Project planning - uncool but vitally important

I know that you don't want to hear this, but getting your shit in order before you try to accomplish anything in your music career is step one!

Much as it pains me to admit it, every time that we have fucked up a release over the last 20 years, it has been because we didn't plan it properly and failed to get all our ducks in a row before we started on a campaign.

This might seem so utterly simple but I guarantee that you'll ignore this, fuck up, and chalk it down to experience.

So, get all your shit staright before you start and know what everyone has to do and when.

In a nutshell – and you probably know this already – rock and roll success is one of the most difficult things to achieve, and if cash or talent alone can’t secure it, then what will? Well, it’s our view that one of the most single important things that can help give artists an edge in the quest for success, but gets repeatedly overlooked, is this: a plan.

Read this great post about this here.