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You Should Be Constantly Networking and Collaborating

What do successful musicians have in common? The ability to network and collaborate. These artists are the elite when it comes to scoring gigs that they want to play opposed to the ones they have to play.  In my latest interview with hip-hop artist John Ditty. He talks about landing all his work. “I am bad with the business side of things, so most of my work has come from people I have played with.”
By playing with new musicians it will start opening doors to avenues that never existed. The goal is to reach new audiences. You want to enhance your surroundings around individuals who are growing.
So how do you do this? To start off, you need to be the best in your chosen field. Whether you are a drummer or a hip-hop artist you need to master the skill and be at the very top of your game. Next, create weekly habits where you are collaborating with artists outside your spectrum. Open mics are a great place to start. One artist made it a weekly ritual to meet one person from the industry and have lunch with them. Jamie Salvatore explains it like this “If you want to grow, you have to make time.” If you score one take-away from that meeting each week, that equates to receiving 52 new music career tips in a year. Jamie goes into the meeting with the mindset of finding out one thing from your competition. This strategy is very beneficial.
Learn one lesson from them. What one thing do they do right? When you can start gathering insight from the competition. That information will unlock opportunity and new avenues. But you have to be willing to install those tips into your game plan. You can’t do it a couple times a year. You need to make it into a habit that sticks. When the phone is ringing you need to answer it.
 
What has been your most beneficial networking or collaboration experience ? Want to share your story on Hold That Thought or Tip Jar ? Send us an email at cjsevents1@gmail.com
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About the Author: John Sammel is Co-owner of CJS Live Music & Events. His passions and hobbies include: open water swimming, paddle boarding, fly fishing, creating and writing. He is a proud father and husband.

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