Teamwork Is Key
Published: Mon, 09/21/09
Like the English poet John Donne once said, no man is an island. When your pursuing licensing opportunities it's key that you partner up with other like minded people. It's very hard to be successful in a vaccuum. Actually it's impossible. All success is a result of people working together.
Next month I'll be interviewing a producer who is a good friend of mine who has just recently had a lot of success licensing tracks he has produced with his new songwriting partner. My friend Matt is a great producer and his songwriting partner Kip is a great writer. Together they have colloborated on several tracks that have found their way onto several different shows, including MTVs' ¨America's Best Dance Crew¨. They've done this in just several months and they've done it by focusing on their strengths and building momentum with the success they've found.
It's really important that you know your strenghs and your weaknesses and partner with people who compliment you. I've never been much of a producer and over the years I have colloborated with several great poducers/engineers who have helped me get the production quality of my tracks to the level they need to be in order to license them. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? If you haven't had the success that you'd like to have, think about what's holding you back. Once you get past the excuses, usually you'll find very concrete things you need to work on that will improve your chances going forward.
Do you need to make more connections? Pick up the phone and start making connections! Do your songs need to be better produced? Find someone who can help you with your production! Do you need to work on your songwriting? Work on your songwriting. I'm not trying to be condescending... at all. I know how frustrating it can be. But it's not empowering to make excuses and feel defeated. It gets you nowhere. It's much more empowering to determine what areas you need to work on and start working on them.
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Aaron Davison
Aaron Davison