Imagine Dragons
I get a lot of email from young musicians looking for advice\u2026they all ask pretty much the same questions: how to do I get more people to know about my music?...how do I get them to listen to my music?...how do I get my songs on the radio?...how do I get a record deal?...listen, if I had the definitive \u201csilver bullet\u201d answers to any of these questions, I\u2019d not only be rich, I\u2019d be worshipped as a God\u2014which, come to think of it, would be kinda cool\u2026\n\nIt has always been hard to make it in the music business\u2026you need to not just be good but great\u2026and\u2014never discount this\u2014you have to be lucky, to be in the right place in the right time with the right sound and image and attitude\u2026\n\nAnd since the internet disrupted everything, it\u2019s become even harder\u2026at the moment, there\u2019s a split when it comes to artists\u2026the majority of them made their bones and established their reputations before the internet hit the music industry around 2000\u2014and everyone else\u2026\n\nThe internet\u2014free-flowing digital files, streaming, social media, YouTube, and all that ilk\u2014has not only made music more accessible to everyone, but it\u2019s also increased competition amongst musicians exponentially\u2026it has never been harder for a new act to be heard about the noise of everyone else\u2026\n\nHere\u2019s an exercise: name all the rock bands who have emerged since 2000 who are capable of filling an area as a headliner today\u2026Arcade Fire, for sure\u2026Muse, is another\u2026Linkin Park, although they\u2019re no longer with us\u2026White Stripes and Jack White\u2026and after that, you start to run out of names\u2026\n\nHere\u2019s one more: Imagine Dragons\u2026they were formed in 2008 and have since become a major alt-rock band\u2026and yes, they can fill an arena\u2026how did they do that?...let\u2019s investigate\u2026.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices