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April 11

Music Career Aspirations

Dear all, I am, as many know, very keen on making a lot of money with a musical career. I’m mainly interested in the production and engineering sides of the industry, but I’m also open to doing a bit of songwriting for people. I am mostly interested in writing jingles for commercials and radio, and also writing songs for children’s entertainment businesses. And so, I am wondering how to get people to listen to my ideas and employ my services? I reckon I could make some extra money doing this on top of whatever career I end up having. So, how do I get started with this kind of thing? I know about creating demos and portfolios, but how can that happen if I haven’t written music for anyone yet? Where does my first commission come from? I hope you can demystify this matter for me, I will appreciate that. Thank you in advance. Pablothepenguin (talk) 19:29, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The items in your portfolio need not have been commissioned or sold. They should demonstrate your musical ability, not your commercial success. If you can think of a prospective client, create some songs or jingles that you think might appeal to them, make a demo tape and send it off. Success not guaranteed, and certainly not now, after the release of Udio. --Lambiam 15:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure where to find potential clients. Pablothepenguin (talk) 18:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have you, are you, or do you plan to study music within a formal body such as the Royal College of Music? (Instanced merely because two days ago I attended a concert by someone currently studying for a Masters degree there.) Any music school should be able to offer its students some advice on such matters. Equally, many professional musicians in the UK join the Musicians Union, which should be able to provide advice and also facilitate contacts with other professional musicians. Trying to enter a highly professional commercial industry without any formal qualifications or affiliations is not generally very easy. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.134.31 (talk) 16:07, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee

Hi do you have more soures from Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee? Samchristie05 (talk) 22:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unhelpful comments hidden. This is literally the best place for people to ask for help with finding sources. It was built for precisely this purpose. Matt Deres (talk) 22:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Are you asking if the few regular respondants on this Reference desk already have such sources? The answer to that is almost certainly "No".

Are you asking us to go and look for them? Since you have an ongoing interest in the subject matter, you are almost certainly better able to do so than any of us. Anything we turn up from scratch is very likely to be something you have already found.

Please understand that there is no formal structure or organisation within the all-volunteer editors of Wikipedia dedicated to carrying out a Drafter's research for them: the onus is on you, as the Draft's creator, to do it. It's possible that some individual will be motivated to do so, but the chances are small.

So far, according to the last reviewer's response, you have found sources corroborating various facts about the subject of your draft, but none or too few substantial sources (as opposed to passing mentions, or chart and list entries) that show the subject, a particular album, qualifies for its own standalone article – what we call Notability (which roughly means "has already been written about quite a lot").

It may be that no-one has ever published (in Wikipedia:Reliable sources) such substantial material about the album, in which case, whatever its intrinsic merits, it cannot qualify for its own article: that's how Wikipedia rolls. But maybe they have and you just haven't found it yet, or maybe something will be published next week. Good luck! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 151.227.145.123 (talk) 15:58, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]