Not just because you are an independent musician, you are unable to surround yourself with great people to help you progress in your career. To make a difference in your music career, you should build a strong team for you and your music.

At the start of your career, you are likely to be on your own.  But after some time as you build up, it’s essential to ease the heat off yourself and start depending on others more.

So what kind of group would it be a good idea for you to build? Let’s have a look at some people you ought to network and get connected with to reinforce your team.

Manager

A manager can help you arrive at your full potential quickly as an artist. A manager is  liable for each part of your career, so you have to work with somebody you trust and above all, has confidence in you and your music.

There’s no compelling reason to hurry into finding a manager at the beginning of your career. Many upcoming artists manage themselves for quite a while before finding a manager that possesses all the necessary qualities.

Booking Agent

A booking agent can assist you with landing greater and better shows. Their main duty is to book and facilitate live shows, typically taking around a 10% commission fee for their services — from festival events, gigs, to speciaL appearances and worldwide tours.

Distributor

So, of course, you want to release your music to the biggest platforms. Then, you would need to sign up for a music distributor or aggregator. Distributors are the best way to get your music live on services like Spotify, and more.

A Publicist

A Publicist could be a PR company, a solitary press operator, or playlist pitchers who have contacts at Spotify and Apple Music. A publicist can help introduce your music by pitching it to distributions, including the music press, online websites, and playlist editors. This is to promote your music to various platforms, just like on Spotify. Spotify successful promotion services include followers, plays, and brand awareness.

Radio Plugger

Its primary duty is to elevate your music to radio broadcasts. A radio plugger has the ability to pitch your music to bigger radio broadcasts with a broader audience.

Publishing company

Publishing companies’ main obligation is to pitch music for TV, movies, and computer games. This sort of agreement is called sync licensing and can be a great advantage for your career.

Merchandising

Selling merchandise at gigs and online can be a helpful source of income; however, you need somebody to create and print that product.