Alianait x Hitmakerz - Episode 1: How do I prepare for a career in music?

Featured Artist: Angela Amarualik

Have you ever wanted to become an artist? If so, then this video will help you discover ways to prepare for a career in music.

 Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/v6Ha5k1S2Zw

Watch the full Inuktitut video here: https://youtu.be/2svsmbyQ-EA

Overview

First off, there are many careers that involve working directly with music, including being an artist, performer, songwriter, sound engineer, beatmaker, or producer. 

There are also many “behind the scenes” careers, like manager, promoter, tour coordinator, digital marketer, and many more. 

The first step is asking yourself what you love to spend your time doing? What’s your passion? Next, consider your natural talents, as well as what people would be willing to pay you for.

Oftentimes, people in the music industry will wear many different hats, and have a little bit of knowledge about many different areas. This is a great idea, since knowing how to do different things will help you understand what’s going on whenever you’re collaborating with others.

Team

It’s good to do everything yourself in the beginning, but as you grow, you’ll find a team to support you. Having a team and understanding everybody’s role will be very important in order to make a living as an artist.

Experience

To begin gaining experience in the music industry, take advantage of as many different opportunities as you can. Perform at local concerts and community halls, enter talent shows and songwriting competitions, take workshops, get involved with music industry events, volunteer at music festivals, or go to music school.

Entrepreneurship

If there’s nothing going on in your community, you can always create it! At some point, all professional artists have to become entrepreneurs and blaze their own trails, so don’t be afraid to create your own opportunities. You might fail, but that’s also just a great way to learn.

Networking

Gaining new musical experiences is also a great way to improve your professional resume and build relationships with other people! Music is very much a “relationship business”, and networking will be one of your biggest keys to success.

Reputation

As you “do more stuff”, people will start to talk about you and remember you and your music. The more you get your name “out there”, the more likely it is for someone to think about you when opportunities become available. Also, make sure to treat everybody with kindness and respect. If you’re a jerk, nobody will want to work with you, no matter how good your music might be!

Work Ethic & Good Attitude

Music is very competitive because many people want to do music, but the people that “make it” are almost always the ones who are passionate and spend a lot of time and energy to master their skills. All successful artists must have a little bit of talent, but having a good work ethic and a positive mental attitude is actually more important! So work hard, show up on time, listen to feedback, and always be kind to others.

Pro vs. Amateur

Fun fact: Did you know that the only thing separating an amateur artist from a professional artist is money? The word “Amateur” actually comes from the French word, “amour”, meaning “to love something” – this means that amateurs make music only because they love it.

“Professional” comes from the Old English word “profess”, meaning “to promise something”, and this means that professional artists promise to do what they say they’ll do, in exchange for money.

Even though professional artists get paid, they actually love music more than amateurs, because they’ve decided to build their entire lives around it! 

But in order to do that, they need to get paid, and to get paid, they need to make sure that they get the job done – even when they don’t feel like it! There are many ways to make money in music. We’ll talk more about that in Episode 2.

Creation

Always remember that the music you make is the key to your fans’ hearts. The more authentic your music can be, the better. The fans want to feel a connection with you, and that can only truly happen if you’re being honest in your work.

Music is subjective, too, so don’t worry about sounding “correct”. It’s much more important to listen to your intuition, because that’s the thing that will make you unique as an artist. Over time, you’ll begin to find your own style that sets you apart from others. 

Authenticity

Never forget to focus on the main thing, which is your music. To make it authentic, make music that you like, don’t try to make music you think other people might like. Look to others for inspiration, but remember that the only person who can make your music is you. Artists are loved because they give a piece of themselves to their audience, and their authenticity (or “realness”) is what creates the deep connection between them.

Fame

At some point, your music might make you famous, but be very careful not to confuse being famous with being an artist. They’re totally different things. If you just want to be famous, then you shouldn’t try to become an artist, because you’ll burn out before you become successful.

Goal Setting

To prepare for your career in music, start off by setting goals for yourself. Take some time to think about your “big goal”, and then make a list of things you can do to reach it. 

For accountability, give yourself deadlines and tell a friend or family member about your plans. A good idea is to write everything down somewhere, and keep track of what you accomplish, and as you go through your journey, don’t forget to share your experiences with your friends, family, and most importantly, your fans.

You’re doing a great thing for yourself by watching this video. You’re getting prepared. Remember that “success is when preparation meets opportunity”, so make sure you’re ready for the moment when your big chance arrives!

We believe you’re capable of having an amazing music career, and we hope you found this episode helpful! Thank you for watching! If you have any questions or if you’d like additional resources, please go to www.hitmakerz.com/alianait. Qujanamiik!

ᑕᑯᓇᒐᖅ 1: ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ?

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ

ᐅᕙᖓ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ, ᐃᙱᖅᑎ, ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖖᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᖓ.
ᐃᙱᖅᑎᙳᕈᒪᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᐱᑦ? ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ.

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᑦ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ. ᓲᕐᓗ , ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ, ᑯᑭᑦᑕᐹᖅᑎ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᓪᓗ.
ᐊᒥᓲᒋᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ: ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ, ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑎ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨ, ᐊᒥᓱᓪᓗ.
ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᓇᔭᕈᕕᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᓕᕌᖓᕕᓪᓕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᓲᖑᕕᑦ? ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᖅᐱᑦ? ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᐱᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ.
ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐃᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᓲᖑᖕᒪᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᐅᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕙᒌᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ.

ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᑦ
ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᖅᓯᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᑎᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓇ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ.

ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦ
ᐱᒋᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓇᓱᒃᐸᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑕᕌᖓᕕᑦ. ᐃᙱᕐᓗᑎᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒡᓗᑎᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᓲᖑᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᑦᒧᑦ. 

ᓇᖖᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ
ᓱᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ! ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓇᖖᒥᓂᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ. ᐋᖅᑮᓐᓇᔾᔮᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ
ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒡᓗᑎᑦ, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᐸᒡᓗᑎᓪᓗ. 

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕆᔭᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑖᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒃᑲᓂᕈᑎᓪᓚᕆᒃ. ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖖᓂᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᓛᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ. 

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅ
ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᕈᕕᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖖᓂᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓐᓂᓗ. ᐊᑏᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑐᖃᓕᖅᐸᑦ. ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕈᕕᓪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ. ᓲᖑᔫᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᖏᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ.

ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅ
ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᓱᓲᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᒃᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓲᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᑉᐸᒌᕐᓂᖃᓲᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒃ! ᐊᒃᓱᕈᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᑦ, ᑭᖑᕙᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᑎᑦ, ᓈᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ, ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓗᑎᓗ. 

ᐱᒃᑲᖅ, ᐱᒋᐅᖅᓴᔪᕐᓗ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᑦ ᐱᒋᐅᓵᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᒃᑳᓗᒡᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᓐᓂᖓ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ? ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ “amateur” ᐅᐃᕖᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᓕᒃ “amour” ᑐᑭᓕᒃ "ᓇᒡᓕᖖᓂᖅ" ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒍᓱᒧᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ.
“Professional” ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ "profess” ᑐᑭᓕᒃ "ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᖅ" ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪᓕ ᐱᒃᑲᐃᑦ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ.
ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒃᓴᕆᔪᒪᒐᒥᐅᒃ.
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᒃᐸᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᐊᓃᓐᓇᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᕿᐊᒋᒐᓗᐊᕐᓗᐸᒍᒃ

ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓲᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᖅᑏᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓂ.

ᐋᖅᑭᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓰᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᓇᖖᒥᓂᕆᓂᖅᓴᕆᒍᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ. ᑐᓵᓲᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᓲᑦ ᐃᓕᖖᓂᑦ. ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᒍᕕᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ.
ᐃᙱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᐅᖅᑐᐊᓘᖖᒪᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᐊᖏᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓗᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᕕᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᕈᕕᐅᒃ ᐃᓗᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ, ᓇᖖᒥᓂᖅ, ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ. 

ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅ

ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᕌᖓᕕᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᓗᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐊᓯᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐃᕝᕕᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᐅᒃ. ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᓗᐊᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔾᔫᒥᓲᑦ.

ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖅ
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᕙᓕᐊᓗᑎᑦ, ᓇᓗᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓇᓱᖖᓂᕐᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕕᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᓇᓱᓪᓗᐊᖏᑉᐳᑎᑦ ᑕᖃᖦᖤᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ.

ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕐᓂᖅ
ᐱᕙᒌᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕈᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒋᐊᒃᑭᑦ, ᓇᒧᙵᕈᒪᔭᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓂᒎᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᐱᑦ.
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