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GET FREE MUSICIAN TRAINING AT: Artist Development: [Full Length] (Music Business Lesson AD-007)

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In this full-length video we cover the 'Six Stages of Artist Development'. These are the six stages that I see musicians go through in the course of their career. This video is intended as a high-level overview to help you assess where you are in your music career and what you should be focusing on.

Video Highlights:
00:15 -- Musician Overwhelm
00:50 -- Pareto Principle
01:21 -- The Six Stages of Artist Development
01:49 -- The Explore Stage
03:38 -- Validating your music
04:00 -- Connecting with your audience
04:15 -- Two types of Validation
04:40 -- Live shows and EP's
05:32 -- Refining your sound, songs and marketing
06:11 -- Finding an agent
06:27 -- Difference between agents and managers
06:40 -- Making music your full time job
07:04 -- Refining your marketing as a musician
07:17 -- Viral growth
07:39 -- Playing in new touring markets
07:57 -- Your first album
08:50 -- Stepping on the gas
09:17 -- Massive fan growth
09:33 -- Your first hit album
10:27 -- Achieving sell-out tours
10:49 - Growing your team (techs, tour managers, merch person)
11:45 -- Common issues
12:33 -- Pitfalls
12:53 -- The Maximize Stage (difficult second albums!)
13:13 -- Sponsorship and Endorsement deals for musicians
13:30 -- Consolidating your live music career
13:48 -- Musicians and bands as 'Cash Cows'
15:00 -- Renewing your music career
15:15 -- Taking risks with your music
15:42 -- Reinvention
15:54 -- Reconnecting with your audience
16:19 -- Rediscovering your love of music
16:52 -- Building new audiences
17:17 -- Case Study
17:58 -- Bringing it all together

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