There are no universal recipes for success, it all depends on what final goal you set for yourself. If we discard the philosophy about the importance of talent and luck, connection and money, then I would describe the situation like this.

First of all, you need to understand what your career should aim for. Blockbuster soundtrack writer, club-blowing rock musician, academic virtuoso performer, trendy pop performer, iconic electronic producer, musician in a pop star band, successful beatmaker - it's up to you what you want to do.

If you just want to become a cool performer, you need to choose and master any instrument from your own vocal chords to the French horn. The more popular the instrument, the stronger the possible success, but the competition is also higher. It is more difficult for a guitarist to get a job in a cool band than a drummer, because drummers are much smaller. At the same time, the attention from fans to drummers is also much lower. You can learn to play some exotic instrument like a wheeled lyre or a pity, but be prepared for the lack of demand for your music.

Once you have chosen an instrument, you need to learn to play it perfectly. Precisely in perfection, because mediocre musicians are darkness. Be prepared to spend most of your free time improving your skills.

If you are more interested in "composing music" - you will find a fascinating study of musical notation, music theory, harmony, the basics of arrangement and mixing, and a whole bunch of theories and fundamentals.

In both cases, your success will depend on your persistence (and also taste, talent, etc.).

Be prepared that the first five years (and maybe longer) you will work for the idea. You will need to buy expensive musical equipment, play in small halls for a penny, spend your own resources on cooperation with famous musicians. All this time you will remain in the musical underground. But all this time, you will gain experience, develop connections and form a personal brand.

In addition to the music itself, you will simultaneously be engaged in design, marketing, event organization, media communications, logistics.

Then there are several options for the development of events.

You can be noticed and taken into circulation by music companies or a famous producer. You will receive a stable job, a strong rear, a work plan for the near future, and growing popularity. Examples - 90% of Russian pop music.

You can be noticed and appreciated by listeners. You will gain a critical mass of fans and your music will start working for you. In the absence of contracts with music companies, you will have relative creative freedom, while fans around the world will make money from concerts. Sooner or later, you yourself will turn into a small music company. At the same time, your success will still depend on your personal initiative. Examples are most of the performers playing on the main stage of the Nashestvie festival.

Trending media will notice you and create the necessary number of publications to reach the top. Such success will not last long, then everything will depend on your grip.

Nothing will happen. You will play in local clubs for 10, 20, 30 years, but your popularity will not grow. You will be combining music with your main job, because you will need a livelihood. You may even become an iconic and legendary underground musician, but that will not give you any success or stable income.

The likelihood of this or that event at the start is quite difficult to assess, because even the presence of money, due perseverance, talent, luck, entrepreneurial spirit and connections cannot guarantee success. However, their presence is necessary for leaving the underground, and it is this line that is most difficult for a beginner musician to overcome.

At the same time, everything that I described above is just general ideas. Every successful musician has his own and unique success story.

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