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Boring Tropes of Music Journalism...

While some of this is genre specific. Does any of it apply to the music you do? Or the style(s) of music you make? 10 clichés of classical music journalism

What must be done to have a mega-hit as seen twenty years on...

While this article is about writers. It strikes me that it can easily be applied to musicians as well. The artist endures rejection, isolation, and disappointment from the establishment, yet has a willingness to work through it all for a chance at success. Read and see if you see the connection as well... "A writing career becomes harder to scale" from the LA Times

Seeker or farmer?

Are you the type that looks for the newest, latest, or greatest or one who waits to see their efforts grow. This could be either musically or really any in endeavor. Certainly worth examining. But, also do you know who it is you are trying to attract of these two different camps with your music or product? Of if both, which way you are going to try and reach them. Will it be the same way? Not likely. So think how best to make what they are looking for be fulfilled by your music or product...