How To Break Into Commercial Singing
s a professional jingle and catapult your talents into a
singer, I have had the real money making career. These
opportunity to work with are great questions - Let's spend
some of the best singing talent a few minutes and look at some
in the business and I can tell opportunities and answers to
you that there is a range of work these questions.
and talent out there. Even as a
former talent booking agent with As a singer, you are undoubtedly
the William Morris Agency, it inundated every time you sing at
became common everyday work your church, in a wedding, the
looking for that special someone school choir, etc with
who would be the next star. compliments and the "You should
Finding individuals with the try singing commercials." While
unique quality, look and drive the thought has crossed your
was, and still is, a relentless mind, you really wonder if you
pursuit. As founder of have what it takes. Quite
ReelMusician.com, we are always honestly many who think they have
amazed at the lack of both the ability are fooled by either
professionalism and preparedness the lack of "real" competition
that singers try to engage their surrounding them or are good
singing careers on. I am a firm enough to have some individuals
believer that talent does rise to close to them support them by
the top, but the packaging and being benevolent with confidence
marketing behind the talent are and compliments. Your first task
key - And that still holds true will be to identify your real
for session singers as well. What gifts and passions with your
does it take to break into singing career a distance away
commercial singing and obtain from friends and relatives,
jingle work? How can you figuratively speaking, and figure
accelerate your singing dreams out if you really have the
talent. Breaking into commercial dishonest frame of mind of
singing can be accomplished, but singers out there trying to
there are a few areas that need further their careers with a demo
attention and deliberating before reel that would be considered by
you venture out. Your first most as embarrassing at best. Now
assignment is to be honest with there are many extremely gifted
yourself and start asking the singers who have proven
question, "Am I a commercial themselves even with fair to poor
singer?" "Could I really deliver demos, but with all of the
the singing goods in the studio?" competition out there, you can't
Starting right here will afford to be trying to play the
eliminate a few who are reading game in the major leagues with a
and are honest, but there will be substandard demo. Your best bet
a number of you who will take the is to have an incredible jingle
challenge and answer the question singing demo - For any questions
with an overwhelming yes. This at all about this, you may
leads us to our next question. contact ReelMusician.com for an
evaluation and ideas.
Are you willing to take the time,
energy and financial resources to Your next item in your game plan
obtain the best possible singer in becoming a commercial singer
reel or jingle demo reel? I'm not is to develop what I consider one
talking about the "home studio" of the most critical pieces of
singer reel, I'm talking about a the game - Your ability to
top-notch, knock your socks off develop, cultivate and befriend
singer reel, sure to grab the other jingle singers, producers,
attention of producers and other writers, and a host of music
industry professionals. At industry professionals to start
ReelMusician,com we are amazed at submitting your demo to.
the scope and in reality the Thankfully, as a general rule,
many singers, like a lot of is eye catching and remember
musicians, have a natural innate able. On the front of your CD
ability with people skills and will be your name, telephone and
are good at developing those email along with the year and
friendships and relationships. season the demo was released. You
You will start looking at album will include all contact info on
covers, talking with other anything going out. The inside
singers in your area, and sleeve will include what we just
locating the major music mentioned along with the order of
recording venues in your jingles and with overall length.
geographic surrounding and The actual CD should include your
getting your reel out. I would name year and season, telephone
start with other session singers number and length of reel. Don't
who you are not going to be in get so artsy fartsy with fonts
direct competition with and ask that nobody can read it. Better
them for advice and where you to have simple fonts like Arial
would go with your reel and maybe or Times New Roman than something
ask if you could meet over a cup that is frustrating to get
of coffee. This will give you through. You will want to submit
more than enough contacts and your demo via snail mail. I am
strategies to start dropping off aware that email is more
your reel. I would keep a very affordable, but you don't have
detailed log of who, when, what permission to send your material
was talked about along with via email and seeing your reel
contact numbers and any other actually cross their desk and
misc info that will be helpful in coupled with the ability to be
your singing career track. put into their car to be listened
to on the way home is
You will want to develop a CD significantly more effective.
cover that is not obnoxious but
In closing, your success in follow up that is needed like in
breaking into studio and any sales to develop
commercial singing will lean relationships, follow through and
heavily on the actual talent, get the deal done. Don't hesitate
your incredible demo reel and to contact us should you have any
your ability to connect and more questions. We always like to hear
importantly follow up with about your singing success and
individuals. Most singers don't we'll try to help in any way
have a problem finding the key possible to further your career!
players in the music arena, but
don't have the discipline and
About the Author:
Mr Gauger is a former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency and founder of http://www.ReelMusician.com. You may contact the author at tgauger@reelmusician.com. Free e-books "The Jingle Singer's Guide," and "Secrets To Great Song Demos," may be downloaded at http://www.ReelMusician.com.
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