In order to focus on what you need next to develop your career it’s a good idea to look at the strengths that you have and what you have in place in the different key areas of your work.
Creative output – do you have a regular outlet for your music and recordings
Writing music – do you have musicians to play your music
Live work – what gigs have you done and do you get re booked
Promotion – do you have a regular fan base who you are able to contact easily
Financial – what resources do you have
It’s also useful to identify where you are on your journey:
- Starting out – maybe you are learning your instrument and playing with some friends
- Semi pro – you may have a part time job and doing some local gigs, as well as some functions, weddings
- Professional – you may have quite an established following and feel like you want to move onto the next level
- Music student – you may be at college and wanting to develop some contacts in the music business
- Other – maybe you are playing an instrument and drawn to jazz but not sure if you want to get involved in playing only, maybe you have interests in the organisational side of the music business