Musk's five important tips for integrating music industry

 

Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. Musk is the wealthiest person in the world according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and the Forbes real-time billionaires list.

In this article, we present five important lessons that the music industry needs to follow from Musk.

PERSISTENCE

Endurance is one of the most challenging and important points a business owner or leader must have, especially when things get tough. Many will try to throw you down and interfere with your activities, but this should strengthen you. Why are you mistaken? But you are an expert and others do not like to see your success. After all, the pioneers are shooting arrows in the back.

This was familiar to Musk, as he encountered numerous obstacles on the road to success. He has been fired many times from various positions.

The music industry has long lagged behind technology. Artists are constantly struggling with corporations who are dictating to them what to do and who is giving them a livelihood.

Failure and reluctance do not have much impact on the artist. For them these little fragments should be taken as a hard lesson. They need to use this fall and turn them into a strength. Use it in their art and make it unique. The story conveyed through the music carries a completely different emotion

LEADERSHIP

A person’s leadership style is determined by how they lead themselves and the team. Musk belongs to the category of transformational leaders. These types of leaders always formulate a clear path of how they want to address a particular problem. They then bring together people who align with their goals and work towards them as a unit.

According to Musk, striving for a greater collective enlightenment is the only thing that makes sense. Also in the lead are Steve Jobs (Apple), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Brian Cesky (Airbnb).

Music professionals are often responsible for their own or someone else’s career. Artist managers control almost everything from social media posts to tours and music releases. Tour managers oversee all details of an artist or band tour. Consequently they have to be very resilient leaders, therefore you have to have patience and be good organizers.

The all-in approach has its pros and cons, but you need to quickly learn how to improve the pros and how to develop them. You need to be able to work with other professionals in auxiliary spaces. For example with a marketing manager or graphic designer. Like Musk, laying the groundwork and seeing the end of the project is a difficult skill to master. But the rewards are endless if done right.

INNOVATION

Innovations are important in all areas, including music. For any field, it is necessary to develop progress, to have a connection with the contemporary. The past 2021 was loaded with many innovative projects.

Technology today can take musicians and fans to another world in a digital environment to fully imagine what might be happening in VR. This type of forward-thinking, technological thinking is vital to the advancement of the music industry.

When Musk started a revolution in the automotive industry with Tesla, their goal was to inspire, encourage, and educate about the transition to sustainable energy. When the Giga factory opened in Berlin, Musk hosted a rave on top of the building.

OUTSPOKEN

Musk is also no stranger to public outcry over his controversial tweets and comments on various topics. While he remains focused on his goals, vision and service, society often becomes biased and quickly points out its shortcomings and failures.

There is this freedom in the music industry. Artists can be loud, they can raise their voice and express their inner world.

Music is art, art is freedom. Consequently it is a space where a person can be free from emotions to express themself, desires, aspirations. Some part of the society will find themselves in this art while some have criticized the created music. But that does not mean it is wrong.

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor," Musk said. 

HUMILITY

Standing firmly on a particular topic or issue that will later prove to be wrong is difficult to swallow. But this is common in the music business. Because so many aspects of music are constantly changing, it would be unacceptable for artists to know everything about everything. That is why it is vital to have an open mind when pursuing a career as a musician.

As musicians' careers continue to grow and expand in their market, humility becomes increasingly important. Receiving feedback with an open mind and not avoiding it with the "I'm always right" attitude gives me many more opportunities in the life and career of a musician and artist. 

These are Musk's five important tips for integrating music and the modern industry. Enjoy the article and do not forget that expressing yourself in all areas you can most importantly believe in your abilities