the pop stars journey
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Career path for the artist from talented individual to IconTRANSCRIPT
The Popstars Journey
ByTrevor Fisher
Everyone must take the Journey
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta to
Lady Gaga
Exceptions to the rule?
HIGH RISK STRATEGYQuick fix Illusion!
Pop Quiz
X Factor has is in its 9th year and had 8 winners and to date approx 1,000,000 auditions.
1. Can you name the 8 winners
2. Can you name additional artists you consider to have gained a successful pop careers from the show.
3. Bonus point: Who won “The Voice UK”
Beware of Dragons
Talented Individual
You have a musical talent
You enjoy performing for people
Not made a decision to try and exploit your talent
Understanding why you intend to pursue this career path
Realistically deciding on what you
want and why you want it
NB. Fun may not sufficient to sustain your career
Dragons
Self Defined Artist
Committed yourself to the journey
Giving your talent the responsibility of
providing for your future
Entering a new world“The business of music”
Committing to your destiny
Defining your artistic direction
Defining your artistic identity
Identifying your uniquenesswhat is special about you
Dragons
Gigging Performer
Beginning to expose your talent to potential fans
Trying to develop a style
Getting used to interacting with audiences
DragonsDevelop a performance style and ability
to handle difficult audiences
To find ways to display your unique talent and ability within your performance
To obtain gigs that will benefit your development
To try and get paid for said gigs
Not to get stuck in the gig zone!
Recording Artist
You begin to professionally record your songs or songs
written for you
The creation of professional products
Presenting yourself as a product/commodity
DragonsAchieving a level of skill in recording your
material
Writing or sourcing material that can garner significant attention
Creating material that is unique but appeals to a mass market (but not
everyone)
Showing yourself to be on par with the best and most successful, product wise.
Emerging Artist
You begin to build a buzz through performances and
recordings
Industry begins to take notice and approach
You may be offered deals at this stage
DragonsDo not assume success due to increased
interest
Develop ability to demonstrate your individuality
Take advantage of opportunities
Be prepared for interest not related to your music
Avoid being a one hit wonder
Breakthrough Star
Recognised as someone with superstar potential
You have the sound, the look and identity to make it
Have experienced success with your material
Media will become interested in more than your talent
DragonsDo not allow new attention to distract you
from you quest to fully fledged stardom
Not all opportunities are for you, be careful of dangers to your career
Enforce your identity and message to increase your influence
Your personal life will be in increased focus make sure are careful and consistent with your
identity
Do not become lazy and assume your position is assured permanently
Genre LeaderMost successful or sought after star
in a specific genre
Most likely to win big awards which brings more opportunities and
success
First choice for large festivals and events
Focus for corporate collaborations as you are seen as an influencer
Dragons
Continually produce high quality work representative of your genre
Remain consistent with your identity
Watch out for pretenders to your throne
Continue to work hard
Choose corporate opportunities in line with your identity
Popular Music Star
A true pop star has fans and media interested in their personal as well
as their professional activities
Will be offered mainstream opportunities in other areas such as
TV and Film
With clever concepts and good recordings it is not difficult to
sustain continued success
DragonsRemain true to your identity and do not try
to please everyone
Whilst you must work hard promotionally, be aware of harmful opportunities.
Be careful of offering uniformed opinions
You have influence over a large portion of society be responsible with what you say.
Although today media is everywhere you should not expose every aspect of your life.
International Superstar
Ability to attract huge attention and opportunities worldwide
Even the smallest thing you do is now a massive media event
People will subscribe to your message and ideals
DragonsSurround yourself with good trustworthy
and honest people
Always be true to yourself and our idenity
Be careful of airing “beef” and your fans could act against opposing fans
Mediocre work will be thoroughly discredited (media)
You will have to cope with intense media intrusion
ICON
Had a significant change on mainstream society
Accumulated a large body of high quality groundbreaking
work
An Icons status increases after death
Definition: A person or thing regarded as a
representative symbol of something
UltimateDragon
The God Complex