If your music isn't being rejected this week, were you even out there
promoting it? Rejection is a part of the music business, well actually
life, but in the biz of music, it happens quite a lot, so it's
something you need to learn to deal with. How you react to it will make
or break you. Sure rejection stings, but move past it - quickly.
The first thing to learn is DTIP. Don't take it personally. Just
because you get that rejection letter saying your song "doesn't fit
what we need right now" doesn't mean your song is crap and start
looking for a bridge or tall building. It means it "doesn't fit
what they need right now"...but may later.
Though this article called "Rejection" by Chris Mara is a tongue in
cheek way of viewing rejection, it's point is very well taken:
http://musicscene.org/blogs/chrismara/archive/2006/08/08/71133.aspx
Rejection, most especially pertaining to newer artists, should be
happening quite a lot to you. It means you are out there doing a big
part of your job, exposing your music to people. Not every person on
the planet is going to like it or need it the first time. You may have
to grow on the listener. But think about it...they are listening.
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