Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Caleb Dennis, and I have played and sang Gospel music since I was 10 years old. I guess my love for music started when I went to my first concert. It was at a local church were the premier First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music, The Sullivan Family, was to perform. I sat through the whole concert, and afterwards I went to meet them and purchased some of their recorded material.
I remember the first tape I bought was titled Live in Philidelphia. I began to play along with the tape, with a fiddle I had purchased about a year before at a local pawn shop. I learned many of the notes and styles from the tape. I guess about two years later, the Sullivan Family returned to my hometown, to a Church in Pensacola Florida. I penciled this date on my calendar, for I was not going to miss it!
Sometime during the concert a lady of the Church that knew me really well, told the group I was present and played fiddle. The next think I knew I was on stage with the Legendary Sullivan Family. That night after the show was over, the First Lady of Bluegrass Gospel Music, "Margie Sullivan" asked me to perform in Branson Missouri at Silver Dollar City theme park. Being a kid of only 11 years of age of course I was overjoyed!
For the next 5 years I toured over the United States with the Sullivan Family. During this time I met another guy my age, by the name of Alan Sibley, that sang and played the mandolin. He was hired in to the group one year later than I. In the next 4 years we traveled to many places with the group. We made tours to Branson MO, and Bill Monroe's homeplace festival in Rosine KY, performing with many bands such as Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Larry Sparks, Ricky Skaggs and many many others. We traveled over 200,000 miles per year with the Sullivan Family and toured in over 30 states.
Alan and I left the Sullivan's around 18 years old, and then went to work with Larry Wallace. Wallace is a 10 year veteran of "Jimmy Martin and The Sunny Mountain Boys." Now Alan and I sing on our own, full-time, touring and playing many Churches and Restaurants over the States. My advice to anyone aspiring a career in music is to go for it! It takes hard work and dedication, but it can be done!
So far, your musical debut on Myspace is going great. You are gaining more friends and everyone is giving you positive comments and feedback on your songs and your page. Now is the time to go after the bigger fish and start attracting more attention, especially the kind of attention that can launch a career in music.
The way to gain popularity and fame on Myspace is by climbing the ranks. The Top Artists are categorized by genres, such as rock, rap, punk, and then by Unsigned, Indie, and Major. Those artists are chosen by the total amount of Plays recorded on their profile page. The songs and how many listeners they collect are very important to musicians.
Having an impressive Total Play Count will gain your band the attention they deserve, so it is important to use what is available to boost those numbers. Most musicians, including those that are signed with major record labels, use promotional tools and Myspace marketing services to help reach those total play count numbers that are so coveted.
The services offered are affordable which is what draws many starting musicians to it. The services have proven to be effective with quick results, using experienced knowledge to gain larger total play counts which will help you to climb the ranks of top artists.
So, obviously, the songs you choose to upload are pretty important. These songs reflect your skill and talent and should be the absolute best you have to offer. Always place your best song first, as that will most than likely be the one listened to most often. When that first song is great, people will want to hear more and will go onto the second song.
If the service is a professional one it will allow you to select a few songs from your page that you would like to promote and use as priority when meeting your promotional plan. So, if you have a specific song that you feel reflects your band or your message you can choose that one for the promotion to concentrate on. When you choose to single out one or two songs for promotion put these songs at the top of the play list. When potential fans come to your page they will listen to these top songs, the ones with the larger play counts, for a sample of your sound.
Myspace is a great way to introduce the world to your music. Numerous musicians are gaining popularity because they are able to use Myspace and all the tools available to their benefit. Being savvy, keeping your page updated with new content, and striving for those higher play counts are ways to attract the attention of peers and even music executives.
Song selection is crucial because these few top songs reflect your style and your band. Placing a song at the top that is sub par is a sure way to be ignored. However, placing songs on top that are representative of your sound and using a proven promotional service for your music marketing campaigns will allow those play counts rise and you will gather more fans, friends, and more attention to your band.
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