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🌊 Artists Are Brave
The lead story this week is about the boldness required to share your own work of art - be it music, poetry or visual art. It requires courage, and it can sometimes feel like a jump in high waters. But it’s necessary, that’s the core of the creative process. As Will Gompertz explains:
“Doubts is there to stop us at those moments when we feel confident - or foolish - enough to put the fruits of our creativity in the line of critical fire. It is at this moment that our modesty kicks in and stops us before we shame ourselves.
At the time, it feels like a relief. It even feels quite good. Humility, after all, is an honourable quality. But not always when it comes to creativity, when it can be nothing more than a big sofa to hid behind. Daunting and unnatural as it may seem, boldness is required to release ideas into the world, even though it can feel alien and arrogant. I mean, who do I think I am? Some kind of geniuses? Surely there are far more talented people than me out there who deserve the attention?
And so it goes: humility applies the handbrake to our creativity. In truth, we have chickened out. We wanted to share our ideas and originality with the world but we didn’t dare.
The fact is, in order to create you have to take a leap of faith; not just in yourself, but also in your fellow man. You have to trust the world to judge you fairly. Yes, you will receive criticism. And yes, it will hurt. Sometimes a lot. You may well hear a chorus of disapproval. But this sense of rejection will likely be no more than anybody else has endured; consider it a rite of passage.” Will Gompertz
📀 Music Industry Masterclasses
Shout-out to Bina at Music:Defined for putting on two super useful masterclasses; in her words: “They are designed to break down the basics of the music business that every music creator should know and understand.” Limited capacity, reserve your place here.
☀️ Share your artistic journey with the community!
Send us pics, audio bites or short videos from your experience navigating the music scene… we’ll pick the best submissions and share them with our community! Our goal is to inspire each other. (gabriel@weareymx.com)
🎸 Upcoming gigs
We’ll be at the Finsbury on March 13th, curating an exquisite line-up that includes up-and-comer Gabrielle Ornate and others… free tickets via DICE.
🎙 Keen on trying your hands on a podcast or a radio show?
Our online radio platform AFX Radio is looking for podcast presenters and playlist curators! No experience required, just willingness to learn and explore the medium. If interested please contact: ymx4you@gmail.com.
📻 Radio Show Interviews
Every Saturday afternoon we are running our own radio show on Caffe’ Latino Radio, where we interview up-and-coming artists, host solo live sessions, or just chatting over a coffee. Our host Giack Bazz is keen to speak to you so get in touch! (hey@weareymx.com)
Industry News You Should Care About
🕹 Epic Games, Bandcamp, and fandom for the ‘me’ generation - Midia
One of the biggest news of the past week or so, Epic Games acquiring Bandcamp. What are the motivations and goals behind the operation?
📚 Tiktok Just Launched Its Own Music Distribution Platform, Soundon - MBW
TikTok (or better, ByteDance) is making moves!
💡The Music Industry Is Eating Itself Alive With Copyright Infringement Lawsuits - Music 3.0
Interesting opinion by Bobby Owsinsky.
Submit your music to us
A reminder that you can submit music to us here