How to Succeed as a Pop Artist or Songwriter in Nashville

<p>Check out the DEEP DIVE for this episode! Seth shares about creating a "Vivid Vision" and how you can use it as a framework to set goals for your music career and pursue them as fast as possible.</p><br><p>Access the Deep Dive here: <a href="https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-dives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://members.fullcirclemusic.com/made-it-in-music-deep-dives</a></p><br><p><strong>A&amp;R, Creative Director at Altadena</strong></p><br><p>From an early age, Noreen knew she wanted to be in music. From listening to her mom play piano to writing her own songs, music has been a huge part of her life.</p><br><p><strong>How do I listen to songs all day? That’s what I want to do</strong></p><p>Starting as an intern at BMG Publishing in Nashville and New York, Noreen realized her favorite thing to do and what she was good at was listening to other people songs.</p><br><p>After finishing her internship, BMG offered her a position as a receptionist her last semester of school.</p><br><p><strong>I think you should be a publisher…</strong></p><p>The turning point for Noreen’s career was when her boss recommended a different career path to her. Up until that point, Noreen was struggling if she should become a songwriter, or stick to the business side of the music industry.</p><br><p><strong>Do the job, before you get the job</strong></p><p>Noreen’s advice to people who want to grow in their career as a publisher, even as an intern, is to create a job for yourself before people ask you to. As a receptionist at BMG, Noreen researched how to get writers in a room together, how to get emails of people to pitch songs to, and all other aspects of getting a song heard. She decided Pop was her ticket in and started focusing her attention to getting pop into Music City before anyone thought it was even a possibility.</p><br><p>Now, she looks for this quality in assistants and coordinators. What are you doing now to advance yourself? Who are you working with already? What are you doi