to earn money from concerts. Sooner or later you will turn into a small music company yourself. However, your success will still depend on your personal initiative. Examples - most of the performers playing main stage festival "Invasion".

3. Trending media will notice you and create the number of publications necessary to reach the top. Such success will not last long, then everything will depend on your grip.

4. Nothing will happen. You will play in local clubs for 10, 20, 30 years, but your popularity will not grow. You will combine music with your main job, because... you will need funds for subsistence. You can even become a cult and legendary underground musician, but this will not give you either success or a stable income.

The probability of one or another event at the start is quite difficult to assess, because even the presence of money, due perseverance, talent, luck, entrepreneurial spirit and connections cannot guarantee success. However, their presence is mandatory for breaking out of the underground, and it is this milestone that is most difficult for a beginning musician to overcome.

At the same time, everything that I described above is just general ideas. Everyone has it successful musician- own and unique success story.