It takes a certain mind set to truly succeed in the music industry and in life in general. People dream of doing big things such as being the new Michael Jordan of basket ball or being the next Timbaland of music, but they rarely come to achieve these things. If you are like me and you dream of becoming someone great or someone influential then understand this that it takes dedication and talent. In this blog today I am here to talk about dedication because talent is something you must have on your own. Dedication and aspiration is something that you can receive. Now a lot of this information is stuff you think you already may know, so what I am going to do in this blog is explain how dedication translates into the world of trying to become a producer in the music industry since this is the reason why we are on Warbeats.com. Now before I start I would like to state that I am no expert in any way when it comes to making it in the music industry since I have yet to do so myself, but from what I have observed within my own life maybe be of some use to you.

Dedication is the belief in yourself and the ambitions to achieve your ultimate goals. If you are like me and want to become successful in the entertainment/music industry then you already know that it take a lot of dedication to achieve your goals. For me personally I want to create a hit record. I want to create a piece of art that everyone will recognize and know that KDE has created that. How do I go about this? First I create new songs daily. I never stop creating music. I wake up every day and I sit down at my keyboard and I play the keys until I have created a melody that is worth developing into a beat. A lot of producers wait for a melody to randomly play in their heads to start playing in their heads or for to get an idea for a song. You can’t just sit around and wait for an idea to hit you. If you want something you must go out and get it. Even if you are composing without inspiration you are still doing something useful even if the end product is not what you wanted. Some of the greatest records where created on accident when the producer ran into a great melody or created a counter melody to a not as good melody. Also even when you do create tracks that you may not even like yourself there is always a chance that someone will think that that track is the greatest thing ever. So never stop composing even if you have no inspiration.

The next thing I do is make connections. I cannot stress how important making connections with other producers, artists, and other people within the music business are. Opportunities present themselves out of nowhere sometimes. Get to know people make friends and never turn your back on someone who could possibly create opportunities for you. People always know other people who know other people who know people who are in high positions within the music industry. You have to go out of your way to create opportunities to meet people. There are so many success stories where someone met someone famous and the famous person help set a stage for that person’s career. Sean Kingston is a prime example of this he used to send JR Rotem a message on MySpace every day until he had no choice but to check out his music which he ended up liking. So create opportunities maybe not the same way as Sean Kingston but go out of you way to make situations such as that. Promotion is the best thing you can do for yourself and anytime you can allow your music to be heard by someone in a position of power within the music industry take them.

The next thing is to believe in yourself. You must have the belief that you have something to offer to these people within the industry. You got to love your own music before someone else is going to love your music. Trust yourself and know that your music is great or its way to becoming great. If you don’t like your music then put your effort into progressing your music. If you don’t think your good enough then work towards making your music on that level. It doesn’t happen overnight so understand that you’re going in the right direction and enjoy how it sounds now and just think about how much better it’s going to sound when do reach that point. Always believe in yourself and know that your good enough and if you don’t think that then keep trying to progress and take it easy on yourself if you haven’t reach that point.

The final thing I am going to say is to put in hard work. Like I said never stop creating music. Also treat your music as more than just a hobby to you. If you are truthfully trying to achieve your goal then music is more than just a hobby to you. You must take your approach toward music to another level. You need to prioritize music over certain other aspects of your life. You need to work hard and put in the time and effort it would require to achieve it. I truthfully cannot spend 20 minutes a day on music and hope to achieve my goal of making a hit record. I know that it take a lot more time to develop my skills into creating a product that people will love and replay on their iPods over and over again. Truthfully you must put in the work needed to achieve your goal or it will never happen. If you think your life is too busy to do music for hours at a time then don’t make it your goal in life to become a top music producer, because you won’t achieve it without taking the time in to create music. With this said I hope you take away something from this and if you have goals and dreams in life I hope you achieve them.