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I suppose it is important to write about one of the most important aspects of music industry - making it big.

More I am working on music projects, more I realise that one extremely important rule of leadership applies to music industry more than probably any other industry (other than maybe media industry).

The rule is quite simple, but extremely difficult for most people (especially in the City of London) to implement.

Care about others!

What does this mean?

To care about others means to be want to hear what other people are talking about and to be genuinely interested in what they have to say.

If you are able to be like that you will know what people want and what they are looking to avoid and there also be able to see whether you will be able to work/collaborate with them or not.

This is incredibly important in a creative process, where the 'vibe' is all people will have initially before creating anything.

If there is no vibe, you are most likely not to have a product worth listening to at the very end.

But creating a vibe requires having to be interested in what other people are saying and will say and be willing to share with them some thoughts and get the most out what they want to talk about.

You are best off not talking too much, but letting other people talk, while you are asking questions about what they are talking about.

I have learnt this fact through reading books about leadership and through simple observation during production sessions – there is no point in trying to force an artist to do what they (think they) don't want to do.

This approach has a downside to it in so far that with this approach it is often hard to influence other people, but if you found yourself in a company of a successful music industry person, you are likely not to be able to influence them anyway, since they are already 'influenced enough'.

What you will be able to do it to leave a good impression and show that you are nice and polite and that you care about what they are talking about – your aim should be to pick up as much wisdom and/or knowledge as possible in order to be able to apply it to your own work (learning should be a non-stop aim for every successful person in the world).

So start really caring about people or work that people who you would like to be like are and are involved in.

Soon it will pay off in a very positive way, I can guarantee that to you.

14th Apr 2007 3:29 PM Industry Comment

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