Most musicians know that if you want a successful music career, you have to build a list of the right type of contacts in the music industry for that.
Of course, apart from knowing that, the real challenge includes knowing who these contacts are, where one can find them, how to turn one of these contacts into a meaningful connection or even know which ones usually turn out to be the right industry connections.
Trying to answer the first question itself leads to another set of questions as to which contacts might not only have the most influence and power but might be most accessible considering where you live.
While there are a number of contacts that you can look to for assistance, the ones with whom a symbiosis of sorts can be built are concert promoters.
For one, they are the real entrepreneurs of the music business taking risk after risk while dealing with a number of people in the music industry every other day, from lawyers, record labels, radio stations and the press among a number of other professionals and organizations.
So, it shouldn’t be difficult to ascertain that working with one of these people can help get in touch with a number of contacts that might be useful in the touring and promotions business. While others recommend that musicians should intern for a record label, the real downside is that you will never really learn how the music industry really works behind the scenes.
That said, no matter how many contacts you make by working for a concert promoter, it will not be of any use until you have the right things in place before they feel it is a good idea to work with you.