The music Industry

                Today’s music is constantly changing. Whether it be the new country song, or the new rap song. Artists are always working on new songs/music and looking for new ways to perform their music in front of a crowd. If an artist does not attract a decent crowd with their music or performance style they probably won’t last all that long in the music industry.

            The music industry is a very hard area to get into and to succeed in. There are already so many musicians, song writers, and artists out there; it is hard to find your own style. A lot of artists now a days kind of popcorn off of each other so to speak. All of the artists in a certain genre of music have similarities in their style but they usually have one or two things that set them apart, whether that be their look, their voice, or just the way their music sounds. It could even be the way they perform their music.

            There are different T.V shows that help promote singing and help get singers exposed to recording studios. Such as American Idol which is just for people who want to become a singer/song writer and want to become a performer. Or even the show America’s got Talent. Although the show is for anyone who thinks they have talent, many singers go on that show to try to make it through. People who audition for either of the shows have good exposure to people who are high up in the music industry. Especially the people who make it fairly far in the competition and who are in the top so many, when many people have been voted off.

             Although the music industry is very hard to get into it is still a great area of business. There are so many young children who want to grow up to be pop stars or rock stars or anything like that, and in reality maybe half of them will become good enough to even get the chance. But that should not stop anyone from trying, whether you are 17 or 35, if you are good enough you can go far.

            According to http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Musician_or_Singer/Salary the average salary for a musician/artist is $37,889 a year. The more popular you become as an artist the more money you will make. It is basically a popularity contest with all the other singers in the same music genre as you.