Music career talk.

Just a short introduction, my name is Dito Godwin I'm an independent multi platinum award winning record producer, songwriter, musician  and life time survivor of the music industry. I have toured all over the world in various bands, worked as an agent, years of being a personal manager (don't ever work on a commission basis unless your client makes enough to commission), successfully created two indie labels (currently with Universal), 
taught related subjects at several universities, lectured at numerous music industry conferences and now with all of that I'm looking for a book deal. I mention all of this because if I have accomplished a few good things in my life among a sea of no's and rejections you can too!! I will try to pass on some ideas and handy hints to help you get to any level higher then where you are now.
My hot tip for this blog is about our bitter enemy, "The Calender". This of course means "Time". How we use it and abuse it. One of the most important things I've learned over the years is how to manage my professional time. Example: Being in a band till the end of time. If something is going to happen it will, if not move on to something that will happen. Musicians tend to stay put because of the brotherhood and friendships that form when you play in a band (get a puppy) then move on. If you send your music to a label for signing consideration and you don't hear back they don't want you, they didn't forget to call and offer you a deal!
Research, find labels that are signing your type of music and go after them. In case no one told you record companies don't do development any more! They want you to show up with finished product, a big fan base and sounding like a national act! Set your goals realistically, look at the calender pick a date that you feel comfortable with and if you have not accomplished what you wanted to in that "TIME" period change your course a little and try it in a new way, reinvent yourself every once in a while, it's a great way to get a fresh start and still be focused on your main goal. I'm here to help and  "I'll be back", thanks for reading this.