#2 Phil Nelson

Nobody knows or cares about you or your music when you are starting. How do you even begin to change that? There are more than 60,000 new tracks loaded to Spotify every single day...how can you stand out?

Phil Nelson explains what you need to do to earn the attention of “the managers, the agents, the labels and the other people” who might help you supercharge your career.

He talks about the Do It Yourself ladders he has developed to help you understand more clearly what you are trying to achieve, how far away from reaching that goal you currently are and the specific things you need to do right now.

This episode is packed with good advice about how to:

Build a fanbase that you really ownBe proactive and break down the big scary tasks into smaller stepsNetwork to find people who can help you grow your Develop momentumGet hold of grants that will help you find timeBe ready for when an opportunity appears

About Phil Nelson

Phil Nelson wears three hats in the music industry:

Manager who has looked after  artists for more than 30 years including Levellers (headlined Glastonbury, 1 platinum and 5 gold albums, Beautiful Days Festival), Grammy Award-winning Aqualung, Duke Special, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Lecturer in Music Business at BIMM collegesResearcher: Phil runs Pathwaysintomusic.com which researches the journey DIY artists take into the industry

Links

Phil mentioned: the email Mailchimp, the music site Bandcamp,  potential sources of grants for early career artists including HelpmusiciansUK, PRS Foundation, ArtsCouncil England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council Northern Ireland, YouthMusic - under 25’s only. He also mentioned crowdfunding sites including Patreon and suggested you look at the career of Amanda Palmer who wrote  The Art Of Asking and gave a Ted Talk on the subject.

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