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Are you a Follower or Leader in the Music Industry?

“The function of the creative artist consists of making laws, not in following laws already made” (Ferruccio Busoni)

There are two types of songwriters, music producers and artists: The follower and the leader.
The Follower: Will work very hard to write what is the hottest trend, write about familiar subjects that are commonly heard on the radio or in music, produce similar sounding productions or emulate different styles of music.

The Leader: Will intuitively look beyond the norm, push boundaries, will listen for what …

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How do I get people to Listen to my Beats?

One of the top questions I get from producers and artists who I meet through GotchaNoddin.com is: How do I get people to listen to my beats?
Here are 4 things you can do to get people to listen to your beats and get your music in the right hands.

1) Music Creativity: For simplicity I will sum up 3 ways you can gear your music towards.
A. You can copy the mainstream and mimic the styles, lyrics and sounds.
B. Be so completely creative that …

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Music Industry Sales for Independent Artists

For the past 10 years we have heard the doom and gloom about music industry sales decreasing and music piracy increasing. Well for once in the past 10 years I came across these Music Industry Sales Stats and this info is especially inspiring for independent artists.

If you look at these Music Industry Sales Stats, it is quite exciting to see that independent labels are ranked #4 as one of the ‘big four’ top contenders who own the music industry. Numbers are numbers and speculation is …

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How to be a Pioneer in the Music Industry

It can seem like a daunting challenge breaking through in music. These days, it seems like everyone and their mother is doing music. With new technologies its even easier to make great sounding beats and vocals sound amazing ‘out of the box’. However, there is no replacing a Pioneer.. No matter what challenges they face, Pioneer’s find a way to make it work…

Pioneers are innovators, the people on the cutting edge of research. They thrive on new beginnings and uncharted territories. They look for new …

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5 Ways to Detect a Poser in the Music Business

Often times I get a call from someone who says. “Uh, is this GotchaNoddin? …Oh, I’m so and so and I’m in the music business. I was hoping we could help each other out…you know, I make hits!“

“Ok,” I say…and start to ask my routine questions. What do you do? What have you done?  How long have you been doing this? Sometimes people will actually cut me off with accolades of famous people they know and on and on they go with, “Oh, I made …

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