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Unfortunately too many people need to read this, exposure and getting attention isn't the problem for most of you.
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The vast majority of musicians I have met online or elsewhere want to be good and are also more than willing to put in the work. I have no idea who he's even talking to.
i think he's referring to the crop of young musicians who's ambitions far exceed their current abilities. i guess the majority of "exposure" posts around here are coming from that sector. at least I've had that same observation...
I think the main thing his argument leaves out is that it's not their fault that they don't know they suck. it actually takes a lot of experience listening and comparing to learn to judge quality.
then there's the psychological aspect. we actually hear our own music radically differently than others. and that's because we know what it is supposed to sound like and they only know what it does sound like.
so it's not surprising to me at all that the most ambitious young artists would also have the biggest suck factor. trick is to stay ambitious as the realities set in.
i'd even go so far as to suggest the inability to recognize your own shortcomings is a necessity in a world poised to tell you just how bad you really suck. even The Greats had haters. at least in the beginning, naiveté can be an asset.
Young musicians are the most in demand.
Alot of them are naturally talented
Aptitude (because “talent” gets thrown around primarily by people outside the area of expertise), gets you the easy stuff fast. But over time, a work ethic, enthusiasm, and curiosity tend to outpace it. The Socials are of course saturated with people who are both young and at least moderately skilled, because our culture fetishizes youth and potential over maturity and expertise. I’d rather keep making a steady living with music in anonymity than worry about how many likes I got and what my streaming metrics look like.
real-life-likeability is also huge. if people don't like working with you, you are unlikely to get gigs unless you're among the best at what you do.
Yup. Be good, be responsible, be punctual, be flexible, be kind, be fun. All things being equal, the better hang in the clean shirt will get the gig.