How to Choose your Style of Music

This is a question that virtually everyone who craves for a career in music would ask. What’s my style of music? Would it sell? Would the public like it? And many more questions…

There’s one thing you must know. You can create your own concept and style of music and still be relevant in the entertainment market. Don’t be scared to launch out with your brand of music. Although, popular music also called Mainstream tends to sell more and brings fame easily but the musician is faced with a lot of competitors because mostly everyone wants to sing the style that ‘sells.’

Enough said; here are ways to choose your own unique style and still sell:

     Build a style that compliments your voice, personality and interest. Your voice has to do with who you are,  your likes and dislikes.

Give whatever you choose a sense of commercialism. Note that in music, you are permitted to do any style but always put a touch of NOW. What is obtainable in the music world today? Add that spice in your music.

Make your collection of songs broad and colourful – add creativity. Create something unique. You can mix genres; also take an old and then rearrange it. For example, the song that brought Whitney Houston to limelight ‘I will Always Love You’ was originally written by Female country musician, Dolly Parton.

-          Great musicians evolve - upgrade your brand not change it.

-          Find the strongest part of your brand, preserve it.

-          Be the best at what you do so that you will confuse your competitors

-          The day you lose yourself – your concept, your brand, you lose your life.

Maintain a very high quality at whatever you do. Do only what you can do best.

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Written by Emmanuel Akapo