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The irony of today is that the music industry is dead, but an individual has a better chance of making money as they break into the business today more than ever.

1. Write Music and Write Lyrics

2. Perform them in front of people every week

3. collect emails, maintain a social network site, promote all recordings, gigs, and news

4. Reduce your cost of living

5. Commit

6. Video performances - as many as possible and get them on YouTube

7. Decide who your audience is write for them

8. Learn the recording and production technology - it is simpler than ever and because everyone listens on ipods, sonic quality just doesn't matter that much any more.

9. You audition producers - they don't audition you

10. Put a media kit together check out sonicbids.

11. learn 2 cover songs for every original song you write

12. Start a publishing company. it is basically free.

13. Register your works with Library of Congress

14. Join BMI

15. Don't live in New York or LA

16. Commit to 40 gigs in cities other than where you live in the first year

17. Sell CDs at every Gig.

18. Focus on your vocal hooks. Get to the hook within first 30 seconds of your songs

19. If you're doing a band, if your drummer speeds up or slows down, fire them immediately.

20. If you're doing a band, every needs good, dependable, well maintained equipment

21. Don't do drugs - at all

22. Don't drink to intoxication

23. Exercise everyday

24 Pray and Meditate

25. Focus on the spirituality of what you have to give to your audience - what's your message?

26. Don't hire a manager. Set up a Limited Liability Corporation and contract specific helpers to achieve results - do NOT give up rights to your intellectual property. There's no need.

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