How To Make Money as an indie artist is the question everyone want's the answer to.First of all forget everything you know about the music industry for a second, think outside the box.When Mark Zuckerberg first started facebook, he wasn't trying to do what everyone else was doing,he was creative and thinking outside the box.Alot of artist are still stuck in the 90's doing the out of the trunk Master P ,N.W.A,MC Hammer hustle
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That way of doing things isn't as productive these days.Back in the day everyone didn't want to be a rapper,plus not everyone knew how to press up records,merchandise,etc.
Nowadays all you have to do is go on the internet to find out that information.
So where does that leave you,it leaves you along with the other millions of people trying to break into the bussiness, doing the exact same thing!You have to be more than just an artist, you need to have a movement, make yourself relevant,make people need and wan't you. Create a brand around your name, be the endorser of your own product. What am I saying? Let me break this down for you.Two years ago I started www.MotaHipHop.com ,and everyone was like whats a MotaHipHop.com. I used the buzz I had as an artist from years of me working my circuits and connects to create a spotlight on my new website, then as the website started to get popular we recruited djs that were visiting the site to form The Sucker Proof DJs.Then we used the traffic from this site to help promote the djs that joined the crew.As some of the djs started to get more recognition we asked our djs to start breaking artist including myself that were down with the crew and had great music.Wait, that's not all.As the dj crew, website,djs,& artist got more popular, doors started to open, other big dj coalitions ,magazines ,websites, and labels reached out.You see we thought outside the box, we made ourselves more relevant, and more wanted.People needed us now because we had something to offer them!!If you wan't any chance of making money in the music industry you gotta change the game,make it work for you don't work for the game.Peep game that's all for today, I already gave away to much!Enjoy!
