355: Unspoken Rules of the Music Industry

About this episode

Blueprint and Illogic discuss the unspoken rules of the music industry that artists need to understand for success.

Many artists find the music industry to be one of the most annoying places to work due to the way people inside of it conduct business. While many of their complaints are valid, some of these problems are created because they don't know how the music industry works. In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down the unspoken rules that have to be understood if you want to have any success in the music industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• music industry
• artist challenges
• business practices
• success strategies
• unspoken rules

Keywords

• music industry
• unspoken rules
• artist complaints
• business conduct
• success in music

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