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One of the biggest factors that keeps songwriters from succeeding in the music business is that they overlook the fact that it’s a business. Understanding the fact that “music business” is made from two words of “music” and “business” and they are equally important. Unfortunately, most of young musicians only care about the music part and they mostly complain that they can’t make enough money to make a living!

There are a lot of mistakes amongst young songwriters when it comes to pitching songs to publishers, producers or artists. The process of pitching is as important as writing a great song, to begin with. Unlike most people think, just writing a song and send it over to a publisher doesn't do the job. There is a great chance your song will be lost in the pile of emails they receive on a daily basis.

In this podcast we discuss a few tips on how to pitch your great song that you've put tear, blood and sweat in writing it.

Some time ago, someone asked me why do I wrote songs with other songwriters since I can easily write songs on my own. But the fact is that writing songs with other songwriters can be one of the most fun things to do. In this podcast we will discuss some reasons for why you should co-write as much as you can.

If you are living in any city that is not one of the "music centers", you still can pursue your music career without giving up on your life and moving to a music center. The internet has made the job very easy but we still have to do more than just relying on the power of global village. Here are a few tips.

When writing songs or producing for or with an artist, it is very important to understand how to think like that artist. Here we have a few tips on "How to think like an artist".

In this episode we go through the ways to break "writers' block" and how to find solution to keep on making music when you don't feel to!

Why there are so many artists getting the impression that music industry wants to keep them out?

Discussing different types of music business contracts and whether an artist should sign to a label or go independent.

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