When Queen and David Bowie teamed up in 1981 to record Under Pressure, they created a song that would go on to become one of the most iconic and enduring works of their respective careers. With its driving bass line, powerful vocals, and thought-provoking lyrics, Under Pressure continues to be a fan favourite to this day, regularly appearing on lists of the greatest songs of all time.
From honing practical music making and technical skills to furthering your creative career and fulfilling your dreams of getting to grips with your voice or the songwriting process, online courses can meet a multitude of aims and ambitions.
Musicians spend precious time and money creating music to showcase their talents to help them build a successful living. However, upcoming local artists need help to break the ceiling compared to celebrities. Bedroom pop—which is a growing genre of music—is changing the music industry forever.
Becoming a singer — be it at an amateur or professional level — is no small task. Achieving exceptional proficiency in singing can take many years of practice and commitment, while building a successful singing career takes excellent business acumen.
In order to stand out from the crowd and have a successful career, you need to take some time to learn about how the music business works, and what your options are when it comes to building a sustainable career.
If you’re looking to reach out to music supervisors, then make sure you do your online research and work out who are the best people to contact. There’s no point in sending out a blanket email with your details or messaging specific supervisors with tracks which won’t work for them.
From developing your own website to putting together an effective content strategy, there are numerous ways you can use digital marketing to engage with and grow your fanbase.
Resilience is one of the key attributes artists and musicians need to work on if they are to succeed in the music industry. What does it mean? Well, as with any career, you’re likely to experience plenty of highs and lows on your musical journey.
If you’re looking to launch your music career, there are numerous things to consider. Of course, much of this depends on which sector of the industry you want to enter – do you want to work for a record label or publisher?
At the beginning of your marketing efforts, it can be a challenge to build your audience up from scratch. You need to value each connection and spend time investing in each fan.
Becoming an artist and making music is just the beginning of your journey. To take your music career to the next level, you need to promote yourself as an artist and build a brand for yourself.
Studying music business as an artist can provide you with a wide variety of skills, expertise and knowledge not only for the music business as it is today but what it could look like in the future too.
We’re here to help answer any questions you have about
online learning with ICMP Elevate. You can either call the team
on 020 7328 0222 or drop us a line using the link below.
You’ll find our range of short music courses from 6 weeks to
6 months taught in-person at ICMP’s London campus.
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